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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2008
Erica Haefner Ferro, Boulder, CO (US);
Allan James Schurr, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Mark William Trekell, Aurora, CO (US);
Paul Stuart Williamson, Round Rock, TX (US);
Erica Haefner Ferro, Boulder, CO (US);
Allan James Schurr, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Mark William Trekell, Aurora, CO (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 code for brokering a charging process of an electric vehicle. In one embodiment, a process extracts event data associated with the charging process from a charge notification in response to receiving the charge notification indicating that the charging process of the electric vehicle is complete. The event data may include, but is not limited to, duration of the charging process, quantity of electricity transferred, or rate at which electricity was transferred during the charging process. The process then identifies, from an energy transaction plan, a set of payees participating in the charging process. Thereafter, the process disburses a payment owed to the set of payees. An amount of the payment is calculated using payment terms in profiles of the set of payees. The payment includes funds from at least one of a payer fund and an incentive fund.