Solar Charger Energy Management and Monitoring System
First Claim
1. A method of optimizing the charging rate of a portable electronic device, comprising obtaining a solar panel charging apparatus, the solar panel charging apparatus having a connection port with an energy output;
- connecting a power input of the portable electronic device to the energy output of the connection port of the solar panel charging apparatus;
activating a software application resident on the portable electronic device, the software application collecting at least one characteristic of an energy flow from the portable electronic device;
the software application displaying the at least one characteristic of an energy flow on a display screen of the portable electronic device; and
the software application comparing the at least one characteristic of energy flow to a reference value obtained by the software application;
wherein if the reference value exceeds the at least one characteristic of energy flow, the software application initiates instructions to the user to reorient the solar panel charging apparatus.
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Abstract
Disclosed are various devices, systems, programs and methods for utilizing a portable electronic device to manage and/or monitor an attached low-cost solar energy generating system and the energy provided therefrom. The system can generally include a portable electronic device, one or more software applications residing on the portable electronic device, and a low-cost solar energy generating system. Various alternative embodiments optionally include a server or other device, in communication with the portable electronic device, configured to receive measurements and/or other data from the portable electronic device via a networked and/or wireless link, to process said data, and to provide user-specific performance information to the portable electronic device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing the charging rate of a portable electronic device, comprising obtaining a solar panel charging apparatus, the solar panel charging apparatus having a connection port with an energy output;
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connecting a power input of the portable electronic device to the energy output of the connection port of the solar panel charging apparatus; activating a software application resident on the portable electronic device, the software application collecting at least one characteristic of an energy flow from the portable electronic device;
the software application displaying the at least one characteristic of an energy flow on a display screen of the portable electronic device; andthe software application comparing the at least one characteristic of energy flow to a reference value obtained by the software application; wherein if the reference value exceeds the at least one characteristic of energy flow, the software application initiates instructions to the user to reorient the solar panel charging apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19)
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11. A computer implemented method of providing social networking interaction between a first user of a first portable electronic device and a second user of a second portable electronic device, comprising:
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activating a first software application resident on the first portable electronic device, the first software application obtaining a first location data and a first charging status information from the first portable electronic device and transmitting the first location data and the first charging status information to a remote server database; activating a second software application resident on the second portable electronic device, the second software application obtaining a second location data and a second charging status information from the second portable electronic device and transmitting the second location data and the second charging status information to the remote server database; and the first software application receiving from the remote server database the second location data and the second charging status information, the first software application displaying on a display screen of the first portable electronic device a map graphically depicting the first location data and the second location data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented method of collecting and displaying location and solar charging status of at least a first user of a first portable electronic device and at least a second user of a second portable electronic device, comprising:
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receiving a first location and a first solar charging status information from a first software application resident on the first portable electronic device, the first location and first solar charging status information being saved to a remote server database; receiving a second location and a second solar charging status information from a second software application resident on the second portable electronic device, the second location and second solar charging status information being saved to the remote server database; accessing the remote service database to obtain the first and second location data and the first and second charging status, and displaying on a display screen a map graphically depicting the first and second location data and the first and second solar charging status. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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