ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION, SYSTEM, AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An electric vehicle charging station, comprising:
- a power control to control the flow of power from a power grid;
a controller coupled to the power controller; and
a wireless communications interface operable to communicate using a short range wireless communications protocol,wherein the controller is configured to communicate with a remote server opportunistically via the wireless communications interface and an available personal computing/communications device external to the electric vehicle charging station.
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Abstract
There is disclosed an electric vehicle charging station, an electric vehicle charging system, and methods of provisioning and operating an electric vehicle charging station. The electric vehicle charging station may include a power control to control the flow of power from a power grid, a controller coupled to the power controller, and a wireless communications interface operable to communicate using a short range wireless communications protocol. The controller may be configured to communicate with a remote server opportunistically via the wireless communications interface and an available personal computing/communications device external to the electric vehicle charging station.
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17 Claims
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1. An electric vehicle charging station, comprising:
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a power control to control the flow of power from a power grid; a controller coupled to the power controller; and a wireless communications interface operable to communicate using a short range wireless communications protocol, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with a remote server opportunistically via the wireless communications interface and an available personal computing/communications device external to the electric vehicle charging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electric vehicle charging network, comprising:
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one or more electric vehicle charging stations, each electric vehicle charging station configured to communicate with personal computing/communications devices via a short range wireless communications protocol; and a server configured to communicate with personal computing/communications devices via a second wireless communication protocol different from the short range wireless communications protocol, wherein each electric vehicle charging station communicates with the server opportunistically via an available personal computing/communications device. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method of provisioning an electric vehicle charging station, comprising:
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transferring configuration information between the electric vehicle charging station and a remote server via a personal communications/computing device external to the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the personal communications/computing device communicates with the electric vehicle charging station via a short range wireless communications protocol, and the personal communications/computing device communicates with the remote server using a second wireless communications protocol different from the short range wireless communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating an electric vehicle charging station, comprising:
storing one or more access keys received from a remote server via a wireless communications interface and an available personal computing/communications device external to the electric vehicle charging station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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