Electric vehicle charging transaction interface for managing electric vehicle charging transactions

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer recordable storage medium including computer usable program code for managing an electric vehicle charging transaction stored thereon, said computer program product comprising:
• computer usable program code for identifying a set of principals associated with the electric vehicle charging transaction, wherein a principal in the set of principals is an entity having an interest in the electric vehicle charging transaction;
• computer usable program code for retrieving electric vehicle charging information from a set of sources;
• computer usable program code for generating an energy transaction plan by an energy transaction planner on the electric vehicle, for the electric vehicle during a pre-charge phase immediately prior to starting the electric vehicle charging transaction using the electric vehicle charging information and based on preferences of one or more principals, wherein the set of preferences associated with charging the electric vehicle comprises a subset of preferences for each principal in the set of principals, authenticated by an authentication module, wherein a preference in the set of preferences specifies a parameter of the charging transaction that is to be minimized, maximized, or optimized, to govern aspects of the charging transaction in a charging phase;
• computer usable program code for initiating the charging phase of the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station using an execution engine on the electric vehicle in accordance with an approved energy transaction plan, wherein the charging phase comprises at least one of charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in an electric storage mechanism associated with the electric vehicle, and removing electricity from the electric storage mechanism to de-charge the electric vehicle;
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• computer usable program code for settling financial obligations of a subset of principals in the set of principals in accordance with the energy transaction plan in response to completion of the charging phase.

An apparatus comprising:

• a bus system;
• a communications system coupled to the bus system;
• a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code;
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• a processing unit coupled to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to identify a set of principals associated with the electric vehicle charging transaction, wherein a principal in the set of principals is an entity having an interest in the electric vehicle charging transaction;
• retrieve electric vehicle charging information from a set of sources;
• generate an energy transaction plan by an energy transaction planner on the electric vehicle, for the electric vehicle during a pre-charge phase immediately prior to starting the electric vehicle charging transaction using the electric vehicle charging information and based on preferences of one or more principals, wherein the set of preferences associated with charging the electric vehicle comprises a subset of preferences for each principal in the set of principals authenticated by an authentication module, wherein a preference in the set of preferences specifies a parameter of the charging transaction that is to be minimized, maximized, or optimized, to govern aspects of the charging transaction in a charging phase;
• initiate the charging phase of the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station using an execution engine on the electric vehicle in accordance with an approved energy transaction plan, wherein the charging phase comprises at least one of charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in an electric storage mechanism associated with the electric vehicle, and removing electricity from the electric storage mechanism to de-charge the electric vehicle;
• and settle financial obligations of a subset of principals in the set of principals in accordance with the energy transaction plan in response to completion of the charging phase.

A system for charging an electric vehicle comprising:

• a processor unit in a network of data processing systems configured as a principal identification component, wherein the principal identification component identifies a set of principals associated with an electric vehicle charging transaction, wherein a principal in the set of principals is an entity having an interest in the electric vehicle charging transaction;
• a processor unit in the network of data processing systems configured as an energy transaction planner, wherein the energy transaction planner generates an energy transaction plan by the energy transaction planner on the electric vehicle, for the electric vehicle during a pre-charge phase immediately prior to starting the electric vehicle charging transaction using electric vehicle charging information, and a set of preferences, wherein the set of preferences associated with charging the electric vehicle comprises a subset of preferences for each principal in the set of principals authenticated by an authentication module, wherein a preference in the set of preferences specifies a parameter of the charging transaction that is to be minimized, maximized, or optimized, wherein the electric vehicle charging information is received from a set of sources;
• a processor unit in the network of data processing systems configured as an execution engine on the electric vehicle, wherein the execution engine initiates a charging phase of the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station in accordance with an approved energy transaction plan, wherein the charging phase comprises at least one of charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in an electric storage mechanism associated with the electric vehicle, and removing electricity from the electric storage mechanism to de-charge the electric vehicle;
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• a processor unit in the network of data processing systems configured as an energy transaction broker, wherein the energy transaction broker settles financial obligations of a subset of principals in the set of principals in accordance with the energy transaction plan in response to completion of the charging phase.