Patents by Inventor I-Fen SHIH
I-Fen SHIH has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230138373Abstract: An image capturing method has: providing an image capturing area on a display screen of a user device; providing an indication area in the image capturing area; identifying each license plate in the indication area; calculating a license plate area of said each license plate in the indication area; calculating a center point difference from a center point of said each license plate in the indication area to a center point of the indication area; marking a license plate that has a license plate area larger than half of a largest license plate area and has a smallest center point difference; and capturing an image including the marked license plate in the image capturing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Yi-Chia Lin, Chih-Min Fu, I-Fen Shih
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Publication number: 20230139846Abstract: An image capturing method has: providing an image capturing area on a display screen of a user device; providing an indication area in the image capturing area; marking a license plate after identifying the license plate based on at least one license plate feature in the image capturing area; determining whether the marked license plate is located in the indication area and presented in a predetermined ratio; and capturing an image including the license plate in the image capturing area after the marked license plate is located in the indication area and presented in a predetermined ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Yi-Chia Lin, Chih-Min Fu, I-Fen Shih
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Patent number: 11447105Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for operating a battery exchange station. The present technology (1) receives battery information from a memory attached to each of a plurality of exchangeable batteries positioned in the battery exchange station; (2) receives a battery demand prediction associated with the battery exchange station; and (3) identifying one or more uninterruptible-power-supply (UPS) batteries from the plurality of exchangeable batteries at least partially based in part on the battery demand prediction and individual state of charges (SoCs) of the plurality of exchangeable batteries.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: I-Fen Shih, Yun-Chun Lai, Chien-Chung Chen, Chun-Chen Chen, Yu-Lin Wu
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Patent number: 11271255Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for providing two energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving a request for retrieving two energy storage devices in the device-exchange station; (2) selecting a first energy storage device from a plurality of energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station based on characteristic information of each of the energy storage devices; (3) selecting a second energy storage device from the rest of the plurality of energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station based on the characteristic information of the first energy storage device and the rest of the plurality of energy storage devices; and (4) releasing the first and second energy storage device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: Daniel Vickery, Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, I-Fen Shih, Chien-Chung Chen
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Patent number: 11233408Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for maintaining energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) periodically sending, by the device-exchange station, a request to a battery management system (BMS) associated with an energy storage device positioned in the device-exchange station; (2) receiving, by the device-exchange station, maintenance information from the BMS; and (3) in response to the maintenance information, determine whether to perform a maintenance action.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: Yun-Chun Lai, Chien-Chung Chen, I-Fen Shih
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Patent number: 11136008Abstract: Methods and associated systems for managing a battery-exchange station are provided. The method includes (1) receiving, from a server, demand information for the battery-exchange station corresponding to a first time period; and (2) forming a charging plan for a plurality of batteries positioned in the battery-exchange station corresponding to the first time period based on a first instruction set stored in the battery-exchange station and the demand information corresponding to the first time period. The first instruction set includes one or more charging rules and information indicative of assigning the one or more charging rules to each of the batteries positioned in the battery-exchange station. The charging plan comprises one or more assigned charging rules for each of the batteries positioned in the battery-exchange station.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, I-Fen Shih, Chien-Chung Chen
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Patent number: 11101677Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for charging exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving demand information; (2) determining a charging plan for the device-exchange station at least partially based on a state-of-charge (SoC) of each of the exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station, the demand information, and an available power of the device-exchange station; (3) generating a charging command for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices based on the charging rule for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices; and (4) transmitting the charging commands to the device-exchange station.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: I-Fen Shih, Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, Daniel Vickery, Hok-Sum Horace Luke
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Patent number: 11005278Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for managing energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving, by the device-exchange station from a server, information indicative of at least one characteristic associated with the energy storage devices; (2) selecting, by the device-exchange station, at least one energy storage device based on the at least one characteristic; and (3) adjusting the swapping priority of the at least one selected energy storage device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: Yun-Chun Lai, Chien-Chung Chen, I-Fen Shih
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Patent number: 10992155Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for charging exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving demand information; (2) determining a charging plan for the device-exchange station at least partially based on a state-of-charge (SoC) of each of the exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station, the demand information, and a charging threshold for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station; (3) generating a charging command for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices based on the charging rule for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices; and (4) transmitting the charging commands to the device-exchange station.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: I-Fen Shih, Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, Daniel Vickery, Hok-Sum Horace Luke
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Patent number: 10926742Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for managing a plurality of device-exchange stations. The method includes, for example, (1) determining a score for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations based on an availability of energy storage devices positioned in each of the device-exchange stations; (2) determining a sequence of the plurality of device-exchange stations based on the score of each of the device-exchange stations; and (3) determining a price rate for each of the device-exchange stations by mapping the sequence of the device-exchange stations to a characteristic curve corresponding to a distribution of the price rate.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, Chien-Chung Chen, I-Fen Shih, Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Bo-Yu Chu
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Patent number: 10906511Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for managing a plurality of device-exchange stations. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving empirical information regarding exchanges of energy storage devices from each of the plurality of device-exchange stations in an initial time period; (2) determining a target time period; (3) identifying a plurality of reference factors and associated weighting values based on empirical information regarding exchanges of energy storage devices; (4) determining demand information during the target time period for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations during the target time period for each of the device-exchange stations; and (5) forming a plurality of charging plans for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations according to demand information during the target time period.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: I-Fen Shih, Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, Daniel Vickery, Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Bo-Yu Chu
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Publication number: 20190299942Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for operating a battery exchange station. The present technology (1) receives battery information from a memory attached to each of a plurality of exchangeable batteries positioned in the battery exchange station; (2) receives a battery demand prediction associated with the battery exchange station; and (3) identifying one or more uninterruptible-power-supply (UPS) batteries from the plurality of exchangeable batteries at least partially based in part on the battery demand prediction and individual state of charges (SoCs) of the plurality of exchangeable batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: I-Fen Shih, Yun-Chun Lai, Chien-Chung Chen, Chun-Chen Chen, Yu-Lin Wu
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Publication number: 20190207393Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for charging exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving demand information; (2) determining a charging plan for the device-exchange station at least partially based on a state-of-charge (SoC) of each of the exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station, the demand information, and an available power of the device-exchange station; (3) generating a charging command for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices based on the charging rule for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices; and (4) transmitting the charging commands to the device-exchange station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: I-Fen Shih, Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, Daniel Vickery, Hok-Sum Horace Luke
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Publication number: 20190207397Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for managing energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving, by the device-exchange station from a server, information indicative of at least one characteristic associated with the energy storage devices; (2) selecting, by the device-exchange station, at least one energy storage device based on the at least one characteristic; and (3) adjusting the swapping priority of the at least one selected energy storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Yun-Chun Lai, Chien-Chung Chen, I-Fen Shih
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Publication number: 20190207268Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for maintaining energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) periodically sending, by the device-exchange station, a request to a battery management system (BMS) associated with an energy storage device positioned in the device-exchange station; (2) receiving, by the device-exchange station, maintenance information from the BMS; and (3) in response to the maintenance information, determine whether to perform a maintenance action.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Yun-Chun Lai, Chien-Chung Chen, I-Fen Shih
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Publication number: 20190202416Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for managing a battery-exchange station. The method includes (1) receiving, from a server, demand information for the battery-exchange station corresponding to a first time period; and (2) forming a charging plan for a plurality of batteries positioned in the battery-exchange station corresponding to the first time period based on a first instruction set stored in the battery-exchange station and the demand information corresponding to the first time period. The first instruction set includes one or more charging rules and information indicative of assigning the one or more charging rules to each of the batteries positioned in the battery-exchange station. The charging plan comprises one or more assigned charging rules for each of the batteries positioned in the battery-exchange station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, I-Fen Shih, Chien-Chung Chen
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Publication number: 20190207267Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for providing two energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving a request for retrieving two energy storage devices in the device-exchange station; (2) selecting a first energy storage device from a plurality of energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station based on characteristic information of each of the energy storage devices; (3) selecting a second energy storage device from the rest of the plurality of energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station based on the characteristic information of the first energy storage device and the rest of the plurality of energy storage devices; and (4) releasing the first and second energy storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Daniel Vickery, Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, I-Fen Shih, Chien-Chung Chen
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Publication number: 20190202415Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for managing a plurality of device-exchange stations. The method includes, for example, (1) determining a score for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations based on an availability of energy storage devices positioned in each of the device-exchange stations; (2) determining a sequence of the plurality of device-exchange stations based on the score of each of the device-exchange stations; and (3) determining a price rate for each of the device-exchange stations by mapping the sequence of the device-exchange stations to a characteristic curve corresponding to a distribution of the price rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, Chien-Chung Chen, I-Fen Shih, Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Bo-Yu Chu
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Publication number: 20190207398Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for charging exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in a device-exchange station. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving demand information; (2) determining a charging plan for the device-exchange station at least partially based on a state-of-charge (SoC) of each of the exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station, the demand information, and a charging threshold for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices positioned in the device-exchange station; (3) generating a charging command for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices based on the charging rule for each of the exchangeable energy storage devices; and (4) transmitting the charging commands to the device-exchange station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: I-Fen Shih, Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, Daniel Vickery, Hok-Sum Horace Luke
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Publication number: 20190202414Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for managing a plurality of device-exchange stations. The method includes, for example, (1) receiving empirical information regarding exchanges of energy storage devices from each of the plurality of device-exchange stations in an initial time period; (2) determining a target time period; (3) identifying a plurality of reference factors and associated weighting values based on empirical information regarding exchanges of energy storage devices; (4) determining demand information during the target time period for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations during the target time period for each of the device-exchange stations; and (5) forming a plurality of charging plans for each of the plurality of device-exchange stations according to demand information during the target time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: I-Fen Shih, Yun-Chun Lai, Sheng-Chin Chuang, Daniel Vickery, Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Bo-Yu Chu