Roaming method
Assigneeinnogy Innovation GmbH
InventorsCarsten Stöcker, Torsten Dahmen, Markus Ludwig Rothkeppel, Ulrich Grepel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a roaming method for an electrical charging system with at least two subsystems. In the method, a charging data set is received through a communication module of a gateway device from a charging station assigned to the gateway device. The charging data set is forwarded by a peer-to-peer module assigned to the gateway device to a peer-to-peer application of a peer-to-peer network, and a roaming action is controlled by a roaming controlling means of the peer-to-peer application executed by at least a part of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network based on the received charging data set.
Claims19
A roaming method for a charging system with at least two charging subsystems, wherein each of the at least two charging subsystems comprises a gateway device connectable to at least one charging station, wherein the at least two charging subsystems differ from each other in the used authentication process and/or the accounting process wherein the at least two charging subsystems are networked by at least one peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
- receiving a charging data set through a communication module of a gateway device from a charging station assigned to the gateway device,
- forwarding the charging data set by a peer-to-peer module assigned to the gateway device to a peer-to-peer application of the peer-to-peer network, and
- controlling at least part of a roaming process by a roaming controlling means of the peer-to-peer application executed by at least two of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network based on the received charging data set,
- wherein the charging data set comprises at least one peer-to-peer identifier assigned to a user of a vehicle to be charged or discharged and/or a vehicle to be charged or discharged of a user,
- wherein controlling a roaming process comprises at least initiating an authentication action, wherein the authentication action comprises evaluating the validity of the peer-to-peer identifier, based on the peer-to-peer identifier,
- wherein the peer-to-peer application is a decentralized register or a shared database, and
- wherein data is stored by the peer-to-peer application with given proofs or signatures.
A charging system, comprising:
- at least one peer-to-peer network comprising at least one peer-to-peer application;
- a first charging subsystem with at least one first gateway device connected with at least one first charging station via a communication connection for receiving at least one charging data set from the first charging station,
- at least one first peer-to-peer module assigned to the first gateway device and configured to communicate with the peer-to-peer application,
- wherein the peer-to-peer application comprises a roaming controlling means executed by at least two of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network and configured to control a roaming process based on the charging data set provided to the peer-to-peer application by means of the first peer-to-peer module,
- wherein the charging data set comprises at least one peer-to-peer identifier assigned to a user of a vehicle to be charged or discharged and/or a vehicle to be charged or discharged of a user,
- wherein controlling a roaming process comprises at least initiating an authentication action, wherein the authentication action comprises evaluating the validity of the peer-to-peer identifier, based on the peer-to-peer identifier,
- wherein the peer-to-peer application is a decentralized register or a shared database, and
- wherein data is stored by the peer-to-peer application with given proofs or signatures.
A peer-to-peer application of a peer-to-peer network, the peer-to-peer application comprising:
- at least one roaming controlling means executable by at least two of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network and configured to control a roaming process based on a charging data set provided by at least one peer-to-peer module assigned to a gateway device,
- wherein the charging data set comprises at least one peer-to-peer identifier assigned to a user of a vehicle to be charged or discharged and/or a vehicle to be charged or discharged of a user,
- wherein controlling a roaming process comprises at least initiating an authentication action, wherein the authentication action comprises evaluating the validity of the peer-to-peer identifier, based on the peer-to-peer identifier,
- wherein the peer-to-peer application is a decentralized register or a shared database, and
- wherein data is stored by the peer-to-peer application with given proofs or signatures.
A roaming method for a charging system with at least two charging subsystems, wherein each of the at least two charging subsystems comprises a gateway device connectable to at least one charging station, wherein the at least two charging subsystems differ from each other in the used authentication process and/or the accounting process wherein the at least two charging subsystems are networked by at least one peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
- receiving a charging data set through a communication module of a gateway device from a charging station assigned to the gateway device,
- forwarding the charging data set by a peer-to-peer module assigned to the gateway device to a peer-to-peer application of the peer-to-peer network, and
- controlling at least part of a roaming process by a roaming controlling means of the peer-to-peer application executed by at least two of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network based on the received charging data set,
- wherein the charging data set comprises at least one peer-to-peer identifier assigned to a user of a vehicle to be charged or discharged and/or a vehicle to be charged or discharged of a user,
- wherein controlling a roaming process comprises at least initiating an authentication action, wherein the authentication action comprises evaluating the validity of the peer-to-peer identifier, based on the peer-to-peer identifier, and
- wherein the at least one peer-to-peer application is a block chain or decentral ledger comprising at least two blocks coupled to each other.
A charging system, comprising:
- at least one peer-to-peer network comprising at least one peer-to-peer application;
- a first charging subsystem with at least one first gateway device connected with at least one first charging station via a communication connection for receiving at least one charging data set from the first charging station,
- at least one first peer-to-peer module assigned to the first gateway device and configured to communicate with the peer-to-peer application,
- wherein the peer-to-peer application comprises a roaming controlling means executed by at least two of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network and configured to control a roaming process based on the charging data set provided to the peer-to-peer application by means of the first peer-to-peer module,
- wherein the charging data set comprises at least one peer-to-peer identifier assigned to a user of a vehicle to be charged or discharged and/or a vehicle to be charged or discharged of a user,
- wherein controlling a roaming process comprises at least initiating an authentication action, wherein the authentication action comprises evaluating the validity of the peer-to-peer identifier, based on the peer-to-peer identifier, and
- wherein the at least one peer-to-peer application is a block chain or decentral ledger comprising at least two blocks coupled to each other.
A peer-to-peer application of a peer-to-peer network, the peer-to-peer application comprising:
- at least one roaming controlling means executable by at least two of the nodes of the peer-to-peer network and configured to control a roaming process based on a charging data set provided by at least one peer-to-peer module assigned to a gateway device,
- wherein the charging data set comprises at least one peer-to-peer identifier assigned to a user of a vehicle to be charged or discharged and/or a vehicle to be charged or discharged of a user,
- wherein controlling a roaming process comprises at least initiating an authentication action, wherein the authentication action comprises evaluating the validity of the peer-to-peer identifier, based on the peer-to-peer identifier, and
- wherein the at least one peer-to-peer application is a block chain or decentral ledger comprising at least two blocks coupled to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.