Methods and Systems for Automatic Electric Vehicle Identification and Charging Via Wireless Charging Pads
First Claim
1. A cloud system executing method operations for communicating with connected vehicles of users having user accounts with the cloud system, the method comprising,receiving discounts published by merchants for presentation to a network of charging units (CUs), each of the CUs being associated to a geo-location;
- receiving an identification of an electric vehicle that is associated to a user account, the identification of the electric vehicle is received when the electric vehicle has parked over a charging pad of a particular CU, the charging pad being at a geo-location of the particular CU;
identifying at least one discount to be presented to a device of the electric vehicle, the identifying being a result of filtering discounts based on user preferences associated with the user account and a proximity of a merchant location to the particular CU having the charging pad over which the vehicle has parked; and
sending the at least one discount to the device of the electric vehicle upon determining use of the charging pad by the electric vehicle.
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Abstract
Cloud systems executing method operations for communicating with connected vehicles of users having user accounts with the cloud system are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving discounts published by merchants for presentation to a network of charging units (CUs), each of the CUs being associated to a geo-location. The method also includes receiving an identification of an electric vehicle that is associated to a user account. The identification of the electric vehicle is received when the electric vehicle has parked over a charging pad of a particular CU, and the charging pad is at a geo-location of the particular CU. The method also includes identifying at least one discount to be presented to a device of the electric vehicle. The identifying is a result of filtering discounts based on user preferences associated with the user account and a proximity of a merchant location to the particular CU having the charging pad over which the vehicle has parked. The method further includes sending the at least one discount to the device of the electric vehicle upon determining use of the charging pad by the electric vehicle. The device of the vehicle can be electronics and displays of the vehicle, a portable device like a smartphone or watch, or a connected device.
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1. A cloud system executing method operations for communicating with connected vehicles of users having user accounts with the cloud system, the method comprising,
receiving discounts published by merchants for presentation to a network of charging units (CUs), each of the CUs being associated to a geo-location; -
receiving an identification of an electric vehicle that is associated to a user account, the identification of the electric vehicle is received when the electric vehicle has parked over a charging pad of a particular CU, the charging pad being at a geo-location of the particular CU; identifying at least one discount to be presented to a device of the electric vehicle, the identifying being a result of filtering discounts based on user preferences associated with the user account and a proximity of a merchant location to the particular CU having the charging pad over which the vehicle has parked; and sending the at least one discount to the device of the electric vehicle upon determining use of the charging pad by the electric vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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