Chargeable storage for accessory identification and control
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorMadeline C. Rogers
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Abstract
A vehicle is electrically connected to one or more removable accessories. The vehicle includes a user interface, an electrical power supply, a chargeable storage, and a controller. The controller may be configured to detect the one or more removable accessories that are connected to the at least one power outlet, determine an identifier associated with each of the one or more detected removable accessories, and cause the user interface to display one or more identifiers associated with the one or more detected removeable accessories.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a user interface;
- an electrical power supply configured to provide power to one or more removable accessories;
- a chargeable storage including at least one power outlet electrically coupled with the electrical power supply, each of the at least one power outlet configured to receive one of the one or more removable accessories to provide electrical power thereto;
- and
- a controller operatively coupled to the user interface, the electrical power supply, and the chargeable storage, the controller configured to:
- detect the one or more removable accessories that are connected to the at least one power outlet,
- determine an identifier associated with each of the one or more detected removable accessories, and
- cause the user interface to display one or more identifiers associated with the one or more detected removeable accessories.
A method for controlling charging of one or more removable accessories connected to an electrical power supply of a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting the one or more removable accessories connected to at least one power outlet of a chargeable storage, the at least one power outlet coupled to the electrical power supply, each of the at least one power outlet configured to receive one of the one or more removable accessories to provide electrical power thereto;
- determining an identifier associated with each of the one or more detected removable accessories;
- and
- causing the user interface to display one or more identifiers associated with the one or more detected removeable accessories.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.