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AUTOMATED BATTERY AND DATA DELIVERY SYSTEM

  • US 20120045303A1
  • Filed: 04/15/2010
  • Published: 02/23/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automated battery exchange system for exchanging a discharged battery coupled to a battery operated device with a charged battery, comprising:

  • a battery operated device positioned within a retail environment, the battery operated device comprising a display for presenting data to one or more users in the retail environment and a rechargeable battery for powering the battery operated device;

    a base station remotely located from the battery operated device, the base station electrically coupled to a power source and configured to charge a rechargeable battery; and

    a mobile robotic device comprising a transportation system for moving the mobile robotic device between the battery operated device and the base station, a storage platform for supporting a set of rechargeable batteries that include at least one charged battery, and a battery exchange system configured to decouple from the battery operated device the rechargeable battery, couple to the battery operated device a charged battery from the set of rechargeable batteries supported on the storage platform, decouple from the base station a rechargeable battery, and couple to the base station a rechargeable battery from the set of rechargeable batteries supported on the storage platform,wherein the mobile robotic device is configured to travel between the battery operated device and the base station so that the battery exchange system can exchange a discharged battery from the battery operated device with a charged battery from the set of rechargeable batteries supported on the storage platform after the mobile robotic device travels to the battery operated device and exchange a charged battery from the base station with a discharged battery from the set of rechargeable batteries supported on the storage platform after the mobile robotic device travels to the base station.

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