Authentication Methods for Battery Remediation in Connection with Electric Powered Mobile Thing (EPMT)

• US 20150191095A1
• Filed: 03/23/2015
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Martin Kelly Jones, Scott A. Horstemeyer
• Original Assignee: Martin Kelly Jones, Scott A. Horstemeyer
• Inventors: Jones, Martin Kelly, Horstemeyer, Scott Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/664,956
• Publication Number:
  US 20150191095A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/32 Waterborne vessels
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/549 Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/622 by satellite navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/12 Recording operating variables ; Monitoring of operating variables
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/16 Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/18 Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/67 Controlling two or more charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/16 responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/24 for controlling the temperature of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/24 Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 : based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/24 : for parking meters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 : Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 : the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

The present disclosure provides, among other things, various systems, methods, and apparatus for battery remediation in connection with electric powered mobile things (EPMTs). A representative method, among others, is implemented in a host computer system (H-CS) that is remote from the EPMTs and can be summarized by the following steps: receiving, with the one or more transceivers, location information pertaining to a plurality of the BRSs; monitoring availability of the plurality of the BRSs; receiving, with the one or more transceivers, a request from a requestor for a battery remediation in connection with an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT); communicating, with the one or more transceivers, an identification of a particular BRS of the plurality of BRSs to the requestor; and

communicating, with the one or more transceivers, verification information to the requestor that enables authentication of the particular BRS, the EPMT, or both, when the EPMT and the particular BRS encounter each other. A representative system, among others, comprises an H-CS that is programmed or designed to perform the foregoing steps.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

a computer system that dispatches battery remediation stations (BRSs), the computer system having one or more memories and one or more processors that execute computer program code that is stored in the one or more memories, the computer system having one or more transceivers that communicate data to and from the computer system; and

wherein the method comprises the steps of;

receiving, with the one or more transceivers, location information and electric power capacity (EPC) information pertaining to an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT);

determining that the EPMT should be recharged based at least in part upon the EPC information pertaining to the EPMT;

communicating, with the one or more transceivers, a recharge request so that a BRS is dispatched to the EPMT; and

communicating, with the one or more transceivers, verification information to the EPMT to enable authentication of the dispatched BRS, the EPMT, or both, when the BRS and the EPMT encounter each other.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing location information associated with BRSs.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the BRS to dispatch based upon its proximity to the EPMT that should be recharged.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, with the one or more transceivers, the location information from a vehicle navigation system associated with the EPMT.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface that enables a party to predefine an EPC that, once achieved, will cause the communication of the battery remediation request.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface that enables a party to define a time or time period when the EPMT is available for battery remediation.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising selecting a type of remediation for the BRS to implement based at least in part upon the time or time period that is defined by the party.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising engaging in a communication session with a personal communication device (PCD) associated with a party when battery remediation is completed or a predefined time period before battery remediation is completed.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising initiating a communication with a personal communication device (PCD) associated with a party when the BRS has communicated with the EPMT.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface that enables a party to indicate a desire to receive a notification communication when the BRS has arrived or has completed battery remediation and to predefine a communication method for the notification communication.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface that enables a party associated with the EPMT to receive a message indicating a need for a recharge and to enable the party to input permission for requesting assistance from the BRS.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the verification information is a link to a website that provides work order information.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling a party to cancel, confirm, or modify an order pertaining to the battery remediation.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting replacement of a battery associated with the EPMT.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting that a battery associated with the EPMT should be replaced.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising requesting a recharge speed.

17. A method, comprising:

a computer system that dispatches battery remediation stations (BRSs), the computer system having one or more memories and one or more processors that execute computer program code that is stored in the one or more memories, the computer system having one or more transceivers that communicate data to and from the computer system; and

wherein the method comprises the steps of;

receiving, with the one or more transceivers, location information pertaining to a plurality of the BRSs;

monitoring availability of the plurality of the BRSs;

receiving, with the one or more transceivers, a request from a requestor for a battery remediation in connection with an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT);

communicating, with the one or more transceivers, an identification of a particular BRS of the plurality of BRSs to the requestor; and

communicating, with the one or more transceivers, verification information to the requestor that enables authentication of the particular BRS, the EPMT, or both, when the EPMT and the particular BRS encounter each other.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising receiving financial account information or accessing same in a database with the one or more transceivers and causing a debit to a financial account based upon the battery remediation request.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the verification information includes a work order number, a code, or verification information that enables the EPMT to verify that the particular BRS is authorized or that enables the particular BRS to verify that the EPMT is authorized.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving, with the one or more transceivers, availability information from the plurality of BRSs;

storing the availability information;

accessing the availability information during or after the battery remediation request; and

selecting the particular BRS based at least in part upon the availability information.

21. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving, with the one or more transceivers, travel or location information from the plurality of BRSs;

storing the travel or location information;

accessing the travel or location information during or after the battery remediation request; and

selecting the particular BRS based at least in part upon the travel or location information.

22. The method of claim 17, further comprising communicating, with the one or more transceivers, control port and/or power port information associated with the EPMT to the BRS.

23. The method of claim 17, further comprising, with the one or more transceivers, communicating with a government computer system that communicates information relating to acceptable battery remediation practices.

24. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving, with the one or more transceivers, location information relating to the EPMT; and

communicating, with the one or more transceivers, location particulars of the EPMT to the particular BRS.

25. The method of claim 17, further comprising enabling the requester to cancel, confirm, or modify the request.

26. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving, with the one or more transceivers, travel or location information associated with the EPMT; and

selecting the particular BRS based upon its proximity to the EPMT.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the travel or location information is derived from information received from a vehicle navigation system associated with the EPMT.

28. A system, comprising:

a computer system with one or more memories and one or more processors that execute computer program code that is stored in the one or more memories;

one or more transceivers that communicate data to and from the computer system; and

wherein the computer program code comprises;

code that receives location information pertaining to a plurality of battery remediation stations (BRSs) with the one or more transceivers;

code that monitors availability of the plurality of BRSs;

code that receives, with the one or more transceivers, a request from a requestor for a battery remediation in connection with an electric powered mobile thing (EPMT);

code that communicates, with the one or more transceivers, an identification of a particular BRS of the plurality of BRSs to the requestor; and

code that communicates, with the one or more transceivers, verification information to the requestor that enables authentication of the particular BRS, the EPMT, or both, when the EPMT and the particular BRS encounter each other.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the computer program code further comprises:

code that receives location information relating to the EPMT; and

code that communicates location particulars of the EPMT to the particular BRS.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the computer program code further comprises:

code that receives availability information from the plurality of BRSs;

code that stores the information in a database;

code that accesses the database during or after the battery remediation request; and

code that selects the particular BRS based at least in part upon the availability information.

31. The system of claim 28, wherein the computer program code further comprises:

code that receives travel or location information from the plurality of BRSs;

code that stores the travel or location information in a database;

code that accesses the database during or after the battery remediation request; and

code that selects the particular BRS based at least in part upon the travel or location information.

32. The system of claim 28, wherein the computer program code further comprises code that communicates control port information and/or power port information associated with the EPMT to the particular BRS.

33. The system of claim 28, wherein the computer program code further comprises code to unlock a door that enables access to a power port of the EPMT after the authentication.