Method and Process of billing for goods leveraging a single connection action
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1. A method of placing an order for an item comprising:
- a. Under control of a client system, in response to a single-action being performed, sending a request to order an electric vehicle charge event along with a unique identifier of the vehicle owner in combination with the connected charging service Vendor ID and vendor'"'"'s unit unique public key to the server system.b. Under control of the connected charging service vendor system, in response to a single-action being performed, sending its unique Vendor ID, prevailing electricity rates, billing policies, and public key to the server system via the connection enabled by the electric vehiclec. Under the control of a single-action ordering component of the server system receiving the request;
retrieving additional information previously stored for the purchaser identified by the identifier in the received request in combination with the unique identifier of the charging service vendor and public key;
generating a secure authentication message to start the electric vehicle charge event to the charge station and transmitting billing related information to the charge station as needed via the connection to the electric vehicle.
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Abstract
A method and system provided for a single-action with which the customer places an order and receives goods by the single action of connecting an electrical vehicle (EV) to a charging station according to the business terms associated with this invention, the affiliated organizations that purchase or support the operation of the invention participate in a business “franchise” operation whereby all affiliated organizations increase their revenues as the volume of EV charging events increases.
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1. A method of placing an order for an item comprising:
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a. Under control of a client system, in response to a single-action being performed, sending a request to order an electric vehicle charge event along with a unique identifier of the vehicle owner in combination with the connected charging service Vendor ID and vendor'"'"'s unit unique public key to the server system. b. Under control of the connected charging service vendor system, in response to a single-action being performed, sending its unique Vendor ID, prevailing electricity rates, billing policies, and public key to the server system via the connection enabled by the electric vehicle c. Under the control of a single-action ordering component of the server system receiving the request;
retrieving additional information previously stored for the purchaser identified by the identifier in the received request in combination with the unique identifier of the charging service vendor and public key;
generating a secure authentication message to start the electric vehicle charge event to the charge station and transmitting billing related information to the charge station as needed via the connection to the electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A client system for ordering an item comprising:
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a. an identifier that identifies a customer; b. a single-action ordering component that in response to performance of only a single-action, sends a request to a server system to order an electric vehicle charge event and vendor ID so that the server system can locate additional information needed to complete the order and so that the server system can fulfill the generated order to complete purchase of the charge event. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A server system for generating an order comprising:
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a. a data storage medium storing information for a plurality of users; b. a receiving component for receiving requests to order an electric vehicle charge event, a request including an indication of one of the plurality of users, the request being sent in response to only a single action being performed; and c. an order placement component that retrieves from the data storage medium information for the indicated electric vehicle owner and electric vehicle charge service provider and that uses the retrieved information to place an order for the indicated user for the item; and d. an order fulfillment component that completes a purchase of the charge event in accordance with the order placed by the single-action ordering component which specifies amount of electricity consumed as well as prevailing rates and billing policies. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for ordering an item using a client system, the method comprising:
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a. displaying information identifying the state of electric vehicle battery charge and electricity rates and policy information and displaying an indication of a single-action that is to be performed to order a charge event (connecting the electric vehicle to the charging station); and b. in response to only the indicated single-action being performed, sending to a server system a request to order an electric vehicle charge event c. whereby authentication is sent to the vendor to fulfill the order to complete a purchase of the item. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A client system for transmitting billing information related to fulfillment of a fulfilled electric vehicle charging order comprising:
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a. an identifier that identifies a customer (electric vehicle owner); b. a single-action ordering component that in response to a sequence of events initiated by a single-action sends a packet of billing information (including customer identifier, charging station vendor identifier, and data related to the electric vehicle charging event) to a server system to implement billing of the customer for the charge event. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A server system for implementing billing of fulfilled electric vehicle charging orders comprising:
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a. a data storage medium storing information for a plurality of electric vehicle owners, charging services vendors, EV manufacturers, and other affiliated organizations, including the unique affiliations that exists between manufacturers and owners of electric vehicles; b. a receiving component for receiving electricity rate information (including static rates, time of use rate schedules, and dynamic price signals) and charging policy information (including any restrictions or conditions placed on charging events) from the source of this information (e.g. electric power utilities, electric charge service providers, and other entities). c. a receiving component for receiving a billing information packet related to an electric vehicle charge event (including electric vehicle owner identifier, charging station vendor identifier, and data related to the electric vehicle charging event) being received in response to a sequence of events initiated by single-action being performed; d. a billing fulfillment component that retrieves from the data storage medium information for the indicated electric vehicle owner and uses the retrieved information to calculate a service fee (as a percentage of the billing generated by the charging event and/or on a per transaction basis) automatically withdraw funds (equal to the billed value of the charging event plus the service fee) from a designated EV owner'"'"'s account (or charge the EV owner'"'"'s designated credit account) via a pre-arranged agreement, and e. a franchise bonus fulfillment component that retrieves from the data storage medium information for affiliated organizations (the vendor of charging services, the manufacturer of the EV, and other organizations) and uses the retrieved information to calculate bonus payments (as a percentage of the above mentioned service fee) and disperse said “
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payments to these affiliated organizations (either immediately or accumulated and paid on a billing schedule as defined with these organizations). and - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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