APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR RESERVING POWER STORAGE DEVICES AT RESERVING POWER STORAGE DEVICE COLLECTION, CHARGING AND DISTRIBUTION MACHINES
First Claim
1. A method of operating a system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, information regarding locations of a plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices;
receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, information regarding a location of a user via a mobile device of the user;
communicating to the user, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, locations of one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines that are one or more of;
within a particular distance from the location of the user and within a particular driving time from the location of the user by communicating, via the mobile device of the user, locations of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines that are both within the particular distance from the location of the user and within the particular driving time from the location of the user;
receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, a request originating from the mobile device to reserve a portable electrical energy storage device available at one of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines; and
in response to the request, reserving for the user, for a limited period of time, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, an available portable electrical energy storage device at the one of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines, wherein the a limited period of time automatically expires if the user does not reach the one of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines in time.
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Abstract
A network of collection, charging and distribution machines collect, charge and distribute portable electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors or ultracapacitors). Locations of collection, charging and distribution machines having available charged portable electrical energy storage devices are communicated to or acquired by a mobile device of a user, or displayed on a collection, charging and distribution machine. The locations are indicated on a graphical user interface on a map on a user'"'"'s mobile device relative to the user'"'"'s current location. The user may use their mobile device select particular locations on the map to reserve an available portable electrical energy storage device. The system nay also warn the user that the user is near an edge of the pre-determined area having portable electrical energy storage device collection, charging and distribution machines. Reservations may also be made automatically based on information regarding a potential route of a user.
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1. A method of operating a system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, information regarding locations of a plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices; receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, information regarding a location of a user via a mobile device of the user; communicating to the user, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, locations of one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines that are one or more of;
within a particular distance from the location of the user and within a particular driving time from the location of the user by communicating, via the mobile device of the user, locations of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines that are both within the particular distance from the location of the user and within the particular driving time from the location of the user;receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, a request originating from the mobile device to reserve a portable electrical energy storage device available at one of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines; and in response to the request, reserving for the user, for a limited period of time, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, an available portable electrical energy storage device at the one of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines, wherein the a limited period of time automatically expires if the user does not reach the one of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a system for reserving portable electrical energy storage devices at collection, charging and distribution machines, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the system for reserving portable electrical energy storage devices, information regarding locations of a plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices; receiving, by the system for reserving portable electrical energy storage devices, information regarding a potential route of a user; and reserving for the user, by the system for reserving portable electrical energy storage devices, one or more available portable electrical energy storage devices at one or more corresponding collection, charging and distribution machines based on the information regarding the potential route of the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising:
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receiving user input at a collection, charging and distribution machine; determining, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, whether the user is likely to venture outside an pre-determined area having portable electrical energy storage device collection, charging and distribution machines; and if it is determined by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines that the user is likely to venture outside the pre-determined area having portable electrical energy storage device collection, charging and distribution machines, then warning the user, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines that the user is near an edge of the pre-determined area having portable electrical energy storage device collection, charging and distribution machines. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices comprising:
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at least one processor of the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines; and at least one processor-readable memory of the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines that stores instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to; receive user input at a collection, charging and distribution machine; determine, by the collection, charging and distribution machine, whether a portable electrical energy storage device is available at the collection, charging and distribution machine; and if it is determined, by the collection, charging and distribution machine, that a portable electrical energy storage device is not available at the collection, charging and distribution machine, indicate to the user, by the collection, charging and distribution machine, one or more other collection, charging and distribution machines at which a portable electrical energy storage device is available. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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