Method and apparatus for sharing electric vehicle and electric appliance usage data
First Claim
1. A method for improved appliance management comprising:
- a) receiving with a first server a first information regarding a first appliance;
b) providing with the first server the first information to an appliance controller for at least one of control and management of a second appliance;
wherein the appliance controller at least partially controls a second appliance based on the first information.
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Abstract
A system and method allowing electric vehicle (EV) and other appliance owners to share data with other appliance owners and service providers. For an EV, data like SoC, or whether the EV is presently connected to an EV charger, can be shared through a server and database with a control system that can now know the type of vehicle that is connected to a particular EV charger. Such a system can also know when an EV owner has been notified that his EV is charging, or fully charged, and if the EV is still connected to an EV charger. Such data originates at the EV (or other appliance), is sent wirelessly to the EV manufacturer'"'"'s central database, and from there is sent to, or can be requested by, the EV owner(s). Data is merged with EV charger usage data for the EV or a plurality of EV'"'"'s.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for improved appliance management comprising:
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a) receiving with a first server a first information regarding a first appliance; b) providing with the first server the first information to an appliance controller for at least one of control and management of a second appliance; wherein the appliance controller at least partially controls a second appliance based on the first information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
wherein in step a) the first information is received by the first server from the second server.
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5. The method of claim 4 wherein in step a) the second server is polled by the first server for the first information.
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6. The method of claim 4 wherein in step a) the first information is pushed to the first server by the second server.
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7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first appliance is an electric vehicle.
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8. The method of claim 1 wherein the second appliance is an electric vehicle charging apparatus.
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9. The method of claim 4 wherein the first server is a sharing server sharing information between a plurality of appliances.
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10. A system for improved appliance management comprising:
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a first appliance in data communication with a first server; an appliance controller also in data communication with said first server, said appliance controller configured to control said first appliance; said first server adapted to receive a first information from said first appliance and relay said first information to said appliance controller; said appliance controller adapted to send a control command to a second appliance based on said first information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for improved appliance management comprising:
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an electric vehicle (EV) in data communication with a first server; an electric vehicle charging apparatus (EVSE) controller also in data communication with said first server, said EVSE controller configured to control said EVSE; said first server adapted to receive a first information from said EV and relay said first information to said EVSE controller; said EVSE controller adapted to send a control command to said EVSE based on said first information. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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