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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dylan Erb, Allen Park, MI (US);
Alexander Bartlett, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Jacob Wiles, Plymouth, MI (US);
Bikram Singh, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); G06Q 20/4014 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); B60L 2230/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charging station comprises a processor programmed to receive a vehicle identifier identifying a vehicle from a first digital entity; receive a payment authentication from a second digital entity; electronically identify an account associated with the vehicle identifier and the payment authentication; verify payment rights confirming a right to use the account to pay; and responsive to successful verification, activate the charging station to charge and process payment from the account.