Scheduling optimized charging of battery enabled devices based on power usage impact data received from multiple sources

• US 9,955,313 B1
• Filed: 10/24/2016
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bacarella, David J., Candes, Lawrence, Chen, Ying, Cohen, Aaron M., Mani, Ravi
• Primary Examiner(s): Heiber, Shantell L
• Application Number:
  US15/333,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20180115871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/005 Detection of state of health [SOH]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0071 with a programmable schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/34 Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering H02J7/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 40/00 Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A power service receives one or more types of individual current usage from one or more battery enabled devices. The power service receives a user schedule of predicted usage for the one or more battery enabled devices. The power service analyzes the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage to identify a separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the one or more battery enabled devices. The power service updates the user schedule to specify at least one event for scheduling each separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the one or more battery enabled devices.

Claims

1. A method comprising

receiving, by a computer system, one or more types of individual current usage from a plurality of battery enabled devices;

receiving, by the computer system, a user schedule of predicted usage for the plurality of battery enabled devices;

analyzing, by the computer system, the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage, in view of one or more priorities, to identify a separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices, the one or more priorities comprising a minimum time to charge each of the plurality of battery enabled devices for a future time period, a battery life optimization for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices for the future time period, minimizing a number of charging trips during the future time period for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices and preventing an out of power condition for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices during the future time period;

updating, by the computer system, the user schedule to specify at least one event for scheduling each separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices; and

outputting, by the computer system, at least one battery prediction specifying the recommended charging time and charging location for the plurality of battery enabled devices to a scheduling service for a user with access to at least a selection of the plurality of battery enabled devices, the scheduling service for updating the user schedule with the at least one event for the at least one battery prediction, the user schedule output by the scheduling service to at least the selection of the plurality of battery enabled devices via a network environment.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving, by the computer system, one or more types of individual current usage from the plurality of battery enabled devices further comprises:

receiving, by the computer system, the one or more types of individual current usage comprising one or more of a battery life, usage of one or more applications, historical usage for a current time period, a predicted time remaining, and a current location.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving, by the computer system, one or more types of individual current usage from the plurality of battery enabled devices further comprises:

receiving, by the computer system, the one or more types of individual current usage comprising one or more of access to a wireless network and access to a cellular network.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving, by the computer system, a user schedule of predicted usage for the plurality of battery enabled devices further comprises:

receiving, by the computer system, the user schedule comprising a plurality of events from a schedule service for managing the user schedule for a particular user with access to the plurality of battery enabled devices.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving, by the computer system, a user schedule of predicted usage for the plurality of battery enabled devices, further comprises:

analyzing, by the computer system, for each time period in the user schedule, an event type, event duration, and event location, in view of previously scheduled usage of the plurality of battery enabled devices;

predicting, by the computer system, in each time period, one or more additional types of usage of the plurality of battery enabled devices during each time period based on the event type, event duration, and event location supplemented by previously scheduled usage of the plurality of battery enabled devices; and

updating, by the computer system, in the user schedule, in each time period, the event type, event duration, and event location with the one or more additional types of usage.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein analyzing, by the computer system, the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage to identify a separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices further comprises:

identifying, by the computer system, in the predicted usage, a predicted location of the plurality of battery enabled devices at a particular time;

accessing, by the computer system, a predicted temperature at the predicted location during the particular time; and

analyzing, by the computer system, the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage, in view of the predicted temperature at the particular time, to identify the separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein analyzing, by the computer system, the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage to identify a separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices further comprises:

identifying, by the computer system, at least one predicted location in the predicted usage;

determining, by the computer system, at least one power source available at the predicted location; and

selecting, by the computer system, in the separate recommended charging time and charging location, the predicted location at the charging time.

8. A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to receive one or more types of individual current usage from a plurality of battery enabled devices;

program instructions to receive a user schedule of predicted usage for the plurality of battery enabled devices;

program instructions to analyze the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage, in view of one or more priorities, to identify a separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices, the one or more priorities comprising a minimum time to charge each of the plurality of battery enabled devices for a future time period, a battery life optimization for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices for the future time period, minimizing a number of charging trips during the future time period for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices and preventing an out of power condition for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices during the future time period;

program instructions to update the user schedule to specify at least one event for scheduling each separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices; and

program instructions to output at least one battery prediction specifying the recommended charging time and charging location for the plurality of battery enabled devices to a scheduling service for a user with access to at least a selection of the plurality of battery enabled devices, the scheduling service for updating the user schedule with the at least one event for the at least one battery prediction, the user schedule output by the scheduling service to at least the selection of the plurality of battery enabled devices via a network environment.

9. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the program instructions to receive one or more types of individual current usage from a plurality of battery enabled devices further comprise:

program instructions to receive the one or more types of individual current usage comprising one or more of a battery life, usage of one or more applications, historical usage for a current time period, a predicted time remaining, and a current location.

10. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the program instructions to receive one or more types of individual current usage from a plurality of battery enabled devices further comprise:

program instructions to receive the one or more types of individual current usage comprising one or more of access to a wireless network and access to a cellular network.

11. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the program instructions to receive a user schedule of predicted usage for the plurality of battery enabled devices further comprise:

program instructions to receive the user schedule comprising a plurality of events from a schedule service for managing the user schedule for a particular user with access to the plurality of battery enabled devices.

12. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the program instructions to receive a user schedule of predicted usage for the plurality of battery enabled devices, further comprise:

the program instructions to analyze, for each time period in the user schedule, an event type, event duration, and event location, in view of previously scheduled usage of the plurality of battery enabled devices;

the program instructions to predict, in each time period, one or more additional types of usage of the plurality of battery enabled devices during each time period based on the event type, event duration, and event location supplemented by previously scheduled usage of the plurality of battery enabled devices; and

the program instructions to update, in the user schedule, in each time period, the event type, event duration, and event location with the one or more additional types of usage.

13. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the program instructions to analyze the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage to identify a separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices further comprise:

the program instructions to identify, in the predicted usage, a predicted location of the plurality of battery enabled devices at a particular time;

the program instructions to access a predicted temperature at the predicted location during the particular time; and

the program instructions to analyze the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage, in view of the predicted temperature at the particular time, to identify the separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices.

14. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the program instructions to analyze the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage to identify a separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices further comprise:

the program instructions to identify at least one predicted location in the predicted usage;

the program instructions to determine at least one power source available at the predicted location; and

the program instructions to select, in the separate recommended charging time and charging location, the predicted location at the charging time.

15. A computer program product comprises a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

receive, by the computer, one or more types of individual current usage from a plurality of battery enabled devices;

receive, by the computer, a user schedule of predicted usage for the plurality of battery enabled devices;

analyze, by the computer, the one or more types of current usage and the predicted usage, in view of one or more priorities, to identify a separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices, the one or more priorities comprising a minimum time to charge each of the plurality of battery enabled devices for a future time period, a battery life optimization for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices for the future time period, minimizing a number of charging trips during the future time period for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices and preventing an out of power condition for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices during the future time period;

update, by the computer, the user schedule to specify at least one event for scheduling each separate recommended charging time and charging location for each of the plurality of battery enabled devices; and

output, by the computer, at least one battery prediction specifying the recommended charging time and charging location for the plurality of battery enabled devices to a scheduling service for a user with access to at least a selection of the plurality of battery enabled devices, the scheduling service for updating the user schedule with the at least one event for the at least one battery prediction, the user schedule output by the scheduling service to at least the selection of the plurality of battery enabled devices via a network environment.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to:

receive, by the computer, the one or more types of individual current usage comprising one or more of a battery life, usage of one or more applications, historical usage for a current time period, a predicted time remaining, and a current location.