Electric vehicle return management for electric vehicle sharing service
AssigneeKt Corporation
InventorYoung-An CHO
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Abstract
The disclosure is related to managing an electric vehicle return process based on whether a return condition associated with an electric charging of a returned electric vehicle is satisfied. Furthermore, a benefit or a penalty may be given to a corresponding user according to whether the return condition associated with an electric charging is satisfied.
Claims20
A method of managing an electric vehicle return process in an electric vehicle sharing service system, the method comprising:
- receiving a return request for an electric vehicle from at least one of user equipment and an electric vehicle terminal;
- determining whether a first return condition is satisfied, wherein the first return condition includes whether the electric vehicle is at a predetermined return location;
- determining whether a second return condition associated with an electric charging of the electric vehicle is satisfied;
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- determining that an electric vehicle return procedure is complete when the first and second return conditions are satisfied.
A method of managing an electric vehicle return process in an electric vehicle terminal, the method comprising:
- transmitting an electric vehicle return request to an electric vehicle sharing service system;
- obtaining charging connection information by monitoring whether a returned electric vehicle is connected to an electric charger;
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- transmitting the charging connection information to the electric vehicle sharing service system such that the electric vehicle sharing service system determines whether a return condition associated with an electric charging of the returned electric vehicle is satisfied.
A method of managing an electric vehicle return process in an electric charger, the method comprising:
- transmitting information on a charging connection between a returned electric vehicle and the electric charger, to an electric vehicle sharing service system;
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- performing an electric charging process associated with the returned electric vehicle when a charging approval message is received from the electric vehicle sharing service system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.