Cross-Reference Electric Vehicle Charge Data for Billing
First Claim
1. A method, implemented by a telematics service provider (TSP), for billing a subscriber of the TSP for electrical power received by a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) during a charging event at a charging station, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a computer readable medium, data pertaining to the charging event sent from a telematics unit of the PEV;
receiving data generated by the charging station and pertaining to the charging event;
determining that the data received from the telematics unit matches the data generated by the charging station; and
authorizing billing of the subscriber for the electrical power received during the charging event.
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Abstract
Implementations of the present invention contemplate using the communicative connections between a telematics unit in a vehicle and a telematics service provider (TSP) to transmit information pertaining to a vehicle charging event from the vehicle to the TSP. Implementations further contemplate comparing such with information independently furnished to the TSP by a charge station or a communication service associated with a charge station. The present invention facilitates the charging of electric vehicles at charging stations by reducing the inconvenience associated with paying for the electrical power obtained from the charging station. By transferring the billing functions to a TSP, implementations of the present invention also enable charging stations to do away with equipment required for billing customers at the point of sale and thereby limit the costs of building such charging stations.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, implemented by a telematics service provider (TSP), for billing a subscriber of the TSP for electrical power received by a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) during a charging event at a charging station, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a computer readable medium, data pertaining to the charging event sent from a telematics unit of the PEV; receiving data generated by the charging station and pertaining to the charging event; determining that the data received from the telematics unit matches the data generated by the charging station; and authorizing billing of the subscriber for the electrical power received during the charging event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transient computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of computer executable instructions for billing a subscriber of a telematics service provider (TSP) for electrical power received by a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) during a charging event at a charging station, the set of instructions comprising instructions for:
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receiving, from a telematics unit of the PEV, data pertaining to the charging event; receiving data generated by the charging station and pertaining to the charging event; determining that the data received from the telematics unit matches the data generated by the charging station; and authorizing billing of the subscriber for the electrical power received during the charging event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for billing a subscriber of a telematics service provider (TSP) for electrical power received by a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) during a charging event at a charging station, the system comprising:
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a server configured to receive, from a telematics unit of the PEV, data pertaining to the charging event, to receive, data generated by the charging station and pertaining to the charging event, to determine that the data received from the telematics unit matches the data generated by the charging station, and to authorize billing of the subscriber for the electrical power received during the charging event; and the telematics unit, wherein the telematics unit is configured to transmit data pertaining to the charging event to the TSP. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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