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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
May. 06, 2016
Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;
Henri Winand, Loughborough, GB;
John Joseph Murray, III, Loughborough, GB;
Christopher William Bishop, Loughborough, GB;
Graham Kirsopp, Loughborough, GB;
Marco Mathar, Loughborough, GB;
Andrew Kelly, Loughborough, GB;
Zachary Elliot, Loughborough, GB;
Christopher James Kirk, Loughborough, GB;
Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;
Abstract
A charging device is configured to deliver power to a portable, power-consuming device, having a profile sensor which can detect information relating to the identity of power-consuming device to which the charging device is connected and may also have a communication channel configured to transmit said information to a remote server. In use, data can be collected or aggregated relating to power-consuming devices by connecting the charging device to the portable power-consuming device; sensing, by a profile sensor in the charging device, information relating to the identity of the power-consuming device; and transmitting the information to a remote server over a communication channel. Collected data may, for example, be used to identify when fuel for a charging device may need replenishment.