METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHARING CHARGING RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for mapping a current geographic location of each of a plurality of portable battery charging entities, comprising:
- monitoring a current geographical location and a charging capability indicator of a plurality of mobile client devices used by a plurality of subscribers, said charging capability indicator indicates whether one of said plurality of mobile client devices is in a charging status, apt to perform a charging session using a charging device or in a non charging status, not apt to perform said charging session;
identifying a first mobile client device that requires performing said charging session;
selecting at least one host mobile client device which is located within a predefined range from a first current geographical location of said first mobile client device and being in said charging status; and
sending instructions indicative of a current geographical location of said at least one host mobile client device to said first mobile client device.
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Abstract
A method for mapping a current geographic location of each of a plurality of portable battery charging entities, comprising: monitoring a current geographical location and a charging capability indicator of a plurality of mobile client devices used by a plurality of subscribers, the charging capability indicator indicates whether one of the mobile client devices is in a charging status, apt to perform a charging session using a charging device or in a non charging status, not apt to perform the charging session; identifying a first mobile client device that requires performing the charging session; selecting at least one host mobile client device which is located within a predefined range from a first current geographical location of the first mobile client device and being in the charging status; and sending instructions indicative of a current geographical location of the host mobile client device to the first mobile client device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for mapping a current geographic location of each of a plurality of portable battery charging entities, comprising:
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monitoring a current geographical location and a charging capability indicator of a plurality of mobile client devices used by a plurality of subscribers, said charging capability indicator indicates whether one of said plurality of mobile client devices is in a charging status, apt to perform a charging session using a charging device or in a non charging status, not apt to perform said charging session; identifying a first mobile client device that requires performing said charging session; selecting at least one host mobile client device which is located within a predefined range from a first current geographical location of said first mobile client device and being in said charging status; and sending instructions indicative of a current geographical location of said at least one host mobile client device to said first mobile client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for mapping a geographic location of a plurality of battery charging entities, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile client devices used by a plurality of subscribers, each one of said plurality of mobile client devices having a charging capability indicator that indicates whether said mobile client device is in a charging status, apt to perform a charging session using a charging device or in a non charging status, not apt to perform said charging session; a plurality of charging modules each installed in one of said plurality of mobile client devices; a first mobile client device that requires performing said charging session; at least one host mobile client device which is located within a predefined range from a first current geographical location of said first mobile client device and being in said charging status; and at least one central server, connected to said plurality of mobile client devices via a network, which; monitors a current geographical location and a charging capability indicator of said plurality of subscribers using said plurality of charging modules; identifies said first mobile client device; selects said at least one host mobile client device; and sends instructions indicative of a current geographical location of said at least one host mobile client device to said first mobile client device.
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16. A method for ranking a plurality of subscribers, comprising:
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identifying a charging event of a foreign mobile device by a charging device associated with a subscriber; sending a first message indicative of said event from said charging device to at least one primary mobile device; forwarding a second message indicative of said event from said at least one primary mobile device to at least one central server which is connected to said at least one primary mobile device via a network; and ranking said subscriber according to said second message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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