Charge calculation apparatus, charge calculation system, and charge calculation method
First Claim
1. An electric charging controller comprising:
- circuitry configured tostore, in a memory of the electric charging controller, a plurality of IDs of a plurality of electric vehicles, each ID of the plurality of IDs uniquely identifying each electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles,receive a request for charging from an electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles,receive, from an electric memory of the electric vehicle, at least a registration location of the electric vehicle and the ID of the electric vehicle,determine whether the received ID of the electric vehicle is stored in the memory of the electric charging controller,control charging of the electric vehicle from a power server that receives power from a non-power-grid source in a format compatible with the electric vehicle based on the received ID of the electric vehicle in a case it is determined that the received ID of the electric vehicle is stored in the memory of the electric charging controller, the non-power grid source being configured to transmit electric power independently from a power grid source, andcalculate an amount of tax to be applied for an amount of electricity used from both the power grid and the non-power-grid source in charging of the external vehicle based on the registration location of the electric vehicle.
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Abstract
A charge calculation apparatus, system and method allow for a controller to administer an electric power charging operation to one or more client devices, such as an electric vehicle. The vehicle provides its ID to the controller, which in turn calculates a tax according to the vehicle making the request, and other factors such as taxing jurisdiction, amount of electricity used, timing, etc. By controlling the charging operation in this way, the taxing authorities are able to collect tax revenue for use in maintaining roads from the users of those roads by monitoring which vehicles are using electricity to operate the vehicles on the roads. By keeping track of the vehicle'"'"'s movement within different tax jurisdictions, the tax may be apportioned amongst the different taxing authorities.
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23 Claims
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1. An electric charging controller comprising:
circuitry configured to store, in a memory of the electric charging controller, a plurality of IDs of a plurality of electric vehicles, each ID of the plurality of IDs uniquely identifying each electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles, receive a request for charging from an electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles, receive, from an electric memory of the electric vehicle, at least a registration location of the electric vehicle and the ID of the electric vehicle, determine whether the received ID of the electric vehicle is stored in the memory of the electric charging controller, control charging of the electric vehicle from a power server that receives power from a non-power-grid source in a format compatible with the electric vehicle based on the received ID of the electric vehicle in a case it is determined that the received ID of the electric vehicle is stored in the memory of the electric charging controller, the non-power grid source being configured to transmit electric power independently from a power grid source, and calculate an amount of tax to be applied for an amount of electricity used from both the power grid and the non-power-grid source in charging of the external vehicle based on the registration location of the electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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8. A method for charging of an electric vehicle, comprising:
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storing, in a memory, a plurality of IDs of a plurality of electric vehicles, each ID of the plurality of IDs uniquely identifying each electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles; receiving, at circuitry, data requesting an electric charge for the electric vehicle of the plurality of electric vehicles; receiving, from an electric memory of the electric vehicle, a registration location of the electric vehicle and the ID of the electric vehicle; determining whether the received ID of the electric vehicle is stored in the memory; controlling, with the circuitry, charging of the electric vehicle from a power server that receives power from a non-power-grid source in a format compatible with the electric vehicle based on the received ID of the electric vehicle in a case it is determined that the received ID of the electric vehicle is stored in the memory of the electric charging controller, the non-power grid source being configured to transmit electric power independently from a power grid source; and calculating, with the circuitry, an amount of tax for the amount of electricity used to charge the electric vehicle from both the power grid and the non-power-grid source, wherein said calculating includes calculating said amount of tax based on the registration location of the electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19)
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