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EV ROUTE OPTIMIZATION THROUGH CROWDSOURCING

  • US 20150045985A1
  • Filed: 07/29/2014
  • Published: 02/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for determining charging equipment availability through crowdsourcing, comprising:

  • a computer memory storage module configured to store executable computer programming instructions; and

    a computer processor module operatively coupled to the computer memory storage module, wherein the computer processor module is configured to execute the computer programming instructions to perform the following steps;

    gathering information from a plurality of electrically powered vehicles in a geographical region;

    displaying a plurality of charging stations in the geographical region, wherein the charging stations each provide electrical charging equipment configured to charge the electrically powered vehicles;

    receiving, from a user, a request to obtain an occupancy status of the electrical charging equipment at one or more of the charging stations during a specified future time window;

    calculating, based on the information gathered from the plurality of electrically powered vehicles, a likelihood of the electrical charging equipment at the one or more charging stations being unoccupied during the specified future time window, wherein the calculating comprises assigning a weighted probability to each charging station of being visited by at least one of the electrically powered vehicles; and

    communicating the likelihood to the user.

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