Apparatus, method and article for providing locations of power storage device collection, charging and distribution machines
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60L-011/00
G06Q-030/02
G06Q-030/06
H02J-007/00
H02J-004/00
G07C-005/00
G01C-021/34
E05B-081/56
H01M-010/42
출원번호
US-0559333
(2012-07-26)
등록번호
US-8862388
(2014-10-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Wu, Yi-Tsung
Taylor, Matthew Whiting
Luke, Hok-Sum Horace
Chen, Jung-Hsiu
출원인 / 주소
Gogoro, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Seed IP Law Group PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
6인용 특허 :
51
초록▼
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
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 a navigation system of a user's vehicle. The locations are indicated on a graphical user interface on a map relative to the user's current location. The user may select particular locations on the map to reserve an available portable electrical energy storage device at a particular collection, charging and distribution machine location. The collection, charging and distribution machine locations displayed may also be based on a physical distance or driving time from the current location of the user mobile device or vehicle.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of operating a system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising: receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and dis
1. A method of operating a system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising: receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, information regarding locations of a plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, wherein the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines includes at least one computer processor coupled to a memory;receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, information regarding a location of a user;determining, by a computer processor of the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, based on the information regarding the locations, locations of a group of collection, charging and distribution machines within the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines that are one or more of: within a particular distance from the location of the user and within a particular driving time from the location of the user; and communicating to the user, by a computer processor of the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, the determined locations of the group of collection, charging and distribution machines within the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines that are one or more of: within a particular distance from the location of the user and within a particular driving time from the location of the user, wherein the determined locations of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines are selectable by the user for the user to proceed to a selected one of the determined locations of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the particular distance is within approximately a ten kilometer radius from the location of the user. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the driving time is approximately fifteen minutes. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the communicating to the user the determined locations of the group of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines includes communicating to a mobile device of the user locations of one or more of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines that are both within the particular distance from the location of the user and within the particular driving time from the location of the user. 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating to a mobile device of the user how many portable electrical energy storage devices are available at each collection, charging and distribution machine of the group of collection, charging and distribution machines. 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising: receiving a request originating from the user to reserve a portable electrical energy storage device available at one of the group of collection, charging and distribution machines; andin response to the request, reserving for the user an available portable electrical energy storage device at the one of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines. 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising: communicating to the user how many portable electrical energy storage devices are available at each of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines; andcommunicating to the user types of portable electrical energy storage devices that are available at each of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines. 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining, based on the information regarding the locations of the plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines, is based on one or more of: historical driving routes of the user, the current direction the user is traveling. 9. The method of claim 6 wherein the available portable electrical energy storage device is reserved for a limited amount of time for the user. 10. The method of claim 6 wherein the reserving for the user an available portable electrical energy storage device includes decreasing a stored value indicative of how many portable electrical energy storage devices are available at the one of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines. 11. The method of claim 9 wherein the limited amount of time is based on one or more of: a distance of the one of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines at which the available portable electrical energy storage device is reserved from the location of the user and a driving time from the location of the user to the one of the group of collection, charging and distribution machines at which the available portable electrical energy storage device is reserved. 12. The method of claim 9 wherein the limited amount of time is approximately fifteen minutes. 13. The method of claim 12 further comprising: receiving a request originating from the user to reserve a portable electrical energy storage device of a particular type of the types of portable electrical energy storage devices that are available at the each of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines; andin response to the request, reserving for the user an available portable electrical energy storage device of the particular type at the one of the group of plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines. 14. A method of operating a system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, the method comprising: receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, information regarding locations of a plurality of collection, charging and distribution machines for collection, charging and distribution of portable electrical energy storage devices, wherein the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines includes at least one computer processor coupled to a memory;receiving, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, information regarding a location of a user;determining, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, locations of one or more the collection, charging and distribution machines to communicate to the user;communicating to the user, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, an incentive for the user to exchange or return a portable electrical energy storage device of the user to the determined one or more of the collection, charging and distribution machines that are further away from the user than one or more other closer collection, charging and distribution machines of the collection, charging and distribution machines that also have available portable electrical energy storage devices. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the determining, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, locations of one or more the collection, charging and distribution machines to communicate to the user includes selecting locations of one or more the collection, charging and distribution machines to communicate to the user to head off or smooth out an anticipated spike in demand for portable electrical energy storage devices at one or more of the collection, charging and distribution machines. 16. The method of claim 14 wherein the determining, by the system for providing locations of collection, charging and distribution machines, locations of one or more the collection, charging and distribution machines to communicate to the user is based on relative demand of charged portable electrical energy storage devices at one or more of the collection, charging and distribution machines. 17. The method of claim 14 wherein the incentive for the user to exchange or return a portable electrical energy storage device of the user to the determined one or more of the collection, charging and distribution machines that are further away from the user than one or more other closer collection, charging and distribution machines of the collection, charging and distribution machines that also have available portable electrical energy storage devices is an incentive for the user to exchange or return a portable electrical energy storage device of the user to one or more of the collection, charging and distribution machines that are currently experiencing less demand than the closer collection, charging and distribution machines. 18. The method of claim 14 wherein the one or more other closer collection, charging and distribution machines that also have available portable electrical energy storage devices are currently experiencing higher demand than the determined one or more of the collection, charging and distribution machines that are further away from the user. 19. The method of claim 14 wherein the incentive is redeemable as a discount or credit on fees related to the use of one or more of the collection, charging and distribution machines.
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