SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN CHARGING AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system for use in charging an electrically powered vehicle, said system comprising:
- a registration device configured to;
receive an indication that a wireless transmission device is associated with an authorized vehicle;
receive a first signal from the wireless transmission device, wherein the first signal indicates a transmitter identifier; and
associate a charging authorization with the indicated transmitter identifier; and
a charging device coupled in communication with said registration device, said charging device configured to;
receive a second signal from the wireless transmission device, wherein the second signal indicates the transmitter identifier; and
provide electrical energy to the vehicle based on the charging authorization associated with the transmitter identifier.
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Abstract
A method for use in operating a vehicle charging device based on an identifier provided to the charging device by a wireless transmission device. A registration device receives a first signal indicating a transmitter identifier from a wireless transmission device and an account identifier. The transmitter identifier is associated with the account identifier by the registration device. A second signal indicating the transmitter identifier is received from the wireless transmission device at a charging device. The charging device determines whether the account identifier associated with the received transmitter identifier is associated with an authorized account and provides electrical energy to a vehicle when the account identifier is associated with an authorized account. A financial transaction may be initiated against a payment account associated with the transmitter identifier based on the quantity of electrical energy provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for use in charging an electrically powered vehicle, said system comprising:
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a registration device configured to; receive an indication that a wireless transmission device is associated with an authorized vehicle; receive a first signal from the wireless transmission device, wherein the first signal indicates a transmitter identifier; and associate a charging authorization with the indicated transmitter identifier; and a charging device coupled in communication with said registration device, said charging device configured to; receive a second signal from the wireless transmission device, wherein the second signal indicates the transmitter identifier; and provide electrical energy to the vehicle based on the charging authorization associated with the transmitter identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for use in charging an electrically powered vehicle, said method comprising:
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receiving at a registration device a first signal from a wireless transmission device and an account identifier, wherein the first signal indicates a transmitter identifier; associating by the registration device the transmitter identifier with the account identifier; receiving at a charging device a second signal from the wireless transmission device, wherein the second signal indicates the transmitter identifier; determining by the charging device whether the account identifier associated with the received transmitter identifier is associated with an authorized account; and providing, by the charging device, electrical energy to a vehicle when the account identifier is associated with an authorized account. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
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receive a first signal from a wireless transmission device, wherein the signal indicates a transmitter identifier; receive an indication that the first signal is associated with an authorized vehicle; associate a charging authorization with the transmitter identifier; receive a second signal from the wireless transmission device, wherein the second signal indicates the transmitter identifier; and provide electrical energy to the vehicle based on the charging authorization associated with the transmitter identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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