Electric Vehicle Charging Transaction Interface for Managing Electric Vehicle Charging Transactions
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of managing an electric vehicle charging transaction, the computer implemented method comprising:
- identifying a set of principals associated with the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle, wherein a principal in the set of principals is an entity having an interest in the electric vehicle charging transaction;
retrieving electric vehicle charging information from a set of sources;
generating an energy transaction plan during a pre-charge phase immediately prior to starting the electric vehicle charging transaction using the electric vehicle charging information and based on preferences of one or more principals to govern aspects of the charging transaction in a charging phase;
initiating the charging phase of the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station in accordance with the energy transaction plan, wherein the charging phase comprises at least one of charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in an electric storage mechanism associated with the electric vehicle, and removing electricity from the electric storage mechanism to de-charge the electric vehicle; and
responsive to completion of the charging phase, settling financial obligations of a subset of principals in the set of principals in accordance with the energy transaction plan.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer manages an electric vehicle charging transaction. A set of principals is identified associated with the charging transaction for an electric vehicle. A principal is an entity having an interest in the charging transaction. Electric vehicle charging information is retrieved from a set of sources. An energy transaction plan is generated during a pre-charge phase using the electric vehicle charging information and based on preferences of one or more principals to govern the charging transaction. The computer initiates a charging phase of the charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station according to the energy transaction plan. The charging phase comprises charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in the electric vehicle, and removing electricity to de-charge the electric vehicle. The computer settles financial obligations among principals according to the energy transaction plan.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of managing an electric vehicle charging transaction, the computer implemented method comprising:
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identifying a set of principals associated with the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle, wherein a principal in the set of principals is an entity having an interest in the electric vehicle charging transaction; retrieving electric vehicle charging information from a set of sources; generating an energy transaction plan during a pre-charge phase immediately prior to starting the electric vehicle charging transaction using the electric vehicle charging information and based on preferences of one or more principals to govern aspects of the charging transaction in a charging phase; initiating the charging phase of the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station in accordance with the energy transaction plan, wherein the charging phase comprises at least one of charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in an electric storage mechanism associated with the electric vehicle, and removing electricity from the electric storage mechanism to de-charge the electric vehicle; and responsive to completion of the charging phase, settling financial obligations of a subset of principals in the set of principals in accordance with the energy transaction plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer recordable storage medium including computer usable program code for managing an electric vehicle charging transaction, said computer program product comprising; computer usable program code for identifying a set of principals associated with the electric vehicle charging transaction, wherein a principal in the set of principals is an entity having an interest in the electric vehicle charging transaction; computer usable program code for retrieving electric vehicle charging information from a set of sources; computer usable program code for generating an energy transaction plan during a pre-charge phase immediately prior to starting the electric vehicle charging transaction using the electric vehicle charging information and based on preferences of one or more principals to govern aspects of the charging transaction in a charging phase; computer usable program code for initiating the charging phase of the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station in accordance with the energy transaction plan, wherein the charging phase comprises at least one of charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in an electric storage mechanism associated with the electric vehicle, and removing electricity from the electric storage mechanism to de-charge the electric vehicle; and computer usable program code for settling financial obligations of a subset of principals in the set of principals in accordance with the energy transaction plan in response to completion of the charging phase. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a bus system; a communications system coupled to the bus system; a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code; and a processing unit coupled to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to identify a set of principals associated with the electric vehicle charging transaction, wherein a principal in the set of principals is an entity having an interest in the electric vehicle charging transaction;
retrieve electric vehicle charging information from a set of sources;
generate an energy transaction plan during a pre-charge phase immediately prior to starting the electric vehicle charging transaction using the electric vehicle charging information and based on preferences of one or more principals to govern aspects of the charging transaction in a charging phase;
initiate the charging phase of the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station in accordance with the energy transaction plan, wherein the charging phase comprises at least one of charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in an electric storage mechanism associated with the electric vehicle, and removing electricity from the electric storage mechanism to de-charge the electric vehicle; and
settle financial obligations of a subset of principals in the set of principals in accordance with the energy transaction plan in response to completion of the charging phase.
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26. A system for charging an electric vehicle comprising:
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a processor unit in a network of data processing systems configured as a principal identification component, wherein the principal identification component identifies a set of principals associated with an electric vehicle charging transaction, wherein a principal in the set of principals is an entity having an interest in the electric vehicle charging transaction; a processor unit in the network of data processing systems configured as an energy transaction planner, wherein the energy transaction planner generates an energy transaction plan during a pre-charge phase immediately prior to starting the electric vehicle charging transaction using electric vehicle charging information, wherein the electric vehicle charging information is received from a set of sources; a processor unit in the network of data processing systems configured as an execution engine, wherein the execution engine initiates a charging phase of the electric vehicle charging transaction for an electric vehicle connected to a charging station in accordance with the energy transaction plan, wherein the charging phase comprises at least one of charging the electric vehicle with electricity, storing electricity in an electric storage mechanism associated with the electric vehicle, and removing electricity from the electric storage mechanism to de-charge the electric vehicle; and a processor unit in the network of data processing systems configured as an energy transaction broker, wherein the energy transaction broker settles financial obligations of a subset of principals in the set of principals in accordance with the energy transaction plan in response to completion of the charging phase.
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