System and method for electric vehicle charging and billing using a wireless vehicle communication service
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06Q-050/06
B60L-011/18
B60L-003/12
G06Q-020/10
G06Q-020/12
G06Q-020/32
G07F-015/00
G07F-015/04
G07F-017/00
출원번호
US-0341875
(2008-12-22)
등록번호
US-9505317
(2016-11-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Littrell, Nathan Bowman
출원인 / 주소
General Electric Company
대리인 / 주소
General Electric Company
인용정보
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1인용 특허 :
111
초록▼
A vehicle charging station for use in transmitting charging power to an electric vehicle for use in charging the vehicle is configured to communicatively couple to the electric vehicle via a network connection to a wireless network provider and electrically couple to the electric vehicle via a conne
A vehicle charging station for use in transmitting charging power to an electric vehicle for use in charging the vehicle is configured to communicatively couple to the electric vehicle via a network connection to a wireless network provider and electrically couple to the electric vehicle via a connector. Vehicle charging station is further configured to receive a unique identifier from the electric vehicle via the network connection, deliver a quantity of electrical charging power to the electric vehicle via the connector, and meter the quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the electric vehicle.
대표청구항▼
1. A vehicle charging system for use with charging an electric vehicle that includes a vehicle communications module, said system comprising: a vehicle charging station comprising a meter and a connector, said vehicle charging station configured to: communicatively couple to a first network that is
1. A vehicle charging system for use with charging an electric vehicle that includes a vehicle communications module, said system comprising: a vehicle charging station comprising a meter and a connector, said vehicle charging station configured to: communicatively couple to a first network that is communicatively coupled to a second network that is configured to communicatively couple wirelessly to the vehicle communications module; andelectrically couple to the electric vehicle via said connector; anda server system communicatively coupled to said vehicle charging station through the first network, said server system configured to be communicatively coupled to the electric vehicle through the vehicle communications module that is connected to the second network that is connected to the first network, and said server system configured to: receive a unique identifier associated with the electric vehicle from the first network, the unique identifier transmitted from the vehicle communications module to the second network and subsequently routed from the second network, through the first network, to said server system;determine an account associated with the unique identifier;determine whether to approve service to the electric vehicle based on the account; andtransmit an approval to said vehicle charging station upon a determination to approve service, wherein the approval is transmitted from said server system to the first network, and wherein the approval is further routed from the first network to the vehicle charging station;wherein said vehicle charging station is further configured to: receive the approval from said server system;deliver a quantity of electrical charging power to the electric vehicle via the connector based on the approval; andmeter the quantity of electrical charging power delivered by said vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle using said meter; andwherein said server system is further configured to: determine a transaction amount based on the metered quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the electric vehicle by said vehicle charging station; andcompare the transaction amount to a balance of the account. 2. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said server system comprises a database and a computer coupled to said database, said computer is configured to: access said database;search for the identifier in said database; anddetermine the account based on results of the searching. 3. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said meter is further configured to transmit a numerical representation of the metered quantity of electrical charging power delivered to said server system. 4. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said server system is configured to deduct the transaction amount from the account. 5. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said server system is further configured to: determine a current balance of the account; anddetermine whether the current balance exceeds a predetermined amount. 6. A system in accordance with claim 5, wherein said server system is further configured to transmit a request to a user to add additional funds to the account upon a determination that the current balance does not exceed the predetermined amount. 7. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said server system is further configured to: determine whether a stolen car report is associated with the electric vehicle; andtransmit a denial of service instruction to said vehicle charging station upon a determination that an associated stolen car report exists. 8. A method for charging an electric vehicle that includes a vehicle communications module, said method comprising: communicatively coupling a vehicle charging station and a server system to a first network that is communicatively coupled to a second network that is configured to communicatively couple wirelessly to the vehicle communications module;electrically coupling the vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle via a connector;receiving, at the server system, a unique identifier associated with the electric vehicle from the vehicle communications module through the first network, the unique identifier transmitted from the vehicle communications module to the second network and subsequently routed from the second network, through the first network, to the server system;determining, by the server system, an account associated with the unique identifier;determining, by the server system, whether to approve service to the electric vehicle based on the account;transmitting, from the server system, an approval to the vehicle charging station based on the determination whether to approve service, wherein the approval is transmitted from the server system to the first network, and wherein the approval is further routed from the first network to the vehicle charging station;receiving, at the vehicle charging station, the approval;delivering, by the vehicle charging station, a quantity of electrical charging power to the electric vehicle via the connector based on the approval;metering, by the vehicle charging station, the quantity of electrical charging power delivered by the vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle;determining, by the server system, a transaction amount based on the metered quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the electric vehicle at the vehicle charging station; andcomparing, by the server system, the transaction amount to a balance of the account. 9. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein determining an account further comprises: accessing said database;searching for the identifier in the database; anddetermining the account based on results of the searching. 10. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein metering the quantity of electrical charging power delivered comprises metering, by at least one of the vehicle charging station and the electric vehicle, the quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the electric vehicle. 11. A method in accordance with claim 8, further comprising deducting the transaction amount from the account. 12. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein determining whether to approve service to the electric vehicle comprises: determining a current balance of the account; anddetermining whether the current balance exceeds a predetermined amount. 13. A method in accordance with claim 12, further comprising transmitting a request to a user to add additional funds to the account upon a determination that the current balance does not exceed the predetermined amount.
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