Patent ID: 11909232
Assignee: ARROE LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A power source apparatus comprising:
a power source;
a communications interface;
a communications circuit;
a charging circuit; and
a plurality of charging points coupled to the charging circuit;
wherein:
each of the plurality of charging points is configured to couple to a respective user device to charge said device;
the power source is configured to provide power to at least one of the charging points coupled to a user device;
the communications interface is configured to transmit, to a first user device operating an application, a first communication comprising status information of the power source apparatus and receive, from the first user device, a second communication comprising a charging instruction for charging at least one of the user devices coupled to respective charging points, wherein the charging instruction is based on the status information received from the power source and the first user device transmits the status information to a server computer for incorporation into a database maintained by the server computer;
the communications circuit is configured to forward the charging instruction to the charging circuit; and
the charging circuit is configured to control the provision of power to the respective charging points by the power source based on the charging instruction.