METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT OF CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of payment for charges associated with charging an electric vehicle comprising:
- receiving, by a server, electrical consumption information related to charging an electric vehicle at a charging station, wherein said electrical consumption information is received from the charging station and said electrical consumption information includes an identifier for the charging station;
associating, by the server, the electrical consumption information with a mobile device number;
authenticating, by the server, the electrical consumption information; and
including a cost for the authenticated electrical consumption information on an invoice for mobile device usage associated with the mobile device number.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention described herein use micropayments to make the payment for electrical consumption used to charge an EV. In one aspect, a mobile device such as a cellular telephone (“cell phone”) is used to make the payments. In one aspect, a method of payment for charges associated with charging an electric vehicle is described. This embodiment of a method comprises receiving electrical consumption information related to charging an electric vehicle at a charging station. The electrical consumption information is associated with a mobile device number. The electrical consumption information is authenticated. The cost for the authenticated electrical consumption information is included on an invoice for mobile device usage associated with the mobile device number.
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1. A method of payment for charges associated with charging an electric vehicle comprising:
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receiving, by a server, electrical consumption information related to charging an electric vehicle at a charging station, wherein said electrical consumption information is received from the charging station and said electrical consumption information includes an identifier for the charging station; associating, by the server, the electrical consumption information with a mobile device number; authenticating, by the server, the electrical consumption information; and including a cost for the authenticated electrical consumption information on an invoice for mobile device usage associated with the mobile device number. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of payment for charges associated with charging an electric vehicle comprising:
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receiving, by a server, electrical consumption information from a mobile device related to charging an electric vehicle at a charging station; associating, by the server, the electrical consumption information with a mobile device number associated with the mobile device; transmitting, by the server, a message requesting authentication of a person associated with the mobile device as a payor for the electrical consumption information to the mobile device; receiving, by the server, a response from the mobile device associated with the mobile device number confirming the person associated with the mobile device as the payor for electrical consumption information related to charging the electric vehicle at the charging station; including a cost for the authenticated electrical consumption information on a periodic invoice for mobile device usage associated with the mobile device number; and transmitting the periodic invoice to the person associated with the mobile device.
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16. A system for payment for charges associated with charging an electric vehicle comprised of:
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a memory; and a processor operably connected with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to; receive electrical consumption information related to charging an electric vehicle at a charging station, wherein said electrical consumption information is received from the charging station and said electrical consumption information includes an identifier for the charging station; associate the electrical consumption information with a mobile device number; authenticate the electrical consumption information; and include a cost for the authenticated electrical consumption information on an invoice for mobile device usage associated with the mobile device number. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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