Apparatus and methods for autonomously controlling vehicles for charging
OwnerAnuja Sonalkerinventor
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Abstract
Aspects relate to apparatus and methods for autonomously controlling electric vehicles for charging. Apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a map of a location, communicate with a plurality of vehicles at the location, and communicate charging data to a user. Communicating with the plurality of vehicles includes receiving status data from the vehicles, transmitting a waypath to the vehicles, and directing the vehicles to a designated spot for charging. A user may manually charge the vehicles at the designated spot.
Claims20
An apparatus for autonomously controlling electric vehicles for charging, the apparatus comprising:
- at least a processor;
- and
- a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to:
- receive a map of a location, wherein the map comprises a charging location;
- communicate with a plurality of vehicles, wherein communicating with the plurality of vehicles further comprises:
- receiving status data from at least a monitor device, including at least information on a vehicle condition, for each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
- receiving an access datum from each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, wherein the access datum represents each vehicle's accessibility to the map;
- ranking the vehicle condition of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
- transmitting, selectively, as a function of each access datum and the corresponding rank of the vehicle condition, a waypath to selected vehicles of the plurality of vehicles as a function of the status data of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
- and
- directing the selected vehicles of the plurality of vehicles to a respective designated spot at the charging location.
A method for autonomously controlling electric vehicles for charging, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a map of a location, wherein the map comprises a charging location;
- communicating, by the processor, with a plurality of vehicles, wherein communicating with the plurality of vehicles further comprises:
- receiving status data of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles from a monitor device, wherein the status data includes at least information on a vehicle condition;
- receiving an access datum from each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, wherein the access datum represents each vehicle's accessibility to the map;
- ranking the vehicle condition of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
- transmitting, selectively, as a function of each access datum and the corresponding rank of the vehicle condition, a waypath to selected vehicles of the plurality of vehicles as a function of the status data of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
- and
- directing the selected vehicles of the plurality of vehicles to a respective designated spot at the charging location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.