# US 2022/0277366 A1 · Subscription-based electric vehicle charging management methods and systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0277366 A1 - Document ID: US20220277366A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/560,325 - Filed: 2021-12-23 - Published: 2022-09-01 - Earliest claimed: 2021-02-26 - Assignees: Noodoe Corporation - Applicants: Noodoe Corporation - Inventors: En-Yu Shih; Yu-Ting LIOU; Yi-An HOU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220277366A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping] - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - B60L 53/665: {Methods related to measuring, billing or payment} - B60L 53/67: Controlling two or more charging stations - H02J 7/40: characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data - H02J 7/971: {the charge cycle being controlled or terminated in response to non-electric parameters} - B60L 2240/70: Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres - B60L 2250/16: by display - B60L 2250/20: by driver identification - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract Subscription-based electric vehicle charging management methods and systems are provided. A server receives charging request with at least a user identification code from an electric vehicle charging station or a mobile device through a network. The server searches a database according to the user identification code to obtain contract situation corresponding to the user identification code and determines whether the contract situation is in a contract expiration status or an arrears unpaid status. When the contract situation is not in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status, the server instructs the electric vehicle charging station to perform a charging operation. When the contract situation is in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status, the server transmits a charging rejection instruction to the electric vehicle charging station. In response to the charging rejection instruction, the electric vehicle charging station rejects the charging request. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A subscription-based electric vehicle charging management method for use in a charging field with at least one electric vehicle charging station and the electric vehicle charging station is connected to a server through a network, comprising: receiving a charging request from the electric vehicle charging station or a mobile device through a network by the server, wherein the charging request includes at least a user identification code; searching a database to obtain a contract situation corresponding to the user identification code according to the user identification code by the server; determining whether the contract situation corresponding to the user identification code is in a contract expiration status or an arrears unpaid status by the server; instructing the electric vehicle charging station to perform a charging operation through the network by the server when the contract situation is not in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status; transmitting a charging rejection instruction to the electric vehicle charging station through the network by the server when the contract situation is in the contract expiration status or the contract situation is in the arrears unpaid status; and in response to the charging rejection instruction, rejecting the charging request by the electric vehicle charging station. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating an online payment link based on the contract situation and determining whether a payment operation has been completed through the online payment link by the server; and updating the contract situation and transmitting a charging permission instruction to the electric vehicle charging station through the network by the server when the payment operation has been completed through the online payment link. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising setting a flag to a first value by the electric vehicle charging station in response to the charging rejection instruction, wherein the electric vehicle charging station cannot output power when the flag is marked as the first value. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: transmitting a charging permission instruction to the electric vehicle charging station via the network by the server; and setting the flag to a second value by the electric vehicle charging station in response to the charging permission instruction, wherein the electric vehicle charging station allows the output of power when the flag is marked as the second value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting the contract situation to the electric vehicle charging station through the network by the server; determining whether the contract situation corresponding to the user identification code is in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status by the electric vehicle charging station in response to the charging request when the network is disconnected and the electric vehicle charging station cannot be connected to the server; performing the charging operation to output power by the electric vehicle charging station when the contract situation is not in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status; and rejecting the charging request by the electric vehicle charging station when the contract situation is in the contract expiration status or the contract situation is in the arrears unpaid status. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: obtaining vehicle identification data of a vehicle by the electric vehicle charging station; transmitting the vehicle identification data to the server through the network by the electric vehicle charging station; determining whether the vehicle identification data corresponds to the user identification code or the corresponding contract situation by the server; and instructing the electric vehicle charging station to perform the charging operation through the network by the server when the vehicle identification data corresponds to the user identification code or the corresponding contract situation. ### Claim 7 A subscription-based electric vehicle charging management system for use in a charging field, comprising: at least one electric vehicle charging station; and a server coupled to the electric vehicle charging station through a network, receiving a charging request from the electric vehicle charging station or a mobile device through the network, wherein the charging request includes at least a user identification code, searching a database to obtain a contract situation corresponding to the user identification code according to the user identification code, and determining whether the contract situation corresponding to the user identification code is in a contract expiration status or an arrears unpaid status, wherein the server instructs the electric vehicle charging station to perform a charging operation through the network when the contract situation is not in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status and the server transmits a charging rejection instruction to the electric vehicle charging station through the network when the contract situation is in the contract expiration status or the contract situation is in the arrears unpaid status, wherein the electric vehicle charging station rejects the charging request in response to the charging rejection instruction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the server further generates an online payment link based on the contract situation and determines whether a payment operation has been completed through the online payment link, and the server further updates the contract situation and transmits a charging permission instruction to the electric vehicle charging station through the network when the payment operation has been completed through the online payment link. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the server further transmits the contract situation to the electric vehicle charging station through the network, and when the network is disconnected and the electric vehicle charging station cannot be connected to the server, the electric vehicle charging station determines whether the contract situation corresponding to the user identification code is in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status in response to the charging request, performs the charging operation to output power when the contract situation is not in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status and rejects the charging request when the contract situation is in the contract expiration status or the contract situation is in the arrears unpaid status. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the electric vehicle charging station further obtains vehicle identification data of a vehicle and transmits the vehicle identification data to the server through the network, and the server determines whether the vehicle identification data corresponds to the user identification code or the corresponding contract situation and instructs the electric vehicle charging station to perform the charging operation through the network when the vehicle identification data corresponds to the user identification code or the corresponding contract situation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the electric vehicle charging station further sets a flag to a first value in response to the charging rejection instruction, wherein the electric vehicle charging station cannot output power when the flag is marked as the first value. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the server further transmits a charging permission instruction to the electric vehicle charging station via the network, and in response to the charging permission instruction, the electric vehicle charging station sets the flag to a second value, wherein the electric vehicle charging station allows the output of power when the flag is marked as the second value. ### Claim 13 A machine-readable storage medium comprising a computer program, which, when executed, causes a device to perform a subscription-based electric vehicle charging management method for use in a charging field with at least one electric vehicle charging station and the electric vehicle charging station is connected to a server through a network, wherein the method comprises: receiving a charging request from the electric vehicle charging station or a mobile device through a network by the server, wherein the charging request includes at least a user identification code; searching a database to obtain a contract situation corresponding to the user identification code according to the user identification code by the server; determining whether the contract situation corresponding to the user identification code is in a contract expiration status or an arrears unpaid status by the server; instructing the electric vehicle charging station to perform a charging operation through the network by the server when the contract situation is not in the contract expiration status or the arrears unpaid status; transmitting a charging rejection instruction to the electric vehicle charging station through the network by the server when the contract situation is in the contract expiration status or the contract situation is in the arrears unpaid status; and in response to the charging rejection instruction, rejecting the charging request by the electric vehicle charging station.