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Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2021
Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Eri Izumi Maeda, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);

David Wong Cun, Fountain Valley, CA (US);

Richard Pham, Lakewood, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02);
Abstract

Systems and methods for selecting a charging entity based on occupancy status are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a current geo-location and state of charge of a requesting vehicle. A plurality of charging entities that are within a remaining distance of the requesting vehicle are identified. Occupancy statuses for one or more charging entities of the plurality of charging entities are determined. The method also includes estimating charging speeds for the one or more charging entities based on the occupancy statuses. A charging station map user interface that pin points the current geo-location of the requesting vehicle and the one or more charging entities is presented. The one or more charging entities are presented with labels based on the charging speeds. The method further includes reserving a charging station of a selected charging entity of the plurality of charging entities by selecting a label.


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