IP Library Granted Patent US 11,552,507
Granted Patent B2
US 11,552,507 · App. 16/821,905 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Wirelessly notifying a transport to provide a portion of energy

Inventor: Norman Lu (Fairview, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
H02J50/80B60L53/12B60L53/63B60L53/66H02J7/00034H02J50/12
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Patent No.
US 11,552,507
App. No.
16/821,905
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of wirelessly notifying, via a charging station, at least one transport of a group of identified transports of a needed amount of energy stored in the at least one transport prior to the at least one transport being connected to the charging station.

Claims (46)

1. A method, comprising:

identifying two or more transports of a group of transports located within a vicinity of a charging station;

wirelessly notifying, via the charging station, the group of transports of an amount of energy that is needed by the charging station prior to at least one transport of the group being connected to the charging station;

receiving a response comprising transport status information indicating a current charge level and travel information of the two or more transports; and

selecting at least one candidate transport from the group of transports to provide charge to the charging station based on the transport status information.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising, providing a location of the charging station to the at least one transport when at least one of a following occurs:

the charging station wirelessly notifies the at least one transport of the needed amount of energy; and

the at least one transport confirms the needed amount of energy can be provided to the charging station.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising, wirelessly notifying, via the charging station, at least one other transport of the group of identified transports of the needed amount of energy stored in the at least one other transport prior to the at least one transport being connected to the charging station.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising, wirelessly notifying, via the charging station, the at least one transport of the needed amount of energy stored in the at least one transport based on an amount of energy stored in the at least one transport and a time for the at least one transport to arrive at the charging station.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising, performing at least one of:

querying, via the charging station, the at least one candidate transport of an amount of energy stored in the at least one candidate transport; and

providing, via the at least one candidate transport to the charging station, the amount of energy stored in the at least one candidate transport.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising, identifying, via the charging station, the group of identified transports based on a distance, speed, direction, an amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports, an estimated amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports when each of the group of identified transports arrives at the charging station, and an estimated amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports when each of the group of identified transports arrives at the charging station and can provide energy to the charging station.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising, wirelessly notifying, via the charging station, the at least one transport of the group of identified transports of the needed amount of energy by an energy depleted transport and a location of the energy depleted transport, wherein the energy depleted transport is not part of the group of identified transports.

8. A system, comprising:

a group of transports; and

a charging station configured to

identify two or more transports of the group of transports located within a vicinity of the charging station;

wirelessly notify the group of transports an amount of energy that is needed by the charging station prior to at least one transport of the group being connected to the charging station;

receive a response comprising transport status information indicating a current charge level and travel information of the two or more transports; and

select at least one candidate transport from the group of transports to provide charge to the charging station based on the transport status information.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein a location of the charging station is provided to the at least one transport when at least one of a following occurs:

the charging station wirelessly notifies the at least one transport of the needed amount of energy; and

the at least one transport confirms the needed amount of energy can be provided to the charging station.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the charging station is configured to wirelessly notify at least one other transport of the group of identified transports of the needed amount of energy stored in the at least one other transport prior to the at least one transport being connected to the charging station.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the charging station is configured to wirelessly notify the at least one transport of the needed amount of energy stored in the at least one transport based on an amount of energy stored in the at least one transport and a time for the at least one transport to arrive at the charging station.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the charging station is configured to perform at least one of:

query, via the charging station, the at least one candidate transport of an amount of energy stored in the at least one candidate transport; and

provide, via the at least one candidate transport to the charging station, the amount of energy stored in the at least one candidate transport.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the charging station is configured to identify the group of identified transports based on a distance, speed, direction, an amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports, an estimated amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports when each of the group of identified transports arrives at the charging station, and an estimated amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports when each of the group of identified transports arrives at the charging station and can provide energy to the charging station.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the charging station is configured to wirelessly notify the at least one transport of the group of identified transports of the needed amount of energy by an energy depleted transport and a location of the energy depleted transport.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

identifying two or more transports of a group of transports located within a vicinity of a charging station;

wirelessly notifying, via the charging station, the group of transports of an amount of energy that is needed by the charging station prior to at least one transport of the group being connected to the charging station;

receiving a response comprising transport status information indicating a current charge level and travel information of the two or more transports; and

selecting at least one candidate transport from the group of transports to provide charge to the charging station based on the transport status information.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform providing a location of the charging station to the at least one transport when at least one of a following occurs:

the charging station wirelessly notifies the at least one transport of the needed amount of energy; and

the at least one transport confirms the needed amount of energy can be provided to the charging station.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform wirelessly notifying, via the charging station, at least one other transport of the group of identified transports of the needed amount of energy stored in the at least one other transport prior to the at least one transport being connected to the charging station.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform wirelessly notifying, via the charging station, the at least one transport of the needed amount of energy stored in the at least one transport based on an amount of energy stored in the at least one transport and a time for the at least one transport to arrive at the charging station.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform at least one of:

querying, via the charging station, the at least one candidate transport of an amount of energy stored in the at least one candidate transport; and

providing, via the at least one candidate transport to the charging station, the amount of energy stored in the at least one candidate transport.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform, identifying, via the charging station, the group of identified transports based on a distance, speed, direction, an amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports, an estimated amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports when each of the group of identified transports arrives at the charging station, and an estimated amount of energy stored in each of the group of identified transports when each of the group of identified transports arrives at the charging station and can provide energy to the charging station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2020
From: LU, NORMAN
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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