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Methods and systems for processing charge availability and route paths for obtaining charge for electric vehicles

  • US 10,217,160 B2
  • Filed: 04/22/2012
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing charge options to drivers of electric vehicles, comprising,receiving, by a server, data from computers connected to charge locations concerning availability for providing charge by a charge station;

  • receiving, by the server, sponsored rewards to be offered by the charge locations, the sponsored rewards changing over time based on data defined by entities providing the sponsored rewards for specific charge locations;

    receiving, by the server, a request from processing logic of an electric vehicle, the request identifying an inquiry to obtain charge;

    receiving, by the server, a current location of the electric vehicle;

    determining, by the server, charge locations in proximity to the current location of the electric vehicle;

    communicating automatically by pushing data, by the server, to the processing logic of the electric vehicle regarding at least one of the charge locations and a sponsored reward for the at least one of the charge locations for the current location of the electric vehicle, a path is definable to the at least one of the charge locations having said sponsored reward, the sponsored reward is available for a predefined period of time and available when the request from the processing logic of the electric vehicle was received by the server,the communicated data includes a command to display information via a graphical user interface regarding the path that identifies the at least one of the charge locations and information regarding the sponsored reward before selection is made for one of said charge locations, the path being one of a plurality of paths provided as options for illustrating tradeoffs between distance to said charge locations and types of said sponsored rewards for each of said paths, and each of said paths identifying a respective one of said charge locations and sponsored reward associated to said charge locations;

    receiving, by the server, selection of one of the charge locations from the electric vehicle; and

    receiving a reservation request for the selected charge location;

    communicating, by the server, with the computer of the charge location to confirm the reservation request, the computer of the charge location controls positioning of a mechanical barrier for a parking spot at the charge location to enable the vehicle to obtain charge, the mechanical barrier acting to hold the parking spot for the vehicle.

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