# US 10,455,395 B2 · Shading object, intelligent umbrella and intelligent shading charging security system and method of operation

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- Number: US 10,455,395 B2
- Document ID: US10455395B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/242,970
- Filed: 2016-08-22
- Published: 2017-11-09
- Granted: 2019-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-09
- Applicants: Armen Sevada Gharabegian
- Inventors: Armen Sevada Gharabegian
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10455395B2

## CPC

- H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
- A45B 17/00: Tiltable umbrellas
- A45B 25/143: {automatic}
- A45B 25/165: {with fluid or electric actuators}
- B60L 53/16: Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
- F21S 9/03: rechargeable by exposure to light
- H02J 7/00: Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J 7/35: with light sensitive cells
- H02S 20/10: Supporting structures directly fixed to the ground (H02S20/30 takes precedence)
- H02S 20/32: specially adapted for solar tracking
- H02S 30/20: Collapsible or foldable PV modules
- H04W 88/02: Terminal devices
- H05B 45/00: Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B 47/115: by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
- A45B 2017/005: {with additional rotation about a vertical axis}
- A45B 2023/0012: {Ground supported umbrellas or sunshades on a single post, e.g. resting in or on a surface there below}
- A45B 2200/1018: with illuminating devices, e.g. electrical
- A45B 2200/1027: with means for generating solar energy
- H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
- H05B 45/37: Converter circuits
- H05B 47/125: by using cameras
- Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV]
- Y02B 20/40: Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
- Y02E 10/56: Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
- Y02E 70/30: Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
- Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
- Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
- Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- A45B: WALKING STICKS (walking aids, e.g. sticks, for blind persons A61H3/06); UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS (cane or umbrella stands or holders A47G25/12)
- B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00)
- H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

An intelligent umbrella includes an array of solar panels/cells for capturing sunlight and converting into electrical energy, a solar panel charging assembly to receive power from one or more solar assemblies, a rechargeable battery to receive power generated from the solar panel charging assembly, and a processor and a memory, the processor and the memory to receive power from the rechargeable battery; and a wireless transceiver to receive power from the rechargeable battery, the wireless transceiver to communicate messages and/or signals when no external power source is connected to and/or available for the intelligent umbrella. The intelligent umbrella may further comprise a cellular transceiver to receive power from the rechargeable battery, the cellular transceiver to communicate messages and/or signals when no external power source is connected to and/or available to supply power for the intelligent umbrella.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of operating an intelligent umbrella when external power and/or solar power is/are unavailable, comprising:
determining that the external power from an external power source for the intelligent umbrella is unavailable and the solar power from a solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella is unavailable;
communicating instructions to one or more processors of the intelligent umbrella to enter the intelligent umbrella into a self-operating power mode if both the external power from the external power source for the intelligent umbrella and the solar power from the solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella are unavailable;
providing power, via a rechargeable battery, to a specified number of components, assemblies, circuits and/or subsystems to minimize the power utilized by the intelligent umbrella: and
communicating messages and/or signals about information that results in losing both the external power from the external power source for the intelligent umbrella and the solar power from the solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella via a WiFi transceiver to one or more external computing devices.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting an emergency signal to the one or more external computing devices indicating a location of users of the intelligent umbrella.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising projecting an emergency beacon into a sky or air surrounding the intelligent umbrella.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving carbon monoxide measurements from one or more carbon monoxide sensors and/or methane measurements from one or more methane sensors and generating alert messages if the carbon monoxide measurements and/or methane measurements are over an established threshold measurement.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising the rechargeable battery providing the power to a USB converter and/or USB charging port to charge mobile communication devices.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an emergency broadcast signal at a radio frequency receiver at the intelligent umbrella and communicating an alert based on the emergency broadcast signal to a sound reproduction device of the intelligent umbrella.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the messages and/or signals via a cellular transceiver to the one or more external computing devices if the WiFi transceiver is non-operational.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the power, via the rechargeable battery, to one or more cameras; and capturing images or videos, via the one or more cameras, of an area surrounding the intelligent umbrella.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the power, via the rechargeable battery, to one or more environmental sensors and capturing environmental measurements from the one or more environmental sensors.

### Claim 10

A method of operating an intelligent umbrella when 49 external power and/or solar power is/are unavailable, comprising:
determining that the external power from an external power source for the intelligent umbrella is unavailable and the solar power from a solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella is unavailable;
communicating instructions to one or more processors of the intelligent umbrella to enter the intelligent umbrella into a self-operating power mode if both the external power from the external power source for the intelligent umbrella and the solar power from the solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella are unavailable;
providing power, via a rechargeable battery, to a cellular wireless transceiver; and
communicating messages and/or signals about information that results in losing both the external power from the external power source for the intelligent umbrella and the solar power from the solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella via the cellular wireless transceiver to one or more external more external computing devices.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, further comprising: determining that the rechargeable battery is not operational; providing the power, through a backup rechargeable battery, to the cellular wireless transceiver.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, further comprising: providing the power, via the rechargeable battery, to one or more sensors; capture measurements from the one or more sensors; communicate the captured measurements from the one or more sensors to the one or more external computing devices via the cellular wireless transceiver.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, further comprising: providing the power, via the rechargeable battery, to one or more cameras; capture videos or images from the one or more cameras; communicate the captured videos or images to the one or more external computing devices via the wireless transceiver.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, further comprising:
providing the power, via the rechargeable battery, to one or more motion detectors; and
receiving signals from the one or more motion detectors indicating a presence or a movement of an individual or an object.

### Claim 15

A method of operating an intelligent umbrella when external power and/or solar power is/are unavailable, comprising:
determining that the external power from an external power source for the intelligent umbrella is unavailable and the solar power from a solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella is unavailable;
communicating instructions to one or more processors of the intelligent umbrella to enter the intelligent umbrella into a self-operating power mode if both the external power from the external power source for the intelligent umbrella and the solar power from the solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella are unavailable;
providing power, via a rechargeable battery, to one or more components or assemblies of the intelligent umbrella, wherein the one or more components or assemblies of the intelligent umbrella are the one or more motor assemblies of the intelligent umbrella to allow a movement of the intelligent umbrella,
and communicating messages and/or signals about information that results in losing both the external power from the external power source for the intelligent umbrella and the solar power from the solar panel integrated within the intelligent umbrella, via a wireless communication method, to one or more external more external computing devices.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more components or assemblies further comprise a wireless communication transceiver, and further comprising:
communicating the messages and/or signals to the one or more external computing devices via the wireless communication transceiver.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more components or assemblies of the intelligent umbrella further comprise one or more lighting assemblies, and further comprising:
communicating the messages and/or signals to the one or more lighting assemblies to activate the one or more lighting assemblies to provide light to an area around the intelligent umbrella.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more components or assemblies of the intelligent umbrella further comprise one or more cameras, and further comprising:
communicating the messages and/or signals to the one or more cameras to capture images or videos from an area around the intelligent umbrella; and
communicating the captured images or videos from the camera to the one or more external computing devices.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the one or more components or assemblies of the intelligent umbrella are one or more motion detectors, and further comprising:
receiving a notification or signal from the one or more motion detectors indicating a motion or a presence of an individual or an object; and
providing the power, via the rechargeable battery, to a lighting assembly or a camera if the motion or the presence of the individual or the object is detected.