APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF POWER STORAGE DEVICES AT A POWER STORAGE DEVICE COLLECTION, CHARGING AND DISTRIBUTION MACHINE
First Claim
1. A method of operating a system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices at a collection, charging and distribution machine for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices, information regarding presence of a user device; and
in response to the received information regarding presence of the user device, communicating to the user device, by the system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices, information regarding an availability of a portable electrical energy storage device at a collection, charging and distribution machine.
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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). Availability of charged portable electrical energy storage devices available at a collection, charging and distribution machine are communicated to or acquired by a mobile device of a user or a user'"'"'s vehicle. Once the mobile device of a user or a user'"'"'s vehicle comes within close proximity of the collection, charging and distribution machine or within a particular area surrounding the collection, charging and distribution machine, the collection, charging and distribution machine or a collection, charging and distribution machine management system communicates an alert (e.g., over a cellular network, short range wireless signal or wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network) to the mobile device or vehicle indicating how many portable electrical energy storage devices are available at the distribution machine.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of operating a system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices at a collection, charging and distribution machine for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices, information regarding presence of a user device; and in response to the received information regarding presence of the user device, communicating to the user device, by the system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices, information regarding an availability of a portable electrical energy storage device at a collection, charging and distribution machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices at a collection, charging and distribution machine 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 information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices; and at least one processor-readable memory of the system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices that stores instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to; cause a user device to emit a wireless signal from a user device; and in response to the emission of the wireless signal, receive a communication at the user device including information regarding an availability of a portable electrical energy storage device at a collection, charging and distribution machine. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions that when executed by a system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices at a collection, charging and distribution machine for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, cause the system for providing information regarding availability of portable electrical energy storage devices to perform:
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receiving an indication of selection by a user of a user interface element representing an available portable electrical energy storage device to reserve the available portable electrical energy storage device; and communicating the selection to reserve the available portable electrical energy storage device at a collection, charging and distribution machine. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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