System for providing an interface to electric vehicle charging stations
AssigneePlugshare, LLC
InventorsNick WILD, Lucas MANFIELD, Armen PETROSIAN, Forrest NORTH
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Abstract
In some embodiments, the system and method may access a request to charge an electric vehicle at a specific charging station, identify a charging network (e.g., one of multiple, disparate charging networks) associated with the specific charging station, and automatically provide payment information to the charging network via a payment protocol associated with the charging network. The charging interface system, therefore, may facilitate access to any charging network and/or charging station by providing an interface between a driver of an electric vehicle and one of many charging networks.
Claims2
A non-transitory computer readable medium whose contents, when executed by a charging interface system associated with a charging station, cause the charging interface system to perform a method of charging electric vehicles using the charging station, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a first electric vehicle parked proximate to the charging station to be charged by the charging station;
- determining that a second electric vehicle also parked proximate to the charging station is currently charging at the charging station;
- sending a message from the charging interface system to a mobile device associated with the second electric vehicle that includes a request to connect the first electric vehicle to the charging station after the second electric vehicle has finished charging at the charging station;
- determining that the first electric vehicle has been connected to the charging station;
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- causing the charging station to begin charging the first electric vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.