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US 2017/0320399 A1Published application
System and method for contacting vehicle via electric vehicle supply equipment
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorAlvin T. YUAN
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Abstract
A method and system of notifications for an electric vehicle are provided. A method of notification includes receiving, from an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), a charge for a first vehicle. The method may further include scanning, by the first vehicle, an identifier of a second vehicle parked in tandem with the first vehicle. The method may also include sending, via the EVSE, by the first vehicle, a notification request including the identifier of the second vehicle.
Claims20
A method of notification comprising:
- receiving, from an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), a charge for a first vehicle;
- scanning, by the first vehicle, an identifier of a second vehicle parked in tandem with the first vehicle;
- and
- sending, via the EVSE, by the first vehicle, a notification request including the identifier of the second vehicle.
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A method of providing a notification, a comprising:
- detecting, at an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), a first vehicle connected to a charging plug;
- providing an electric charge to the first vehicle via the charging plug according to a charging waveform;
- detecting that the first vehicle is drawing power according to a communication waveform that is different than the charging waveform;
- decoding information from the communication waveform;
- and
- communicating a notification based on the decoded information.
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An electric vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle charger that receives, from an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), a charge for the electric vehicle;
- and
- a camera that scans an identifier from a second vehicle parked in tandem with the electric vehicle,
- wherein the vehicle charger sends, via the EVSE, a notification request including the identifier for the second vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.