Electric charging apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneeLsis Co., Ltd.
InventorBum Youl KIM
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Abstract
An electric charging apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. According to a method of operating a master charging apparatus which controls a plurality of slave charging apparatuses, the master charging apparatus receives payment information, transmits a payment approval message including the payment information to a payment server through an external communication network, and receives a payment approval through the external communication network from the payment server. When receiving the payment approval, the master charging apparatus transmits an electric vehicle charging instruction to a slave charging apparatus corresponding to the payment information among the plurality of slave apparatuses through an internal communication network.
Claims19
A method of operating a slave charging apparatus which charges a charging target device, the method comprising:
- confirming connection with the charging target device;
- receiving a charging instruction for the charging target device from a master charging apparatus through an internal network;
- providing electricity to the charging target device according to payment information;
- and
- transmitting a charging completion message to a terminal, when the electricity provision is completed.
A method of operating a master charging apparatus which controls a plurality of slave charging apparatuses, the method comprising:
- receiving payment information;
- transmitting a payment approval message including the payment information to a payment server through an external communication network;
- receiving a payment approval through the external communication network from the payment server;
- and
- when the payment approval is received, transmitting an electric vehicle charging instruction to a slave charging apparatus corresponding to the payment information among the plurality of slave apparatuses through an internal communication network.
A slave charging apparatus charging a charging target device, comprising:
- a controller confirming connection with the charging target apparatus;
- an internal communication module receiving a charging instruction for the charging target apparatus from a master charging apparatus through an internal communication network;
- a power supplying device providing electricity to the charging target device according to payment information;
- and
- a terminal communication module transmitting a charging completion message to a terminal, when the electricity provision is completed.
A master charging apparatus controlling a plurality of slave charging apparatuses, comprising:
- a controller receiving payment information;
- an external communication module transmitting a payment approval message including the payment information to a payment server through an external communication network and receiving a payment approval through the external communication network from the payment server;
- and
- an internal communication module, when the payment approval is received, transmitting an electric vehicle charging instruction to a slave charging apparatus corresponding to the payment information among the plurality of slave apparatuses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.