UTILITY COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN CONCEPT

• US 20100094737A1
• Filed: 08/17/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bryan Lambird, Jeff Gooding, Jeremy Mcdonald
• Original Assignee: Bryan Lambird, Jeff Gooding, Jeremy Mcdonald
• Inventors: Lambird, Bryan, McDonald, Jeremy, Gooding, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US12/542,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20100094737A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/10 Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/12 Billing, invoicing, buying or selling transactions or other related activities, e.g. cost or usage evaluation

Abstract

A system for recharging the batteries in an electrically powered vehicle which is owned or operated by an authorized party and wherein the recharging of the batteries is carried carried out at a site away from the premises owned or controlled by the authorizing party includes (a) first communication means for communicating between the site and an electrical utility for requesting the recharging of the batteries at the site, (b) authorization confirmation means for confirming that the authorized party is in fact authorized to recharge the batteries at the site, (c) second communication means between the electrical utility and the site for confirming authorization of the authorized party and for enabling the recharging of the batteries at the site, and (d) accounting means for calculating the cost of recharging the batteries and properly assessing that cost to the authorized party.

Claims

1. A system for recharging the batteries in an electrically powered vehicle which is owned or operated by an authorized party, wherein the recharging of the batteries is carried out at a site away from premises owned or controlled by the authorizing party, the system comprising:

(a) first communication means for communicating between the site and an electrical utility for requesting the recharging of the batteries at the site;

(b) authorization confirmation means for confirming that the authorized party is in fact authorized to recharge the batteries at the site;

(c) second communication means between the electrical utility and the site for confirming authorization of the authorized party and for enabling the recharging of the batteries at the site; and

(d) accounting means for calculating the cost of recharging the batteries and properly assessing that cost to the authorized party.