PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION MESSAGE FOR USE WITH TRANSACTIONS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY FOR ELECTRICALLY-POWERED VEHICLES

• US 20150356557A1
• Filed: 06/05/2015
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Inventors: MCKINNEY, TIMOTHY
• Application Number:
  US14/731,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20150356557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/145 Payments according to the detected use or quantity
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/005 dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles electrical charging as such, B60L50/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations

Abstract

In one aspect of the subject disclosure, a payment authorization message is provided which is formatted to be transmitted over a payment network, the payment authorization message including data elements representing units of electrical power sent to, or transmitted from, an electrically-powered vehicle.

Claims

1. A payment authorization message formatted to be transmitted over a payment network, said payment authorization message including data elements in electronic form representing units of electrical power sent to, or transmitted from, an electrically-powered vehicle.

2. A payment authorization message as in claim 1, further comprising a second set of data elements representing a price per unit of electrical power sent to, or transmitted from, an electrically-powered vehicle.

3. A payment authorization message as in claim 2, further comprising a third set of data elements representing whether electrical power is being sent to or transmitted from an electrically-powered vehicle.

4. A payment authorization message as in claim 1, further comprising a second set of data elements representing whether electrical power is being sent to or transmitted from an electrically-powered vehicle.

5. A buy/sell system for electrical power for electrically-powered vehicles, said system comprising:

an interface for coupling with an electrically-powered vehicle, said interface allowing for two-way flow of electricity to and from an electrically-powered vehicle coupled with said interface; and

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a controller for receiving data elements in electronic form formatted to be transmitted with a payment authorization message over a payment network, said data elements representing units of electrical power sent to, or transmitted from, an electrically-powered vehicle coupled with said interface.

6. A system as in claim 5, further comprising a transmission line coupled with said interface, said transmission line configured to pass two-way flow of electricity therethrough.

7. A system as in claim 6, further comprising a meter to measure amounts of electricity being transmitted over said transmission line.

8. A system as in claim 5, wherein said data elements including a second set of data elements formatted to be transmitted with a payment authorization message over a payment network, said second set of data elements representing a price per unit of electrical power sent to, or transmitted from, an electrically-powered vehicle coupled with said interface.

9. A system as in claim 8, wherein said data elements including a third set of data elements formatted to be transmitted with a payment authorization message over a payment network, said third set of data elements representing whether electrical power is being sent to or transmitted from an electrically-powered vehicle coupled with said interface.

10. A system as in claim 5, wherein said data including a second set of data elements formatted to be transmitted with a payment authorization message over a payment network, said second set of data elements representing whether electrical power is being sent to or transmitted from an electrically-powered vehicle coupled with said interface.

11. A system as in claim 5, wherein said controller is configured to parse said data elements.

12. A system as in claim 11, further comprising a database for tracking, on an user-account basis, amounts of electricity being bought or sold by an user.

13. A system as in claim 5, further comprising a database for tracking, on an user-account basis, amounts of electricity being bought or sold by an user.