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Patent No.:

US 10812979 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 05, 2018

Method and apparatus for finding and accessing a vehicle fueling station, including an electric vehicle charging station

Applicant:

Liberty Plugins, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Scott Outwater, Carpinteria, CA (US);

William Gibbens Redmann, Glendale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Liberty PlugIns, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Attorneys:

John R. Kasha

Kelly L. Kasha

Kasha Law LLC

Primary Examiner:

Michael Collins

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G07F 5/26 (2006.01); G07F 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/04 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/31 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B60L 53/57 (2019.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G07C 9/20 (2020.01); G07C 9/29 (2020.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/30 (2019.02); B60L 53/31 (2019.02); B60L 53/57 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G06Q 20/045 (2013.01); G06Q 20/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3223 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01); G06Q 20/38215 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G07C 9/20 (2020.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G07C 9/29 (2020.01); G07F 5/26 (2013.01); G07F 15/005 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 9/3263 (2013.01); H04L 9/3268 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04M 1/7253 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 12/0609 (2019.01); B60L 2230/12 (2013.01); B60L 2230/34 (2013.01); B60L 2230/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/622 (2013.01); B60L 2240/72 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/10 (2013.01); G06Q 2240/00 (2013.01); H04L 63/0442 (2013.01); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01); H04L 2209/80 (2013.01); H04L 2209/84 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/162 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control system and method are provided for a station to dispense fuel to a vehicle, including an electric vehicle, without requiring dedicated access to a communications network, with the advantage that authorization for fleet vehicles or individuals can be obtained from an access management system, using a portable, wireless device, such as a smart phone or a dashboard appliance. The authorization is wirelessly relayed to the station by the wireless device, to enable the dispensing of fuel. Subsequently, a log comprising the transaction is provided to the access management system, through the same or a different wireless, mobile computing device. The log may also report status and other events, such as load shedding.

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