US 11,951,867 B2
Charge related processing for a personal transportation system with removable battery
Sebastian Thrun, Los Altos Hills, CA (US); and Damon Vander Lind, Alameda, CA (US)
Assigned to Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/544,820.
Application 17/544,820 is a continuation of application No. 16/572,348, filed on Sep. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,225,165.
Application 16/572,348 is a continuation of application No. 16/418,184, filed on May 21, 2019, granted, now 10,493,863, issued on Dec. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/684,910, filed on Jun. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203862 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 58/18 (2019.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/251 (2021.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 58/12 (2019.02) [B60L 58/18 (2019.02); B64C 29/0091 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); G08G 5/0043 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H01M 50/251 (2021.01); H02J 7/342 (2020.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
receive a travel request which includes a pickup location and a drop off location;
estimate an amount of travel-related charge associated with traveling between the pickup location and the drop off location;
receive an amount of stored charge in a removable battery;
determine whether the amount of stored charge in the removable battery is equal to or exceeds the amount of travel-related charge; and
in response to a determination that the amount of stored charge in the removable battery fails to equal or exceed the amount of travel-related charge, respond to the travel request, comprising:
estimate a second amount of travel-related charge associated with traveling between a starting location and the pickup location;
estimate a third amount of travel-related charge associated with traveling between the drop off location and an ending location;
receive an amount of stored charge in a battery;
determine if a first sum of the amount of stored charge in the removable battery plus the amount of stored charge in the battery exceeds a second sum of the travel-related charge plus the second amount of travel-related charge plus the third amount of travel-related charge;
in response to determining that the first sum exceeds the second sum, respond to the travel request:
indicating that the travel request is accepted; and
charging an internal battery from the removable battery.