CHARGE CALCULATION APPARATUS, CHARGE CALCULATION SYSTEM, AND CHARGE CALCULATION METHOD
First Claim
1. An electric charging controller comprising:
- an interface configured to receive a request for charging from an external device; and
a processor configured to calculate an amount of tax to be applied for an amount of electricity used in a charging the external device.
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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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20 Claims
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1. An electric charging controller comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a request for charging from an external device; and a processor configured to calculate an amount of tax to be applied for an amount of electricity used in a charging the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power server, comprising:
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an external interface configured to receive electric power from an external source; a bus interface that connects to a power bus and in response to a request, delivers power to a client device via the power bus; and a processor configured to detect an ID of the client and deliver the power to the client device in a format compatible with said client device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for determining a tax on a charging of an electric device, comprising:
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receiving data at a controller requesting an electric charge for an external device; and calculating with a processor an amount of tax for an amount of electricity used to charge the external device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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