Electric vehicle (ev) charging station management
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsDavid Wong Cun, Eri Izumi Maeda
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Abstract
According to one aspect, a system for electric vehicle (EV) charging station management may perform receiving an indication of an EV of a user initiating charging at an EV charging station, determining a charge time for the EV, the charge time indicative of an amount of time the EV charging station supplies a charge to the EV, receiving data indicative of a real-world user activity at a location within a threshold distance from the EV charging station, and adjusting a grace period associated with the charge time for the EV based on the data indicative of the real-world user activity. After expiration of the charge time and the grace period, the user may be billed a fee for occupying the EV occupying the EV charging station.
Claims20
A system for electric vehicle (EV) charging station management, comprising:
- a processor and a memory storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the processor to perform:
- receiving an indication of an EV of a user initiating charging at an EV charging station;
- determining a charge time for the EV, the charge time indicative of an amount of time the EV charging station supplies a charge to the EV;
- receiving data indicative of a real-world user activity at a location within a threshold distance from the EV charging station;
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- adjusting a grace period associated with the charge time for the EV based on the data indicative of the real-world user activity, wherein after expiration of the charge time and the grace period, the user is billed a fee for occupying the EV occupying the EV charging station.
A computer implemented method for electric vehicle (EV) charging station management, comprising:
- receiving an indication of an EV of a user initiating charging at an EV charging station;
- determining a charge time for the EV, the charge time indicative of an amount of time the EV charging station supplies a charge to the EV;
- receiving data indicative of a real-world user activity at a location within a threshold distance from the EV charging station;
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- adjusting a grace period associated with the charge time for the EV based on the data indicative of the real-world user activity, wherein after expiration of the charge time and the grace period, the user is billed a fee for occupying the EV occupying the EV charging station.
A system for electric vehicle (EV) charging station management, comprising:
- a processor and a memory storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the processor to perform:
- receiving an indication of an EV of a user initiating charging at an EV charging station;
- determining a charge time for the EV, the charge time indicative of an amount of time the EV charging station supplies a charge to the EV;
- receiving data indicative of a real-world user activity at a location within a threshold distance from the EV charging station;
- and
- adjusting a grace period associated with the charge time for the EV based on the data indicative of the real-world user activity, wherein after expiration of the charge time and the grace period, the user is billed a fee for occupying the EV occupying the EV charging station;
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- a charge controller controlling the EV charging station based on the charge time determined for the EV.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.