Electric vehicle charging station
First Claim
1. An electric vehicle charging system comprising:
- a computing device having a processor and a memory storage device, wherein the computing device is programmed to initiate electric charging of a first vehicle while the first vehicle is locked to a charging station and provide access to a second vehicle locked to the charging station while the first vehicle is charging,wherein providing access to the second vehicle includes the computing device sending a signal to the charging station commanding the charging station to unlock the second vehicle from the charging station while the first vehicle is locked to the charging station.
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Abstract
An electric vehicle charging system includes a computing device having a processor and a memory storage device. The computing device is programmed to initiate electric charging of an electric vehicle and provide access to a different vehicle while the electric vehicle is charging. An example method that may be executed by the charging station includes detecting a first vehicle at a charging station, initiating electric charging of the first vehicle at the charging station, transmitting a lock signal to a charge cord of the charging station to lock the charge cord to the first vehicle, providing access to a second vehicle while the first vehicle is charging, detecting a return of the second vehicle to the charging station, and transmitting an unlock signal to the charge cord to unlock the charge cord from the first vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. An electric vehicle charging system comprising:
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a computing device having a processor and a memory storage device, wherein the computing device is programmed to initiate electric charging of a first vehicle while the first vehicle is locked to a charging station and provide access to a second vehicle locked to the charging station while the first vehicle is charging, wherein providing access to the second vehicle includes the computing device sending a signal to the charging station commanding the charging station to unlock the second vehicle from the charging station while the first vehicle is locked to the charging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electric vehicle charging station comprising:
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a user interface device programmed to receive a user input; a charge cord configured to lock to a first vehicle to lock the first vehicle to the charging station; and a computing device having a processor and a memory storage device, wherein the computing device is programmed to initiate electric charging of the first vehicle while the first vehicle is locked to the charge cord and provide access to a second vehicle locked to the charging station while the first vehicle is charging, wherein providing access to the second vehicle includes the computing device sending a signal commanding the charging station to unlock the second vehicle from the charging station while the first vehicle is locked to the charge cord. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A method comprising:
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detecting a first vehicle at a charging station; initiating electric charging of the first vehicle at the charging station; transmitting a lock signal to a charge cord of the charging station to lock the charge cord to the first vehicle prior to providing access to a second vehicle locked to the charging station; providing access to the second vehicle while the first vehicle is charging, wherein providing access to the second vehicle includes sending a signal to the charging station commanding the charging station to unlock the second vehicle from the charging station while the first vehicle is locked to the charge cord; detecting a return of the second vehicle to the charging station; and transmitting an unlock signal to the charge cord to unlock the charge cord from the first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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