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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Applicant:
Nathan Bowman Littrell, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Inventor:
Nathan Bowman Littrell, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G07F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/102 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/184 (2013.01); B60L 11/1824 (2013.01); B60L 11/1842 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); B60L 11/1848 (2013.01); G06Q 20/4037 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G07F 15/005 (2013.01); B60L 2240/72 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01); B60L 2260/54 (2013.01); B60L 2260/58 (2013.01); Y02E 60/721 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y04S 10/126 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01); Y04S 50/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle charging station for use with a system for transmitting charging power to an electric vehicle is configured to receive a unique identifier from the electric vehicle and determine a preferred electrical charging power provider based on the identifier. Vehicle charging station is further configured to determine an account associated with the preferred provider and with the identifier, deliver a quantity of electrical charging power to the electric vehicle, and meter the quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the electric vehicle.