Electric Vehicle Charger Display System for Distant and Local Viewing
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1. An electric vehicle (EV) charger system, comprising:
- an EV charger, the EV charger having;
a distance display disposed at a top portion of the EV charger, the EV charger configured to display a non-alphanumeric representation of a plurality of modes of the EV charger on the distance display for viewing by an observer remote from the EV charger; and
a near display disposed at a position on the EV charger that is below the distance display, the EV charger configured to display alphanumeric information on the near display for viewing by a user proximal to the EV charger.
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Abstract
An electric vehicle (EV) charger system, includes an EV charger, the EV charger having a distance display disposed at a top portion of the EV charger, the EV charger configured to display a non-alphanumeric representation of a plurality of modes of the EV charger on the distance display for viewing by an observer remote from the EV charger, and a near display disposed at a position on the EV charger that is below the distance display, the EV charger configured to display alphanumeric information on the near display for viewing by a user proximal to the EV charger.
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1. An electric vehicle (EV) charger system, comprising:
an EV charger, the EV charger having; a distance display disposed at a top portion of the EV charger, the EV charger configured to display a non-alphanumeric representation of a plurality of modes of the EV charger on the distance display for viewing by an observer remote from the EV charger; and a near display disposed at a position on the EV charger that is below the distance display, the EV charger configured to display alphanumeric information on the near display for viewing by a user proximal to the EV charger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electric vehicle (EV) charger system, comprising:
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a charging connector for connecting to an electric vehicle; a near display for displaying information to a user of an EV charger, wherein the information relates to at least one of;
the operation of the EV charger and a charging status of the vehicle; anda distance display for displaying information related to at least one of;
the operation of the EV charger and the charging status of the vehicle, the distance display viewable by the user at a distance from the EV charger. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of displaying a charging status of an electric vehicle (EV) charger system, comprising:
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displaying a non-alphanumeric representation of at least one of a plurality of modes of an EV charger on a distance display disposed at a top end of the EV charger; and displaying alphanumeric information on a near display disposed at a position on the EV charger that is below the distance display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of displaying a charging status of an electric vehicle (EV) charger system, comprising:
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displaying on a distant display of an EV charger a single orbiting light to indicate a charger powering up mode for observers remote from the EV charger; and displaying on a near display of the EV charger a power-up message to indicate the charger powering up mode. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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