Systems and methods for battery remediation in connection with an electric powered mobiel thing (EPMT)
First Claim
1. A method for a computer based system, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring, by the computer based system, travel data associated with one or more battery remediation stations (BRSs);
engaging, by the computer based system, in an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT) communication session with an EPMT using at least one transmitter or receiver;
receiving, by the computer based system, an EPMT battery remediation request relating to the EPMT during the EPMT communication session;
engaging, by the computer based system, in a BRS communication session with a BRS using the at least one transmitter or receiver;
communicating, by the computer based system, a BRS battery remediation request to the BRS during the BRS communication session; and
communicating, by the computer based system, verification information to the EPMT that enables the EPMT to verify that the EPMT has found the BRS by exchanging the verification information between the BRS and the EPMT.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides, among other things, various systems and methods for battery remediation in connection with electric powered mobile things (EPMTs). A representative method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: monitoring electric power capacity (EPC) associated with locomotion of the EPMT; monitoring travel data relating to the EPMT; engaging in a communication session with a remote host computer system (H-CS) based upon the EPC monitoring; requesting assistance of a battery remediation station (BRS) during the communication session; communicating location information relating to the EPMT during the communication session so that the BRS can visit and remediate (recharge, repair, or replace) a battery associated with the EPMT. Upon receiving this information, the H-CS can contact and dispatch the BRS to visit the EPMT. A representative system, among others, comprises an EPMT-CS that is programmed or designed to perform the foregoing steps.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for a computer based system, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring, by the computer based system, travel data associated with one or more battery remediation stations (BRSs); engaging, by the computer based system, in an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT) communication session with an EPMT using at least one transmitter or receiver; receiving, by the computer based system, an EPMT battery remediation request relating to the EPMT during the EPMT communication session; engaging, by the computer based system, in a BRS communication session with a BRS using the at least one transmitter or receiver; communicating, by the computer based system, a BRS battery remediation request to the BRS during the BRS communication session; and communicating, by the computer based system, verification information to the EPMT that enables the EPMT to verify that the EPMT has found the BRS by exchanging the verification information between the BRS and the EPMT. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for a computer based system, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring, by the computer based system, travel data associated with one or more battery remediation stations (BRSs); engaging, by the computer based system, in an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT) communication session with an EPMT using at least one transmitter or receiver; receiving, by the computer based system, an EPMT battery remediation request relating to the EPMT during the EPMT communication session; engaging, by the computer based system, in a BRS communication session with a BRS using the at least one transmitter or receiver; communicating, by the computer based system, a BRS battery remediation request to the BRS during the BRS communication session; communicating, by the computer based system, verification information to the EPMT that enables a party associated with the EPMT to verify that the BRS was dispatched from an authorized source, prior to battery remediation; and communicating, by the computer based system, control port and power port information associated with the EPMT to the BRS. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for a computer based system, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring, by the computer based system, travel data associated with one or more battery remediation stations (BRSs); engaging, by the computer based system, in an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT) communication session with an EPMT using at least one transmitter or receiver; receiving, by the computer based system, an EPMT battery remediation request relating to the EPMT during the EPMT communication session; engaging, by the computer based system, in a BRS communication session with a BRS using the at least one transmitter or receiver; communicating, by the computer based system, a BRS battery remediation request to the BRS during the BRS communication session; communicating, by the computer based system, verification information to the EPMT that enables a party associated with the EPMT to verify that the BRS was dispatched from an authorized source, prior to battery remediation; and enabling, by the computer based system, a party to cancel, confirm, or modify the EPMT battery remediation request during a second EPMT communication session. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A system, comprising:
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a memory that stores data associated with one or more battery remediation stations (BRSs); and a host computer system communicatively coupled with the memory and including a transceiver, the host computer system being configured to; monitor travel data associated with at least one of the BRSs; engage in an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT) communication session with a computer system associated with an EPMT using the transceiver; receive an EPMT battery remediation request relating to the EPMT during the EPMT communication session; engage in a BRS communication session with a computer system associated with a BRS using the transceiver; communicate a BRS battery remediation request to the BRS during the BRS communication session; communicate verification information to the EPMT that enables a party associated with the EPMT to verify that the BRS was dispatched from an authorized source, prior to battery remediation; and communicate control port and power port information associated with the EPMT to the BRS. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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