# US 10,870,364 B2 · Method for autonomous charging of a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,870,364 B2 - Document ID: US10870364B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/953,041 - Filed: 2018-04-13 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-13 - Assignees: Bedestrian LLC - Applicants: Bedestrian LLC - Inventors: Shadi Mere - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870364B2 ## CPC - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - B60L 53/12: Inductive energy transfer - B60L 53/14: Conductive energy transfer - B60L 53/35: Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles - B60L 53/38: specially adapted for charging by inductive energy transfer - B60L 53/57: Charging stations without connection to power networks - B60L 55/00: Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements - H02J 7/342: {The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging (with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/68)} - H02J 7/42: with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones - H02J 7/731: {specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence)} - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - B60L 2200/36: Vehicles designed to transport cargo, e.g. trucks - B60L 2240/622: by satellite navigation - B60L 2260/32: Auto pilot mode - B60P 3/007: {for delivery of small articles, e.g. milk, frozen articles} - H02J 50/80: involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices - H02J 50/90: involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment - H02J 2105/30: the load networks being external to vehicles, i.e. exchanging power with vehicles - H02J 2105/42: Home appliances - H02J 2207/40: adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage - Y02B 70/3225: Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 10/72: Electric energy management in electromobility - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - Y02T 90/167: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV] - Y04S 20/222: Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving - Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract A method for autonomously charging an electric motor vehicle based on a customer order using an autonomous vehicle having electric battery storage includes receiving a request to charge the electric motor vehicle, loading into a memory of the autonomous vehicle a customer profile that includes a location of the electric motor vehicle, a vehicle identifier, and an electric charge amount, autonomously driving to the location of the electric motor vehicle, identifying the electric motor vehicle based on the vehicle identifier, and charging the electric motor vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for charging an electric motor vehicle based on a customer order using an autonomous vehicle having electric battery storage, the method comprising: receiving a request to charge the electric motor vehicle; loading into a memory accessible by the autonomous vehicle a customer profile that includes a location of the electric motor vehicle, a vehicle identifier, a time of delivery, a charging inlet unlock code or wireless unlock charging code, and an electric charge amount; autonomously driving to the location of the electric motor vehicle; identifying the electric motor vehicle based on the vehicle identifier; charging the electric motor vehicle determining whether the electric vehicle is equipped with wireless charging and transmitting the wireless unlock charging code to the electric motor vehicle if the electric motor vehicle has been identified and the electric motor vehicle is equipped with wireless charging; determining whether a charging inlet of the electric vehicle is accessible by the autonomous vehicle if the electric motor vehicle is not equipped with wireless charging; and transmitting the charging inlet unlock code if the charging inlet is accessible, maneuvering the autonomous vehicle relative to the electric motor vehicle, and using a robotic manipulator to connect a charging cable from the autonomous vehicle to the electric motor vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle identifier is selected from the group consisting of a stored make and model of the electric motor vehicle and a stored license plate number of the electric motor vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 wherein verifying the identification of the electric motor vehicle includes using a camera to read a license plate number of the electric motor vehicle and comparing the license plate number of the electric motor vehicle to the stored license plate number of the electric motor vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 wherein verifying the identification of the electric motor vehicle includes using a camera to read a make and model of the electric motor vehicle and comparing the make and model of the electric motor vehicle to the stored make and model of the electric motor vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising maneuvering the autonomous vehicle relative to the electric vehicle to allow for wireless charging. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising notifying the customer or an attendant if the charging inlet is not accessible. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 further comprising verifying an identity of a customer or an attendant and transmitting the charging inlet unlock code to the electric motor vehicle if the customer or attendant identity has been verified. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein verifying the identity of the customer or the attendant includes using an application on a personal device that communicates with the autonomous vehicle, voice identification, facial recognition, or a code entered into the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the charging the electric motor vehicle includes charging the electric motor vehicle to the charge amount. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the autonomous vehicle includes a trailer having electric storage capacity sufficient to charge an electric motor vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating a notification to the customer when the autonomous vehicle has arrived at the location of the electric motor vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising communicating with the customer that the electric motor vehicle has been charged to the charge amount when the electric motor vehicle has been charged to the charge amount. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 further comprising sending a charging inlet lock code or a wireless charging lock code after the electric motor vehicle has been charged to the charge amount.