US 2014/0155100 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND LOCATING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MOBILE DEVICE CHARGING STATIONS

Abstract

Systems and methods for locating and providing public mobile device charging stations are disclosed. One or more charging stations may be configured to charge a battery of a mobile device. A database may be configured to store location information of the one or more charging stations as well as mobile device location information of the one or more respective mobile devices. A server communicatively coupled with the one or more charging stations and the database, may be configured to determine a proximity of the one or more charging stations to a location of the mobile device. This determination may be based on the station location information and the mobile device location information. Based on the determined proximity, provide the station location information of the respective one or more charging stations to the mobile device.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A publicly available mobile device charging system comprising:

one or more charging stations configured to charge a battery of a mobile device;
a database configured to store:
station location information of the one or more charging stations;
mobile device location information of the mobile device;
and
a server communicatively coupled with the one or more charging stations and the database, the server being configured to:
based on the station location information and the mobile device location information, determine a proximity of the one or more charging stations to a location of the mobile device;
and
based on the determined proximity, provide the station location information of the respective one or more charging stations to the mobile device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/095,866Filed 3 Dec 2013

Priority

3 Dec 2012

Published

5 Jun 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04M 1/72403
User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones: with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
H04W 4/029
Services making use of location information: location-based management or tracking services
H04W 4/02
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services making use of location information
H04W 4/023
Services making use of location information: using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets…

System and method for providing and locating public or private mobile device charging stations

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System and method for providing and locating public or private mobile device charging stations

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Abstract

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