Charging device, reminding system and reminding method for vehicle condition

• US 10,131,240 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2016
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Airdrawing Technology Service Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen Airdrawing Technology Service Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lu, Pen-Uei
• Primary Examiner(s): Shafi, Muhammad
• Application Number:
  US15/191,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20170305288A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 701 316
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/62 in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/006 Indicating maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0825 using optical means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A smart vehicle charging device includes a charging unit, a communication unit communicating with the vehicle, a storage unit with pre-stored information, a display unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit obtains information as to instant vehicle condition, processes the information, and transmits the information of vehicle condition to the display unit. The processing unit further can compare the instant information with information as to vehicle condition which is pre-stored. The processing unit determines whether the instant vehicle condition matches with the pre-stored information. A system and a method for reminding as to vehicle condition are also provided.

Claims

1. A vehicle condition reminding system comprising:

at least one processing unit; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing instructions for execution by the at least one processing unit, the instructions causing the at least one processing unit to;

recharge a battery of an electric vehicle;

transmit an information of vehicle condition to a charging device, when a charging device connector communication unit communicates with a vehicle connector communication unit;

display the information of vehicle condition which is received on the charging device;

compare the received information of vehicle condition with pre-stored information of vehicle condition;

determine whether the received information of vehicle condition matches with the pre-stored information; and

issue an alarm when the information of vehicle condition does not match with the pre-stored information.

2. The vehicle condition reminding system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processing unit to:

read an identification card of a user;

compare user information with pre-stored users information; and

identify the user based on the comparison of the user information with the pre-stored users information.

3. The vehicle condition reminding system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processing unit to:

search a solution in accordance with the information of vehicle condition when the information of vehicle condition does not match with the pre-stored information.

4. The vehicle condition reminding system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the solution is obtained by local search or web search.