Apparatus, method and article for reserving power storage devices at reserving power storage device collection, charging and distribution machines
First Claim
1. A system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices comprising:
- 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 user input at a collection, charging and distribution machine;
determine, by the at least one processor, whether a portable electrical energy storage device is available at the collection, charging and distribution machine; and
if it is determined, by the at least one processor, that a portable electrical energy storage device is not available at the collection, charging and distribution machine, instruct the collection, charging and distribution machine to output an indication, of one or more other collection, charging and distribution machines at which a portable electrical energy storage device is available.
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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 displayed on a collection, charging and distribution machine. The locations are indicated on a graphical user interface on a map on a user'"'"'s mobile device relative to the user'"'"'s current location. The user may use their mobile device select particular locations on the map to reserve an available portable electrical energy storage device. The system nay also warn the user that the user is near an edge of the pre-determined area having portable electrical energy storage device collection, charging and distribution machines. Reservations may also be made automatically based on information regarding a potential route of a user.
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25 Claims
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1. 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 user input at a collection, charging and distribution machine; determine, by the at least one processor, whether a portable electrical energy storage device is available at the collection, charging and distribution machine; and if it is determined, by the at least one processor, that a portable electrical energy storage device is not available at the collection, charging and distribution machine, instruct the collection, charging and distribution machine to output an indication, of one or more other collection, charging and distribution machines at which a portable electrical energy storage device is available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23, 24, 25)
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9. A method of operating a system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer processor, information regarding locations of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines for portable electrical energy storage devices; and communicating to a mobile device or a vehicle associated with a user record, by the computer processor, locations of one or more collection, charging and distribution machines based on historical driving routes associated with the user record; and receiving, by the computer processor, information regarding a location of a mobile device or the vehicle associated with the user record, and wherein the locations that are communicated to the mobile device or vehicle associated with the user record are based on historical driving routes associated with the user record and that are one or more of; within a particular distance from the location of the mobile device or the vehicle associated with the user record; within a particular driving time from the location of the mobile device or the vehicle associated with the user record; and both within the particular distance from the location of the user and within the particular driving time from the location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a system for reserving portable electrical energy storage devices at collection, charging and distribution machines, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer processor of the system for reserving portable electrical energy storage devices, 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 a computer processor of the system for reserving portable electrical energy storage devices, information regarding historical driving routes associated with a user record; and reserving for a vehicle associated with the user record, by a computer processor of the system for reserving portable electrical energy storage devices, one or more available portable electrical energy storage devices at one or more corresponding collection, charging and distribution machines based on the information regarding historical driving routes associated with the user record. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for portable electrical energy storage devices comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one processor-readable memory that stores instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to; receive user input at a collection, charging and distribution machine; determine, by the at least one processor, whether a portable electrical energy storage device is available at the collection, charging and distribution machine; and if it is determined, by the at least one processor, that a portable electrical energy storage device is not available at the collection, charging and distribution machine, instruct the collection, charging and distribution machine to output an indication of one or more other collection, charging and distribution machines at which a portable electrical energy storage device is available based on historical driving routes associated with a user record identified by the input. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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