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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2021
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Sebastian Bode, Ahlen, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for authorizing a charging process at a charging point. The method may include: establishing a near field interface between an authentication means and the charging point; transmitting a user identification signed using a signature key via the near field interface and authenticating by checking the signed user identification; reconciling a plurality of condition data sets retained in a memory area of the authentication means with a plurality of condition data sets retained in a memory area of the charging point, wherein an item of version information is assigned to one of the condition data sets and a first condition data set is replaced by a second condition data set by the reconciliation in consideration of a comparison of the respective version information; and authorizing the charging process by evaluating one of the condition data sets.