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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Angaza Design, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Lesley Silverthorn Marincola, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bryan Silverthorn, Austin, TX (US);
F. Iannce, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kurt Kuhlmann, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bryan Duggan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Zullo, Berkeley, CA (US);
Victoria Arch, Menlo Park, CA (US);
ANGAZA DESIGN, INC., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are devices and methods for providing solar lighting and power to a consumer using pay-as-you-go technology. The pay-as-you-go technology allows for a user to pay for home power and lighting on an incremental basis as they use the device. The payments are made using a user's cell phone. A pay-as-you-go lighting apparatus may include a lighting module configured to provide lighting to a customer when activated, and a control system including a processor and a memory configured to monitor usage of the lighting apparatus, track remaining usage credits, and disable the lighting apparatus when there are no remaining usage credits.