RESERVABLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING GROUPS
First Claim
1. A method in an electric vehicle charging network server for establishing electric vehicle charging reservation groups, wherein the electric vehicle charging network server is coupled with a plurality of electric vehicle charging stations that each include one or more charging ports and are owned by a charging station host, the method comprising:
- receiving input from the charging station host to configure an electric vehicle charging reservation group; and
configuring the electric vehicle charging reservation group according to the received input, wherein the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group includes a plurality of charging ports and wherein the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group allows a limited number of a plurality of electric vehicle charging group reservations that are each applicable to all of the plurality of charging ports that are part of the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group.
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Abstract
An electric vehicle charging network server establishes electric vehicle charging reservation groups. The electric vehicle charging network server is coupled with multiple electric vehicle charging stations that each include one or more charging ports and are owned by a charging station host. The server receives input from the charging station host to configure an electric vehicle charging reservation group. The server configures the electric vehicle charging reservation group according to the received input. The configured electric vehicle charging reservation group includes multiple charging ports and allows a limited number of electric vehicle charging group reservations that are each applicable to all of the charging ports that are part of the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group.
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1. A method in an electric vehicle charging network server for establishing electric vehicle charging reservation groups, wherein the electric vehicle charging network server is coupled with a plurality of electric vehicle charging stations that each include one or more charging ports and are owned by a charging station host, the method comprising:
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receiving input from the charging station host to configure an electric vehicle charging reservation group; and configuring the electric vehicle charging reservation group according to the received input, wherein the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group includes a plurality of charging ports and wherein the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group allows a limited number of a plurality of electric vehicle charging group reservations that are each applicable to all of the plurality of charging ports that are part of the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method in an electric vehicle charging station, comprising:
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receiving a first request to use a charging port of the electric vehicle charging station from a first electric vehicle operator; determining that the first electric vehicle operator is currently associated with a valid electric vehicle charging group reservation that is applicable to the charging port, wherein the charging port is one of a plurality of charging ports of an electric vehicle charging reservation group that has been configured to allow a limited number of electric vehicle charging group reservations that are each applicable to all of the plurality of charging ports that are part of the electric vehicle charging reservation group; and establishing a charging session to allow energy to be transferred between an electric vehicle and a power grid through the charging port. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that provides instructions that, when executed by a processor, will cause said processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving input from a charging station host to configure an electric vehicle charging reservation group, configuring the electric vehicle charging reservation group according to the received input, wherein the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group includes a plurality of charging ports, and wherein the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group allows a limited number of a plurality of electric vehicle charging group reservations that are each applicable to all of the plurality of charging ports that are part of the configured electric vehicle charging reservation group. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that provides instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electric vehicle charging station, will cause said processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a first request to use a charging port of the electric vehicle charging station from a first electric vehicle operator; determining that the first electric vehicle operator is currently associated with a valid electric vehicle charging group reservation that is applicable to the charging port, wherein the charging port is one of a plurality of charging ports of an electric vehicle charging reservation group that has been configured to allow a limited number of electric vehicle charging group reservations that are each applicable to all of the plurality of charging ports that are part of the electric vehicle charging reservation group; and establishing a charging session to allow energy to be transferred between an electric vehicle and a power grid through the charging port. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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