Portable Power Distribution
First Claim
1. A power distribution system comprising:
- a server for communicating with a plurality of electronic devices, wherein said communication comprises (i) receiving a request to unlock power and (ii) sending an advertisement and a code to unlock said power; and
a plurality of distributed portable power stations, each portable power station comprising a plurality of charging interfaces and a lockable power supply that is unlocked using the server provided code, wherein unlocking said power supply recharges a battery of at least one electronic device connected to one of the plurality of charging interfaces.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a systems, methods, and devices for providing power to recharge portable electronic devices through a distributed network of portable power stations that provide power on an advertising and/or fee basis. In some embodiments, the power distribution system includes a server and multiple distributed portable power stations. The server communicates with electronic devices in order to receive a request to unlock power from a particular power station. The server sends an advertisement and a code to unlock the particular power station. In some embodiments, the server process payment information and sends the unlock code. Each of the portable power stations includes multiple charging interfaces and a lockable power supply that is unlocked using the server provided code. When unlocked, the power station recharges batteries of any electronic devices that are connected to any of the charging interfaces of the power station.
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26 Claims
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1. A power distribution system comprising:
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a server for communicating with a plurality of electronic devices, wherein said communication comprises (i) receiving a request to unlock power and (ii) sending an advertisement and a code to unlock said power; and a plurality of distributed portable power stations, each portable power station comprising a plurality of charging interfaces and a lockable power supply that is unlocked using the server provided code, wherein unlocking said power supply recharges a battery of at least one electronic device connected to one of the plurality of charging interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A power distribution system comprising:
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a plurality of power stations distributed across a plurality of locations, each power station comprising a lockable power supply that is unlocked by entry of a code; an advertisement server for providing a plurality of advertisements to a plurality of users that request unlock codes in order to receive power from said power stations, wherein said advertisement server provides an advertisement to a particular user based on a location of a particular power station that the particular user requests to unlock; and a code generator for generating codes to unlock power from said power stations, wherein a generated code is disseminated along with an advertisement to the particular user to unlock power from the particular power station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for distributing power on an advertisement basis through a plurality of distributed portable power stations, wherein said power stations comprise a lockable power supply that is unlocked to provide power using a code, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from an electronic device to unlock power from a particular power station of the plurality of power stations; selecting an advertisement from a plurality of advertisements to send to said electronic device based on a location associated with the particular power station; generating an unlock code to unlock power from the particular power station; and sending the selected advertisement and the generated unlock code to the electronic device to facilitate a flow of power from the particular power station to recharge a battery of any electronic device connected to the particular power station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable battery recharging station comprising:
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a plurality of charging interfaces for connecting to different interfaces of a plurality of electronic devices; a lockable power supply; an input entry to receive user entered codes; and a processor for (i) validating a user entered code received at the input entry, (ii) unlocking said power supply to enable the flow of power to recharge batteries of any device connected to any of the plurality of charging interfaces when said code is valid, and (iii) locking said power supply to cut off the flow of power to the plurality of charging interfaces when said code is invalid or expires. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for distributing power using a portable power station comprising a lockable power supply, the method comprising:
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receiving an unlock code at an input keypad of the portable power station; decoding said unlock code to extract a timestamp value and a duration value from said unlock code; validating said unlock code by comparing said timestamp value to a time threshold and a current timestamp value maintained within said portable power station; unlocking said power supply to provide power for the extracted duration value when said unlock code is valid; and locking said power supply to cut off power from the power supply when said unlock code is invalid. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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