US 11,909,232 B2
Smart charging system
Eoin Cooney, London (GB); and Niall McGuinness, London (GB)
Assigned to Arroe Limited, London (GB)
Filed by Arroe Limited, London (GB)
Filed on May 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/307,714.
Application 17/307,714 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2019/073779, filed on Sep. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1818162 (GB), filed on Nov. 7, 2018; and application No. 1818165 (GB), filed on Nov. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0257845 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/00034 (2020.01) [H02J 7/0013 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a power source apparatus;
a first device associated with a user;
a second device associated with the user; and
a server computer;
wherein:
the second device is configured to couple to the power source apparatus;
wherein:
the power source apparatus is configured to provide status information to the first device;
the first device is configured to send a communication to the power source apparatus via an application operating on the first device, wherein the communication provides a charging instruction to the power source apparatus and the instruction is based on the status information received from the power source apparatus;
the power source apparatus is configured to charge the second device based on the charging instruction received at the power source apparatus from the first device; and
the server computer is configured to communicate with the first device to maintain a database relating to at least one of the power source apparatus and the second device and comprising status information.