Vehicle Group Charging System and Method of Use
First Claim
1. A group charging system comprising:
- a base charging system configured to provide a charging service to one or more charge receiving vehicles, the base charging system comprising a database, a communications module and a business module, the communications module in communication with one or more charge receiving vehicles, the business module configured to determine a charging price;
one or more charge receiving vehicles each comprising a vehicle database and configured to communicate at least a vehicle payment price for the charging service to the communication module and further configured to receive the charging service from the base station;
wherein the business module at least compares the charging price with at least the vehicle payment price to determine if the charging service is offered;
wherein if the charging service is offered and the charging service is accepted by at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles, the charging service is provided and the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles is charged.
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Abstract
A group charging system comprising: a base charging system configured to provide a charging service to one or more charge receiving vehicles, the base charging system comprising a database, a communications module and a business module, the communications module in communication with one or more charge receiving vehicles, the business module configured to determine a charging price; one or more charge receiving vehicles each comprising a vehicle database and configured to communicate at least a vehicle payment price for the charging service to the communication module and further configured to receive the charging service from the base station; wherein the business module at least compares the charging price with at least the vehicle payment price to determine if the charging service is offered; wherein if the charging service is offered and accepted the charging service is provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A group charging system comprising:
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a base charging system configured to provide a charging service to one or more charge receiving vehicles, the base charging system comprising a database, a communications module and a business module, the communications module in communication with one or more charge receiving vehicles, the business module configured to determine a charging price; one or more charge receiving vehicles each comprising a vehicle database and configured to communicate at least a vehicle payment price for the charging service to the communication module and further configured to receive the charging service from the base station; wherein the business module at least compares the charging price with at least the vehicle payment price to determine if the charging service is offered; wherein if the charging service is offered and the charging service is accepted by at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles, the charging service is provided and the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles is charged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of group charging comprising:
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providing a base charging system comprising a database, a communications module and a business module, the communications module in communication with one or more charge receiving vehicles, the business module configured to determine a nominal charging price, the base charging station configured to provide a charging service to the one or more charge receiving vehicles; determining, by a microprocessor in communication with the business module, a nominal charging price to provide a charging service to one or more charge receiving vehicles; broadcasting, by a microprocessor in communication with the communications module, an availability of the charging service to the one or more charge receiving vehicles; receiving, by the microprocessor in communication with the communications module, a vehicle payment price for the charging service from at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles; and comparing, by the microprocessor in communication with the business module, the nominal charging price with at least the vehicle payment price to determine if the charging service is offered; wherein if the charging service is offered and the charging service is accepted by at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles, the charging service is provided and the at least one of the one or more charge receiving vehicles is charged. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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