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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard Gustav Geiger, San Jose, CA (US);
Guido Jouret, Mountain View, CA (US);
Shmuel Shaffer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard Gustav Geiger, San Jose, CA (US);
Guido Jouret, Mountain View, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system comprises: a renewable energy generator; a renewable energy availability server connected to the renewable energy generator, wherein the renewable energy server is connected to an electric grid and a network, the renewable energy availability server is configured to transmit a right to recharge certificate; a rechargeable device containing a recharge controller, wherein the recharge controller is connected to the electrical grid, the recharge controller configured to receive upon request the right to recharge certificate; and the recharge controller being further capable of enabling charging of the rechargeable device based on the right to recharge certificate.