Method and apparatus for parking lot metering
First Claim
1. A system for charging electric vehicles comprising:
- a charger for an electric vehicle;
a reader able to read an indicia when said indicia is presented;
a timer,said timer enabling said charger for an interval in response to a signal from said reader after said indicia is read.
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Abstract
Pay-by-Space and Pay-and-Display are two well-known systems for metered parking for multiple spaces. The present invention allows multi-space meters to separately manage and control electric vehicle charging located in conjunction with parking spaces. Control is implemented by the meters printing indicia on a parking pass or receipt for the parking patron to present to an electric vehicle charging system able to read the indicia. Each such ticket may initiate a predetermined interval of charging, or an interval of charging selected by the patron during a transaction with the meter. The indicia may be either human-readable (e.g., text) or machine-readable (e.g., a barcode), or both, and may be encrypted to resist fraud. Data representative of the indicia may also be made available from an online server and delivered to a parking patron'"'"'s smartphone or other portable device, whereby the display of the smartphone may present the indicia for reading by the electric vehicle charging system.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for charging electric vehicles comprising:
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a charger for an electric vehicle; a reader able to read an indicia when said indicia is presented; a timer, said timer enabling said charger for an interval in response to a signal from said reader after said indicia is read. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for charging electric vehicles comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a charger for an electric vehicle; b) automatically reading an indicia with a reader when said indicia is presented; c) automatically enabling the charger for an interval in response to step b). - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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