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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
James Lee Hafner, San Jose, CA (US);
Colin George Harrison, Brookfield, CT (US);
Melissa Wiltsey O'mara, Tully, NY (US);
Paul Stuart Williamson, Round Rock, TX (US);
James Lee Hafner, San Jose, CA (US);
Colin George Harrison, Brookfield, CT (US);
Melissa Wiltsey O'Mara, Tully, NY (US);
Paul Stuart Williamson, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for managing user preferences associated with charging transactions for electric vehicles. In one embodiment, a set of principals associated with a charging transaction for an electric vehicle is identified in response to receiving a request for a set of preferences from an energy transaction planner. The vehicle preference service is located on the electric vehicle. The set of preferences are retrieved from a plurality of preferences. The set of preferences comprises a subset of preferences for each principal in the set of principals. A preference in the set of preferences specifies a parameter of the charging transaction that is to be minimized, maximized, or optimized. The set of preferences are sent to an energy transaction planner.