Power cell tracking and optimization system
AssigneeBatteryCheck s.r.o.
InventorMichal Sastinsky
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Abstract
A computing system can receive and compile power cell data, and in certain examples, the power cell data can be distributed to a distributed ledger. The computing system can further determine approximate battery end of life (ABEL) for each power cell based on a compiled historical record of power cell data. Based on the determined ABEL, the computing system can generate ABEL reports for users, determine optimal settings for a power cell or battery-powered device, and/or transmit notifications to users, to facilitate power cell usage optimization, and/or optimal repurposing or recycling timing.
Claims20
A computing system comprising:
- a network communication interface communicating, over one or more networks, with power cell sources;
- one or more processors;
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- one or more memory resources storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to:
- receive, over the one or more networks, power cell data from the power cell sources;
- based, at least in part, on the power cell data specific to a given power cell of the power cell sources, determine an approximate battery end of life (ABEL) for the given power cell;
- distribute the power cell data to a distributed ledger for storage with a unique identifier for the given power cell;
- store the ABEL of the given power cell on the distributed ledger with the unique identifier;
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- generate an ABEL report for the given power cell based on the determined ABEL for the given power cell;
- wherein the ABEL report comprises a trusted certificate of accuracy based on the power cell data and the ABEL being stored on the distributed ledger.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive, over one or more networks, power cell data from one or more power cell sources;
- based, at least in part, on the power cell data specific to a given power cell of the one or more power cell sources, determine an approximate battery end of life (ABEL) for the given power cell;
- determine contextual information for at least one of the given power cell or a user of the given power cell, the contextual information indicating at least one of a current location of the user, weather information, a schedule of the user, or traffic conditions;
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- based on the contextual information and at least one of the received power cell data or the determined ABEL, determine a set of optimization configurations for the given power cell.
A computer-implemented method of maximizing approximate battery end of life (ABEL) of power cells, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising:
- receiving, over one or more networks, power cell data from one or more power cell sources;
- based, at least in part, on the power cell data specific to a given power cell of the one or more power cell sources, determining an approximate battery end of life (ABEL) for the given power cell;
- distributing the power cell data to a distributed ledger for storage with a unique identifier for the given power cell;
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- storing the ABEL of the given power cell on the distributed ledger with the unique identifier;
- receiving, over the one or more networks, updated power cell data from the power cell sources periodically;
- distributing the updated power cell data to the distributed ledger with the unique identifier for the given power cell;
- determining, based on the updated power cell data for the given power cell, that the given power cell is operating outside a set of optimal performance ranges;
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- transmitting, over the one or more networks, a set of recommendations to a computing device of a user of a battery-powered device being powered by the given power cell, the set of recommendations being provided to maximize the ABEL of the given power cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.