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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuaki Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Shigematsu, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G07F 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/04 (2012.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1848 (2013.01); B60L 3/0069 (2013.01); B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); B60L 11/1824 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); G06Q 20/145 (2013.01); G06Q 30/04 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); G07F 15/005 (2013.01); B60L 2230/16 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (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 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is applied to a charger that charges a rechargeable battery mounted on an electric vehicle. The charger according to the present invention includes an electric power supply unit that supplies electric power to said rechargeable battery; a payment unit that makes payment with electronic money to use said charger; and a control unit, when said control unit is instructed by said electric vehicle to start charging, that instructs said electric power supply unit to start supplying electric power to said rechargeable battery and that instructs said payment unit to make payment with said electronic money.