APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR PROVIDING LOCATIONS OF 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; and
communicating to the user 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.
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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 a navigation system of a user'"'"'s vehicle. The locations are indicated on a graphical user interface on a map relative to the user'"'"'s current location. The user may select particular locations on the map to reserve an available portable electrical energy storage device at a particular collection, charging and distribution machine location. The collection, charging and distribution machine locations displayed may also be based on a physical distance or driving time from the current location of the user mobile device or vehicle.
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24 Claims
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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; and communicating to the user 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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 information regarding locations of one or more of a plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines that are one or more of;
within a particular distance from a location of a user and within a particular driving time from the location of the user; anddisplay a map on which the location of the user is indicated and on which one or more of the locations of the one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines are indicated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions that when executed by a system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, cause the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines to perform:
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receiving from a user an indication of a selection of one of a plurality of collection, charging and distribution machine locations indicated on a map displayed on a device of the user; communicating the selection to reserve an available portable electrical energy storage device at a collection, charging and distribution machine at the selected location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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Specification