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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Coordinated scheduling of electric vehicle charging stations to enhance availability and utilization
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Derek S. Caveney, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignees:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERINGS & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/001 (2020.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02);
Abstract
An example operation includes one or more of: determining, by a server, a time when a vehicle at a charging bay of a charging station has completed charging, sending, by the server, an authorization to autonomously move the vehicle after the time, and providing, by the server, a location to move the vehicle.