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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Charles Burton Theurer, Alplaus, NY (US);
Bernhard Joseph Scholz, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Brandon Stephen Good, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Benjamin Edward Beckmann, Niskayuna, NY (US);
LI Zhang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Patrick Anthony Montelo, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Charles Burton Theurer, Alplaus, NY (US);
Bernhard Joseph Scholz, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Brandon Stephen Good, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Benjamin Edward Beckmann, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Li Zhang, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Patrick Anthony Montelo, Schaumburg, IL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Portable communication devices and methods for use in charging an electrically powered vehicle are disclosed. One example portable communication device includes a first input device configured to scan an optical machine-readable code associated with the charging station, a display device, and a processor coupled to the first input and display devices and configured to determine an identification number of a charging station based on an optical machine-readable code scanned by the first input device, to initiate communication with the charging station through at least one network, and to cause the display device to display a user interface, the user interface including content associated with the charging station.