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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rufeng Meng, San Jose, CA (US);
Javier Perez-Ramirez, North Plains, OR (US);
Hassnaa Moustafa, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Automated methods and apparatuses for charging or fueling a vehicle include provision of a plurality of tags and a controller to a vehicle. The plurality of tags are respectively installed at a plurality of positions on a top face of a roof of the vehicle. The controller is configured to cause information about a charging or fueling port of the vehicle to be transmitted to a charging or fueling system of a charging or fueling station. The charging or fueling system, provided with a charging connector or fueling nozzle, and an imaging device, uses at least the information about the charging or fueling port and the plurality of positions of the plurality tags to determine a location of the charging or fueling port of the vehicle, to charge or fuel the vehicle.