Center server, charging facility registration system including same, and charging facility registration method
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1. A center server comprising:
- a receiver that receives position information transmitted from an electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally, the position information being on a charging facility at which the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally has been charged, and wherein the receiver receives a charging incompatibility notification from an electric vehicle that is not able to be charged externally at the charging facility, wherein the center server is located remotely from the charging facility;
a storage device; and
a processing unit programmed to;
determine at least one of a standard or a specification of the charging facility pertaining to the position information received by the receiver, wherein the at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility includes a category or charger type of the charging facility,associate standard/specification information indicating at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility with the position information on the charging facility, andstore the associated information in the storage device, whereinthe receiver receives identification information of the electric vehicle transmitted from the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally at the charging facility,the processing unit is further programmed to determine the at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility on the basis of the charging incompatibility notification transmitted from the electric vehicle that is not able to be charged externally at the charging facility, andthe processing unit is further programmed to;
provide an update to another electric vehicle that is not the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally at the charging facility by transmitting displayable information based on the determined at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility and the position information of the charging facility.
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A center server includes a receiver that receives position information transmitted from an electric vehicle that can be charged externally, a processing unit and a storage device. The position information is on a charging facility at which the electric vehicle has been charged. The processing unit determines a standard or specification of the charging facility based on the position information received by the receiver, and associates standard/specification information indicating the standard or specification of the charging facility with the position information on the charging facility, and stores the associated information in the storage device.
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1. A center server comprising:
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a receiver that receives position information transmitted from an electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally, the position information being on a charging facility at which the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally has been charged, and wherein the receiver receives a charging incompatibility notification from an electric vehicle that is not able to be charged externally at the charging facility, wherein the center server is located remotely from the charging facility; a storage device; and a processing unit programmed to; determine at least one of a standard or a specification of the charging facility pertaining to the position information received by the receiver, wherein the at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility includes a category or charger type of the charging facility, associate standard/specification information indicating at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility with the position information on the charging facility, and store the associated information in the storage device, wherein the receiver receives identification information of the electric vehicle transmitted from the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally at the charging facility, the processing unit is further programmed to determine the at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility on the basis of the charging incompatibility notification transmitted from the electric vehicle that is not able to be charged externally at the charging facility, and the processing unit is further programmed to;
provide an update to another electric vehicle that is not the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally at the charging facility by transmitting displayable information based on the determined at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility and the position information of the charging facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13)
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9. A charging facility registration method comprising:
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receiving, by a center server, position information transmitted from an electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally, the position information being on a charging facility at which the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally has been charged, and receiving, by the center server, a charging incompatibility notification from an electric vehicle that is not able to be charged externally at the charging facility; determining, by the center server, at least one of a standard or a specification of the charging facility pertaining to the received position information, wherein the center server is located remotely from the charging facility; associating, by the center server, standard/specification information indicating the at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility with the position information on the charging facility, wherein the at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility includes a category or charger type of the charging facility; storing the associated information in a storage device; and providing an update to another electric vehicle that is not the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally at the charging facility by transmitting displayable information based on the determined at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility and the position information of the charging facility, wherein the center server receives identification information of the electric vehicle transmitted from the electric vehicle that is able to be charged externally at the charging facility, and the center server determines the at least one of the standard or the specification of the charging facility on the basis of the charging incompatibility notification transmitted from the electric vehicle that is not able to be charged externally at the charging facility. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12)
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14. A center server comprising:
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one or more memories; a communication interface configured to communicate over a network with at least two or more devices associated with two or more electric vehicles that are able to be charged externally; and a processor programmed to; responsive to receiving, via the communication interface, from a device associated with an electric vehicle, a charging successful or complete notification that incorporates charging facility standard/specification information and a current vehicle position at a charging facility at which the electric vehicle has successfully or completely charged with information that indicates that a charging is successful or complete;
(i) generate successful charging facility information that includes position information based on the current vehicle position included in the charging successful or complete notification and charging facility type information based on the charging facility standard/specification included in the received charging successful or complete notification, (ii) determine whether the position information in the received charging successful or complete notification corresponds to position information already stored in a database of the one or more memories, (iii) if the position information in the received charging successful or complete notification corresponds to the position information already stored in the database, and the device associated with the electric vehicle is a different device than a vehicle device associated with the position information already stored in the database, increase an accuracy or reliability of the charging facility, and (iv) if the position information in the received charging successful or complete notification does not correspond to the position information already stored in the one or more memories, store, as a new facility in the database, the generated successful charging facility information on the basis of the received charging successful or complete notification; andbased on the number of different devices that have provided the position information on the same charging facility, or based on an accuracy or a reliability of the charging facility equaling or exceeding a predetermined accuracy or reliability threshold amount, provide an update, by transmitting via the communication interface, to another device that is associated with another electric vehicle that is different from the electric vehicle, displayable information based on the charging facility information on the basis of the number of different devices that have provided the position information on the same charging facility or the accuracy or reliability of the charging facility having received the charging successful or complete notification, wherein the communication interface is further configured to;
receive a charging incompatibility notification from another electric vehicle that is not able to be charged externally at the same charging facility, after an unsuccessful attempt to charge. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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