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Granted Patent B2
US 10,157,406 · App. 14/705,959 · Granted Dec 18, 2018

Charge fare meter

Inventor: Chao-Chun Lu (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: eEver Technology, Inc.
G06Q30/04G06Q50/06H02J7/0047H02J7/0052H02J50/00H02J50/80H02J50/10
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Patent No.
US 10,157,406
App. No.
14/705,959
Granted
Dec 18, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A charge fare meter includes a charge module and a display. The charge module is used for outputting a direct (DC) current and calculating total charges, wherein the charge module includes an input interface, a calculating unit, and an output interface. The input interface is used for converting power provided by an alternating current power source or the DC power source into the DC current. The calculating unit is electrically connected to the input interface for calculating the total charges. The output interface is electrically connected to the calculating unit for outputting the DC current. The display is electrically connected to the charge module for displaying the DC current, a voltage corresponding to the DC current, or a charge fare corresponding to the total charges.

Claims (23)

1. A charge fare meter, comprising:

a charge module outputting different DC currents and calculating total charges corresponding to each DC current of the different DC currents, wherein the charge module comprises:

an input interface converting power provided by an alternating current (AC) power source or a DC power source into the each DC current;

a calculating unit electrically connected to the input interface for calculating the total charges; and

an output interface electrically connected to the calculating unit for outputting the each DC current;

wherein the charge module converts the power into the each DC current according to specifications of a portable device electrically connected to the output interface, an interface protocol, and a requirement from outside of the charge fare meter, and the portable device corresponds to the each DC current; and

a wireless module electrically connected to the charge module for transmitting a value of the each DC current, a value of a voltage corresponding to the each DC current, or a charge fare corresponding to the total charges to an external device through a wireless method, wherein the external device displays the value of the each DC current, the value of the voltage corresponding to the each DC current, or the charge fare corresponding to the total charges;

wherein the charge module and the wireless module are integrated into a cable.

2. The charge fare meter of claim 1 , wherein the wireless module is a Near Field Communication (NFC) wireless module, a wireless LAN (WLAN) wireless module, an IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee) wireless module, a Bluetooth wireless module, a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) wireless module, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) wireless module, a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) wireless module, a third generation (3G) wireless module, a fourth generation (4G) wireless module, a fifth generation (5G) wireless module, or an Actor Network Theory+ (Ant+) wireless module.

3. The charge fare meter of claim 1 , wherein the calculating unit calculates the total charges according to the each DC current and a charging period of the portable device electrically connected to the output interface.

4. The charge fare meter of claim 1 , wherein the output interface outputs the each DC current to the portable device electrically connected to the output interface.

5. The charge fare meter of claim 1 , wherein the output interface is a NFC interface, a WLAN interface, a Zigbee interface, a Bluetooth interface, a WWAN interface, a GSM interface, a GPRS interface, a 3G interface, a 4G interface, a 5G interface, or an Ant+ interface.

6. The charge fare meter of claim 1 , wherein the calculating unit further measures the voltage corresponding to the each DC current.

7. The charge fare meter of claim 1 , wherein the output interface further detects a charging state of a battery within the portable device electrically connected to the output interface.

8. The charge fare meter of claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage device electrically connected to the calculating unit for storing a relationship between charges and fares, wherein the calculating unit further generates the charge fare according to the storage device and the total charges.

9. A charge fare meter, comprising:

a charge module outputting different direct (DC) currents and calculating total charges corresponding to each DC current of the different DC currents, wherein the charge module comprises:

an input interface converting power provided by an alternating current (AC) power source or a DC power source into the each DC current;

a calculating unit electrically connected to the input interface for calculating the total charges; and

an output interface electrically connected to the calculating unit for outputting the each DC current, wherein the charge module converts the power into the each DC current according to specifications of a portable device electrically connected to the output interface, an interface protocol, and a requirement from outside of the charge fare meter, and the portable device corresponds to the each DC current; and

a display electrically connected to the charge module for displaying the each DC current, a voltage corresponding to the each DC current, or a charge fare corresponding to the total charges;

wherein the charge module and the display are integrated into a cable.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2016
From: ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: EEVER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 037771/0774 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2015
From: LU, CHAO-CHUN
To: ETRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 035705/0633 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61989544 · May 7, 2014
Related Publication 20150326048A1 · Nov 12, 2015