Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic re-energization of vehicles
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Application No.: US15929021Application Date: 2018-06-18
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Publication No.: US10921807B2Publication Date: 2021-02-16
- Inventor: James J. Kuffner, Jr.
- Applicant: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Altos
- Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Altos
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: G05D1/00
- IPC: G05D1/00 ; G06Q10/06 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods for automatically re-energizing a vehicle. A vehicle determines a current energy source level in the vehicle's energy storage system. When the current energy source level is less than a threshold energy source level, a forthcoming location of the vehicle where the vehicle is non-operational is identified. Additionally, a window of time where the vehicle is located at the forthcoming location is identified. A mobile energy delivery (MED) vehicle is dispatched to the forthcoming location within the window of time to re-energize the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190384290A1 AUTOMATIC RE-ENERGIZATION OF VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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