APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR AUTHENTICATION, SECURITY AND CONTROL OF POWER STORAGE DEVICES, SUCH AS BATTERIES, BASED ON USER PROFILES
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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). To charge, the machines employ electrical current from an external source, such as the electrical grid or an electrical service of an installation location. The charging and distribution machines may distribute portable electrical energy storage devices of particular performance characteristics and other attributes based on customer preferences and/or customer profiles. The charging and distribution machines may provide instructions to or otherwise program portable electrical energy storage devices stored within the charging and distribution machines to perform at various levels according to user preferences and user profiles.
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24. A method of operating a machine, comprising:
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receiving, by a controller of the machine, a request for a portable electrical energy storage device at the machine; determining, by the controller of the machine, a user profile associated with the request; selecting, by the controller of the machine, at least one portable electrical energy storage device having a particular performance characteristic based on the user profile; and configuring, by the controller of the machine, a security system of the selected at least one portable electrical energy storage device to regulate the selected at least one portable electrical energy storage device to release energy at a particular level. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of operating a machine, comprising:
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receiving, by a controller of the machine, a request for a portable electrical energy storage device at the machine; receiving, by the controller of the machine from a backend system, a user profile associated with the request; selecting, by the controller of the machine, at least one portable electrical energy storage device based on the user profile; and configuring, by the controller of the machine, a security system of the selected at least one portable electrical energy storage device to regulate the selected at least one portable electrical energy storage device to release energy at a particular level. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A machine comprising:
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a plurality of receivers configured to removably receive a plurality of portable electrical energy storage devices respectively, wherein each of the portable electrical energy storage devices includes a security system configured to regulate releasing energy; and a controller coupled to the one or more receivers and configured to receive a request for a portable electrical energy storage device at the machine; wherein the controller is further configured to; determine a user profile associated with the request; select at least one portable electrical energy storage device from the plurality of portable electrical energy storage devices having a particular performance characteristic based on the user profile; and configure the security system of the selected at least one portable electrical energy storage device to regulate the selected at least one portable electrical energy storage device to release energy at a particular level. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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Specification