US 11,735,939 B2
Rechargeable battery kiosk that dynamically alters a charging rate of rechargeable batteries based on usage data
Ashley Cooper, San Francisco, CA (US); Paul Durkee, San Francisco, CA (US); and Celina Mikolajczak, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Neutron Holdings, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Neutron Holdings, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/750,677.
Application 17/750,677 is a continuation of application No. 16/705,011, filed on Dec. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,374,421.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/775,813, filed on Dec. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0360092 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 58/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01)
CPC H02J 7/007 (2013.01) [B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); B60L 58/16 (2019.02); H02J 7/005 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
communication with a computing device comprising one or more input devices and one or more output devices;
receiving, at a rechargeable battery kiosk, anticipated usage data for the rechargeable battery kiosk for a given duration of time, wherein the anticipated usage data is based, at least in part, on one or more of:
historical usage data of rechargeable batteries at the rechargeable battery kiosk;
current rechargeable battery usage information in an area associated with the rechargeable battery kiosk; or
requests for one or more of a plurality of rechargeable batteries housed in the rechargeable battery kiosk;
receiving or requesting, from a charging system, charging status of a selected rechargeable battery housed in a rechargeable battery kiosk, wherein the receiving or requesting is based, at least in part, on one or more of
a predetermined time interval;
a check-in event including a user checking in the selected rechargeable battery into the rechargeable battery kiosk;
receiving battery status information for the selected rechargeable battery from the computing device; or
receiving a request from the user for a rechargeable battery housed in the battery kiosk;
in response to receiving the anticipated usage data, selecting, by the rechargeable battery kiosk, a rechargeable battery from the plurality of rechargeable batteries, and charging the selected rechargeable battery at a first charging rate while charging at least one of the plurality of rechargeable batteries at a second charging rate that is different from the first charging rate,
in response to receiving or requesting the charging status of the selected rechargeable battery, determining, based, at least in part, on the charging status of each of the plurality of rechargeable batteries, a charge level for each rechargeable battery in the plurality of rechargeable batteries, and sending, when the charging status of the selected rechargeable battery is lower than the anticipated usage data, instructions to initiate an increase in the first charging rate when compared to the second charging rate; and
transmitting a status of the selected rechargeable battery to the computing device.