US20150095233A1 - Facilitating access to an electric vehicle charging network - Google Patents

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US20150095233A1
US20150095233A1 US14/503,154 US201414503154A US2015095233A1 US 20150095233 A1 US20150095233 A1 US 20150095233A1 US 201414503154 A US201414503154 A US 201414503154A US 2015095233 A1 US2015095233 A1 US 2015095233A1
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  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating components of a suitable computing environment.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating interactions between multiple charging networks and a charging interface system.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating modules of the charging interface system.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for facilitating payment for charging services from a charging station.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for registering an electric vehicle with one of multiple, disparate charging networks.
  • FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for facilitating the authorization of an electric vehicle to utilize a charging station.
  • FIG. 7 is a display diagram illustrating a user interface presented by a mobile application that displays a map of available charging stations.
  • FIG. 8 is a display diagram illustrating a user interface presented by a mobile application that displays information for a selected charging station.
  • FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for pre-authorizing an electric vehicle for services provided by a charging station.
  • FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for presenting a map of charging station information.
  • FIG. 11 is a display diagram illustrating a map of charging station information that is presented by a mobile application.
  • charging interface system provides an interface and/or platform via which an electric vehicle (EV) may access and/or be authorized to one of multiple, disparate charging networks.
  • the system and method may access a request to charge an electric vehicle at a specific charging station, identify a charging network (e.g., one of multiple, disparate charging networks) associated with the specific charging station, and automatically provide payment information to the charging network via a payment protocol associated with the charging network.
  • the charging interface system may facilitate access to any charging network and/or charging station by acting as an interface between a driver of an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle, and one of many different charging networks.
  • the charging interface system may automatically determine an electric vehicle is proximate to or paired with a specific charging station (e.g., by using geolocation or other information), and automatically provide payment information to the specific charging station to authorize the electric vehicle to receive charge from the specific charging station.
  • the charging interface system may access a request to charge an electric vehicle at a charging station, authorize a first amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle by the charging station, and authorize a second amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle in response to receiving payment information associated with charging the electric vehicle at the charging station.
  • the charging interface system may pre-authorize, or cause a charging station to authorize an EV and/or initiate charging (e.g., the “first amount of charge”) of an EV, before or during the EV is actually or successfully authorized to utilize the charging station, such as before or during a successful transmission of registration and/or payment information.
  • the charging interface system may identify multiple charging stations proximate to an electric vehicle, pre-authorize the electric vehicle at one or more of the multiple charging stations, and cause icons representing the one or more charging stations at which the electric vehicle is pre-authorized to be displayed on a map presented by the mobile application via a user interface of a mobile device that supports the mobile application.
  • the charging interface system may present information identifying various types or functionalities of charging stations (e.g., pre-authorized stations, stations that receive payment from the charging interface system, and so on) via a map displayed by a mobile application, enabling drivers of EVs to identify and find charging stations and/or charging networks that provide efficient, cost-effective, and/or advantageous charging services, among other benefits.
  • a charging interface system that facilitates the authorization and/or registration of an electric vehicle to a charging network and associated charging stations, as well as facilitates the payment for services provided by a charging network or charging station, is described.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates components of a suitable computing environment 100 in which a charging interface system 125 may be supported and/or implemented.
  • the computing environment 100 includes a mobile device 110 , such as a mobile phone or tablet computer that supports and provides applications (e.g., “apps”) to a user of the mobile device 110 .
  • the mobile device 110 may include a mobile application 127 provided by the charging interface system 125 .
  • the mobile application 127 may communicate with the charging interface system 125 , one or more charging networks 140 , a charging station 145 , and/or a computing device 135 supported by an electric vehicle 130 , over a network 105 , such as the internet or other wireless or telecommunication networks.
  • a network 105 such as the internet or other wireless or telecommunication networks.
  • the electric vehicle (EV) 130 (e.g., a vehicle, plugin hybrid, range extended hybrid, electric traction or battery or plugin vehicle) is connected to the charging station 145 via a charging cable 147 , which provides charge to a battery pack of the EV 130 .
  • the mobile device 110 may be a tablet computer, mobile device, smart-phone, net-book, mobile GPS navigation device, or any other device that supports, presents, and/or displays apps via a user interface, such as a touch-screen, of the device.
  • the mobile device 110 includes various hardware and/or software components in order to provide such functionality.
  • the mobile device 110 includes various human interface components, device components, and memory, and so on.
  • the mobile device 110 may include a touch-screen or other input component that provides input to a processor.
  • the touch-screen may include or communicate with a hardware controller, such as a touch-screen driver, that interprets raw signals received from the touch-screen and transmits information associated with a contact event (e.g., a pressing of an app via the touch-screen), to the processor.
  • the touch-screen may be part of a display, such as a touch-screen display, a flat panel display, an electronic ink display, a head-mounted display, a liquid crystal display, a light-emitting diode display, a plasma panel display, an electro-luminescent display, a vacuum fluorescent display, a digital projector, a laser projector, a heads-up display, and so on.
  • the mobile device 110 may include other interface components, such as a speaker that provides appropriate auditory signals to assist a user in navigating a touch-screen, and so on.
  • the mobile device 110 may include various device components, such as sensors (e.g., GPS or other location determination sensors, motion sensors, gyroscopes, light sensors, and so on), removable storage devices (e.g., SIM cards), cameras and other video capture devices, microphones and other audio capture devices, communication devices (e.g., Bluetooth devices, radios, antennas), and so on.
  • sensors e.g., GPS or other location determination sensors, motion sensors, gyroscopes, light sensors, and so on
  • removable storage devices e.g., SIM cards
  • cameras and other video capture devices e.g., cameras and other video capture devices, microphones and other audio capture devices
  • communication devices e.g., Bluetooth devices, radios, antennas
  • the mobile device 110 may include a processor that communicates with data or applications stored in memory of the device 110 , which may include a combination of temporary and/or permanent storage, and both read-only and writable memory (random access memory or RAM), read-only memory (ROM), writable non-volatile memory such as FLASH memory, hard drives, floppy disks, SIM-based components, and so on.
  • the memory may include various program components or modules, such as an operating system, and various applications, such as applications downloaded to the device 110 .
  • the memory may store applications native to the device that perpetually operate on the device (e.g., a keyboard application that provides a virtual keyboard, a text messaging application, and so on) as well as applications that are downloaded by a user and launched by the device (e.g., applications associated with social networking sites, games, and so on).
  • applications native to the device e.g., a keyboard application that provides a virtual keyboard, a text messaging application, and so on
  • applications that are downloaded by a user and launched by the device e.g., applications associated with social networking sites, games, and so on.
  • the memory may store one or more applications associated with an electric vehicle, such as the mobile application 127 , which facilitates communications between the mobile device 110 and an electric vehicle 130 , the computing device 135 of the electric vehicle 130 , the charging network 140 , the charging station 145 , and/or a server supporting the charging interface system 125 .
  • an electric vehicle such as the mobile application 127 , which facilitates communications between the mobile device 110 and an electric vehicle 130 , the computing device 135 of the electric vehicle 130 , the charging network 140 , the charging station 145 , and/or a server supporting the charging interface system 125 .
  • the mobile application 127 may communicate over the network 105 with the computing device 135 of the electric vehicle 130 , the charging network 140 , the charging station 145 , and/or the charging interface system 125 .
  • the network 105 may be a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), the Internet, a cellular or other telecommunications network, or other networks capable of facilitating various communications between computing devices.
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • WAN Wide Area Network
  • the Internet a cellular or other telecommunications network, or other networks capable of facilitating various communications between computing devices.
  • the mobile application 127 may communicate directly with various components of the computing environment 100 .
  • the mobile device 110 may include various communication components (e.g., Bluetooth) that facilitate short range, near field, and/or other direct or personal area network communications between devices.
  • the mobile application 127 may utilize Bluetooth communication to exchange data with the charging network 140 and/or the charging station 145 when other networks are unavailable or inaccessible (e.g., when the EV 130 is at the charging station 145 in an underground parking lot that does not receive sufficient wireless or telecommunication signals).
  • the computing device 135 of the electric vehicle 130 may include various computing components and/or modules configured and/or programmed to control, manage, diagnose, or otherwise interact with components of the electric vehicle 130 .
  • the EV computing device 135 may include an on-board computing system that includes on-board diagnostics, such as components configured and/or programmed to detect and/or receive information from the electric vehicle's engine, battery pack, various sensors, dashboard controls, and so on.
  • the components may detect, sense, and/or capture various types of information, such as outside temperature information, inside temperature information, internal engine or component temperatures, motor rpm information, motor temperature information, power consumption information, charger temperature information, information associated with peak power consumption, location or geographical information, tire pressure information, tire temperature information, information captured by seat pressure sensors, error codes or other operational information, and so on.
  • information such as outside temperature information, inside temperature information, internal engine or component temperatures, motor rpm information, motor temperature information, power consumption information, charger temperature information, information associated with peak power consumption, location or geographical information, tire pressure information, tire temperature information, information captured by seat pressure sensors, error codes or other operational information, and so on.
  • the components may detect, receive, and/or access motor controller information, such as information associated with the power, voltage, current, frequency, waveform, modulation, and/or regenerative power of the motor of the EV, as well as information from modules which control ancillary functions of the EV, such as information associated with operations of the lights, wipers, anti-lock brakes, seat warmers, music, climate controls, light sensors, smoke sensors, acceleration sensors, and other ancillary operations of an EV.
  • motor controller information such as information associated with the power, voltage, current, frequency, waveform, modulation, and/or regenerative power of the motor of the EV
  • modules which control ancillary functions of the EV such as information associated with operations of the lights, wipers, anti-lock brakes, seat warmers, music, climate controls, light sensors, smoke sensors, acceleration sensors, and other ancillary operations of an EV.
  • the computing device 135 may also include various direct communication components, such as radios or other data transmission devices (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi-, two-way, and so on) configured and/or programmed to transmit information from the EV computing device 135 to devices located remotely from the electric vehicle 130 , such as the mobile device 110 , the charging network 140 , the charging station 145 , and so on.
  • radios or other data transmission devices e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi-, two-way, and so on
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram 200 illustrating interactions, communications, and/or data exchanges between multiple charging networks and the charging interface system 125 .
  • the charging interface system 125 facilitates communications associated with the payment for charging services and/or other authorization processes with multiple, disparate charging networks, such as a first charging network 210 , a second charging network 220 , and/or a home charging network 230 .
  • the charging interface system 125 may communicate with the various charging networks (or, their associated charging stations) via application programming interfaces (APIs) 215 , 225 , in order to provide and/or obtain data from the charging networks 210 , 220 .
  • APIs application programming interfaces
  • the charging interface system 125 may call API 215 to obtain information associated with the cost to charge at a charging station provided by the charging network 215 , to obtain payment or registration protocol information associated with information required to register a driver or EV with the charging network 215 , and so on.
  • the charging interface system 125 may store, access, retrieve, and/or obtain data and information from various associated data storage components, such as a charging network database 240 and a vehicle information database 245 , among other information databases.
  • the charging network database 240 may store or contain information associated with and/or previously or currently obtained multiple charging networks 210 , 220 , 230 , such as cost to charge information, registration protocol information, payment protocol information, review or rating information, API or access information, and other information described herein.
  • the vehicle information database 240 may store or contain information associated with electric vehicles supported and/or part of a network of EVs that supports and/or provides the charging interface system 125 , such as identification information, driver information, historical use or charging information, payment information (e.g., credit card account information, bank account information, network payment credits or tokens, and so on), current route or travel information, and other information described herein.
  • identification information e.g., identification information, driver information, historical use or charging information, payment information (e.g., credit card account information, bank account information, network payment credits or tokens, and so on), current route or travel information, and other information described herein.
  • payment information e.g., credit card account information, bank account information, network payment credits or tokens, and so on
  • current route or travel information e.g., current route or travel information, and other information described herein.
  • the charging interface system 125 provides a common and/or abstract user interface for charging session payments, session activation, monitoring, authorization, and/or registration, across multiple, disparate charging networks having multiple, disparate charging, payment, registration, and/or authorization protocols and/or requirements.
  • the charging interface system 125 may provide a scalable platform capable of adding or supporting charging networks by simply dropping in an API Wrapper/Driver or other communication information to the interface.
  • the charging interface system 125 may provide a driver of an EV with a common payment experience and/or common session monitoring and session history information without requiring the driver to be a member of multiple charging networks and/or perform various time consuming tasks associated with registering or authorizing his/her EV to a new or unknown charging network when attempting to utilize a charging station, among other benefits.
  • FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and the discussion herein provide a brief, general description of a suitable computing environment in which the charging interface system 125 can be supported and implemented. Although not required, aspects of the system are described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as routines executed by a general-purpose computer, e.g., mobile device, a server computer, or personal computer.
  • a general-purpose computer e.g., mobile device, a server computer, or personal computer.
  • the system can be practiced with other communications, data processing, or computer system configurations, including: Internet appliances, hand-held devices (including tablet computers and/or personal digital assistants (PDAs)), all manner of cellular or mobile phones, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, set-top boxes, network PCs, mini-computers, mainframe computers, and the like.
  • PDAs personal digital assistants
  • the terms “computer,” “host,” and “host computer,” and “mobile device” and “handset” are generally used interchangeably herein, and refer to any of the above devices and systems, as well as any data processor.
  • aspects of the system can be embodied in a special purpose computing device or data processor that is specifically programmed, configured, or constructed to perform one or more of the computer-executable instructions explained in detail herein.
  • aspects of the system may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks or modules are performed by remote processing devices, which are linked through a communications network, such as a Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), or the Internet.
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • WAN Wide Area Network
  • program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
  • aspects of the system may be stored or distributed on computer-readable media (e.g., physical and/or tangible computer-readable storage media, such as non-transitory media), including magnetically or optically readable computer discs, hard-wired or preprogrammed chips (e.g., EEPROM semiconductor chips), nanotechnology memory, biological memory, or other data storage media.
  • computer implemented instructions, data structures, screen displays, and other data under aspects of the system may be distributed over the Internet or over other networks (including wireless networks) or they may be provided on any analog or digital network (packet switched, circuit switched, or other scheme).
  • portions of the system reside on a server computer, while corresponding portions reside on a client computer such as a mobile or portable device, and thus, while certain hardware platforms are described herein, aspects of the system are equally applicable to nodes on a network.
  • the mobile device or portable device may represent the server portion, while the server may represent the client portion.
  • the charging interface system 125 provides a common interface via which an electric vehicle accesses any of multiple, disparate charging networks.
  • the charging interface system 125 includes a variety of functional modules.
  • the functional modules are implemented with a combination of software (e.g., executable instructions, or computer code) and hardware (e.g., at least a memory and processor).
  • a module is a processor-implemented module and represents a computing device having a processor that is at least temporarily configured and/or programmed by executable instructions stored in memory to perform one or more of the particular functions that are described herein.
  • a request module 310 is configured and/or programmed to access a request to charge an electric vehicle at a specific charging station. For example, the request module 310 may access a request received from a driver of an EV that is received by the mobile application 127 , such as a selection of an icon representing a charging station that is displayed by a map presented by the mobile application 127 .
  • a network identification module 320 is configured and/or programmed to identify a charging network associated with the specific charging station.
  • the network identification module 320 may identify the charging network in a variety of ways. For example, the network identification module 320 may access information stored in the charging network database 240 and/or in the mobile application 127 that identifies the charging network providing the requested charging station, may identify the charging network based on a determined location of the charging station, may exchange data with the charging station to obtain information identifying the charging network providing the charging station, and so on.
  • a payment module 330 is configured and/or programmed to automatically provide payment information to the charging network via a payment protocol associated with the charging network.
  • the payment module 330 may call an API provided by the charging network to retrieve information identifying the payment protocol and/or obtain the information via the charging network database 245 , retrieve payment information for the electric vehicle that satisfies the payment protocol via the vehicle information database 240 and/or directly from the driver via a presented user interface, and provide the retrieved payment information that satisfies the payment protocol to the charging network.
  • the payment module 330 may facilitate the payment of receiving charging services from the charging station for charging by retrieving information identifying the payment protocol for the charging network from the database 240 storing payment protocol information for the identified charging network, retrieving payment information for the electric vehicle that satisfies the payment protocol from the database 245 storing payment information for the requesting electric vehicle, and providing the retrieved payment information that satisfies the payment protocol to the charging network (e.g., to a payment processing component of the charging network).
  • a charging network may require and/or request that an electric vehicle and/or associated driver be a registered user or member of the charging network in order to utilize the charging station provided by the charging network (e.g., the driver of a certain EV is a lifetime user of a charging network associated with the EV).
  • the charging interface system 125 therefore, provides an interface to automatically register electric vehicles and/or associated drivers to these charging networks.
  • the charging interface system 125 may include a registration module 340 configured and/or programmed to identify a registration protocol associated with the charging network (e.g., via information stored in database 240 ), capture, access, or obtain information for the electric vehicle that is identified by the registration protocol (e.g., via the database 245 or via driver input received by the mobile application 127 ), and (automatically) register the electric vehicle with the charging network, such as before providing the payment information to the charging network, by providing the captured information the charging network.
  • a registration module 340 configured and/or programmed to identify a registration protocol associated with the charging network (e.g., via information stored in database 240 ), capture, access, or obtain information for the electric vehicle that is identified by the registration protocol (e.g., via the database 245 or via driver input received by the mobile application 127 ), and (automatically) register the electric vehicle with the charging network, such as before providing the payment information to the charging network, by providing the captured information the charging network.
  • the charging interface system 125 may include components configured to pre-authorize an electric vehicle with a charging station and/or charging network.
  • the charging interface system 125 includes an authorization module 350 configured and/or programmed to authorize a first amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle by the charging station, and authorize a second amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle in response to receiving payment information associated with charging the electric vehicle at the charging station.
  • the authorization module 350 may pre-authorize and/or cause a charging station to pre-authorize or allow a first amount of charge (e.g., a small amount of charge) to be provided to the electric vehicle before receiving the payment information associated with charging the electric vehicle at the charging station.
  • the pre-authorized amount of charge may be a small amount of charge (e.g., 1 - 10 percent of a total charge request or need, such as 5-15 minutes of charging time), and may be selected and/or determined based on a variety of factors.
  • the charging interface system 125 may pre-authorize a certain or initial amount of charge for drivers of electric vehicles that are members of a charging network that provides the charging station.
  • the authorization module 350 may be configured to authorize a first charging duration as the first amount of charge when a request to charge is received by the request module from an unknown electric vehicle, and may be configured to authorize a second charging duration greater than the first charging duration as the first amount of charge when a request to charge is received by the request module from a known electric vehicle.
  • a charging network and/or associated charging station may pre-authorize a certain or initial amount of charge when a charging request is received from a third party network that includes a driver of the electric vehicle as a member of the third party network (e.g., such as a network providing aspects of the charging interface system 125 described herein).
  • a third party network that includes a driver of the electric vehicle as a member of the third party network (e.g., such as a network providing aspects of the charging interface system 125 described herein).
  • the charging interface system 125 includes a billing module 360 configured and/or programmed to bill a driver of the electric vehicle for the first amount of charge and the second amount of charge using the received payment information. For example, although an initial, or first amount of charge is pre-authorized, the billing module 360 requests payment for the entire amount of charge received by the electric vehicle.
  • various modules and/or functions may be located and/or performed at or by the charging interface system 125 , the mobile application 127 , the charging network 140 , the charging station 145 , the electric vehicle and/or associated computing device 135 .
  • the mobile application 127 of the mobile device 110 includes the request module 310 , the network identification module 320 (and associated databases 240 , 245 ), and the payment module 330 .
  • the mobile application 127 includes the request module 310
  • a remote server supporting the charging interface system 125 includes the network identification module 320 and the payment module 330 .
  • the charging station 145 includes the authorization module 350 and the charging network 140 includes the billing module 360 .
  • FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating a method 400 for facilitating payment for charging services from a charging station.
  • the charging interface system 125 accesses a request to charge an electric vehicle at a specific charging station.
  • the request module 310 may access a request received from a driver of an EV that is received by the mobile application 127 , such as a selection of an icon representing a charging station that is displayed by a map presented by the mobile application 127 .
  • the charging interface system 125 identifies a charging network associated with the specific charging station.
  • the network identification module 320 may access information stored in the charging network database 240 and/or in the mobile application 127 that identifies the charging network providing the requested charging station, may identify the charging network based on a determined location of the charging station or current location of the EV 130 or mobile device 110 , may exchange data with the charging station to obtain information identifying the charging network providing the charging station, and so on.
  • the charging interface system 125 automatically provides payment information to the charging network via a payment protocol associated with the charging network.
  • the payment module 330 may call an API provided by the charging network to retrieve information identifying the payment protocol and/or obtain the information via the charging network database 245 , retrieve payment information for the electric vehicle that satisfies the payment protocol via the vehicle information database 240 and/or directly from the driver via a presented user interface, and provide the retrieved payment information that satisfies the payment protocol to the charging network automatically and without further user input.
  • the charging interface system 125 may perform cover or provide payment to the charging network when necessary. For example, the charging interface system 125 may determine that an account associated with the electric vehicle lacks sufficient payment information (e.g., a stored credit card has expired) or lacks sufficient funds (e.g., has insufficient credits or tokens) and provide the payment information or funds on behalf of the electric vehicle. The charging interface system 125 may later attempt to recoup any provided funds or obtain payment information from the driver of the electric vehicle at a later time.
  • sufficient payment information e.g., a stored credit card has expired
  • sufficient funds e.g., has insufficient credits or tokens
  • the charging interface system 125 may access a request to charge an electric vehicle at a specific charging station provided by a driver of the electric vehicle via a mobile application associated with an interface system that identifies the charging network, and automatically provide payment information to the charging network without further user input.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a method 500 for registering an electric vehicle with one of multiple, disparate charging networks.
  • the charging interface system 125 may determine an electric vehicle is not registered with the charging network. For example, the registration module 340 125 may query database 245 and determine the electric vehicle is not registered with the charging network and/or receive information from the charging network that indicates the electric vehicle is unknown to the charging network, such as an alert and/or a prompt to register with the charging network.
  • the charging interface system 125 identifies a registration protocol associated with the charging network.
  • the registration module 340 may call an API provided by the charging network to obtain a current registration protocol that identifies a sequence of steps to be performed when registering with the charging network and/or query database 240 to obtain stored protocol information for the charging network.
  • Example steps to be performed when registering include providing biographical information for the driver, providing identification information for the electric vehicle, providing payment information and/or account information, and so on.
  • the charging interface system 125 captures information for the electric vehicle that is identified by the registration protocol.
  • the registration module 340 may obtain the information from the database 245 , may request and obtain the information from driver input received by the mobile application 127 , and so on.
  • the charging interface system 125 registers the electric vehicle with the charging network by providing the captured information to the charging network.
  • the registration module 340 and/or the payment module 330 provides the captured information to the charging network automatically and without further user input in order to register the electric vehicle or associated driver with the charging network.
  • FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating a method 600 for facilitating the authorization of an electric vehicle to utilize a charging station.
  • the charging interface system 125 automatically determines an electric vehicle is proximate to a specific charging station.
  • the mobile application 127 may track the location of the electric vehicle to one or more specific charging stations, and display such location information via a map presented by the mobile device 110 that is associated with the driver of the electric vehicle.
  • the charging interface system 125 automatically provides payment information to the specific charging station to authorize the electric vehicle to receive charge from the specific charging station. For example, the charging interface system 125 may identify the charging station is within a predetermined distance to the electric vehicle (e.g., located at a parking spot where the EV is parked) and automatically perform some or all of the processes described herein to provide payment information to the charging network that provides the specific charging station. Once the EV is authorized based on the provided payment information, the mobile application 127 may display status information that indicates the EV is authorized with the specific charging station, and charging may commence.
  • the charging interface system 125 may identify the charging station is within a predetermined distance to the electric vehicle (e.g., located at a parking spot where the EV is parked) and automatically perform some or all of the processes described herein to provide payment information to the charging network that provides the specific charging station.
  • the mobile application 127 may display status information that indicates the EV is authorized with the specific charging station, and charging may commence.
  • FIG. 7 depicts a user interface 700 that displays a map of available charging stations, such as charging stations that permit receiving information on behalf of a driver from the mobile application 127 .
  • the user interface displays a map 705 of a geographical location surrounding an electric vehicle, which is represented by icon 710 .
  • the map displays an icon 715 for an available charging station, along with a symbol 717 that indicates the charging station 715 may receive payments via the common interface described herein.
  • FIG. 8 depicts a user interface 800 that displays information for a selected charging station, such as the charging station 715 of FIG. 7 .
  • the user interface 800 displays information about the charging station 715 , such as a name 805 for the charging station, location and other description information 820 for the charging station, and a user-selectable element 810 that is configured to be selected by a driver of an electric vehicle when submitting a request to charge at the charging station 715 .
  • the charging interface system 125 performs one or more of the operations described herein to authorize the electric vehicle with the charging station 715 .
  • the mobile application 127 may present other UIs not specifically depicted herein, such as UIs that present status information for an ongoing payment process, UIs that present status information for an ongoing registration process, UIs that present status information for various electric vehicle functions (e.g., amount of charge), UIs that display other maps or map displayed information, UIs that facilitate the receipt of user input (e.g., credit card information, login credentials, registration information and so on), and so on.
  • UIs that present status information for an ongoing payment process UIs that present status information for an ongoing registration process
  • UIs that present status information for various electric vehicle functions e.g., amount of charge
  • UIs that display other maps or map displayed information e.g., UIs that facilitate the receipt of user input (e.g., credit card information, login credentials, registration information and so on), and so on.
  • the charging interface system 125 performs various processes to pre-authorize an electric vehicle with a charging station or charging network, enabling a charging session to begin without typical delays associated with the authorization, registration, and/or payment for charging services, among other benefits.
  • FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating a method 900 for pre-authorizing an electric vehicle for services provided by a charging station.
  • the charging interface system 125 accesses a request to charge an electric vehicle at a charging station.
  • the request module 310 may access a request received from a driver of an EV that is received by the mobile application 127 , such as a selection of an icon representing a charging station that is displayed by a map presented by the mobile application 127 .
  • the charging interface system 125 authorizes a first amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle by the charging station.
  • the authorization module 950 may authorize and/or provide a certain initial amount of charge without or before receiving payment or other information associated with the electric vehicle.
  • the authorization module 950 authorizes the first amount of charge for drivers of electric vehicles that are members of a charging network that provides the charging station, or for drivers known or registered with the charging interface system 125 , for drivers that are members of a third party network that supports the charging interface system 125 , and so on.
  • the authorization module 950 authorizes the first amount of charge for drivers of electric vehicles that are currently registering or providing payment information, among other actions. For example, the authorization module 950 may authorize the commencement of charging based on a driver of the electric vehicle performing one or more actions associated with registering as a user of a charging network providing the charging station and/or based on a driver of the electric vehicle performing one or more actions associated with providing the payment information to a charging network providing the charging station.
  • the charging interface system 125 authorizes a second amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle in response to receiving payment information associated with charging the electric vehicle at the charging station.
  • the authorization module 950 may authorize charging services once payment information for an electric vehicle is received and/or verified, as described herein, among other things.
  • the charging station may authorize the first amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle and may authorize the second amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle
  • the charging network providing the charging station may authorize the first amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle and may authorize the second amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle
  • a third party network that provides an interface between the electric vehicle and the charging station may authorize the first amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle and may authorize the second amount of charge to be provided to the electric vehicle, among other scenarios.
  • the charging interface system 125 conditionally authorizes charging of an electric vehicle during an authorization or payment process (e.g., a “first” or “initial” amount of charge) and continues the authorization of the charging of the electric vehicle once the authorization or payment process (e.g., a “second” or “continued” amount of charge) is successful.
  • an authorization or payment process e.g., a “first” or “initial” amount of charge
  • the charging interface system 125 conditionally authorizes charging of an electric vehicle during an authorization or payment process (e.g., a “first” or “initial” amount of charge) and continues the authorization of the charging of the electric vehicle once the authorization or payment process (e.g., a “second” or “continued” amount of charge) is successful.
  • the mobile application 127 may present information (e.g., via a displayed map) identifying charging stations that accept or provide the pre-authorization of electric vehicles.
  • FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating a method 1000 for presenting a map of charging station information.
  • the mobile application 127 identifies multiple charging stations proximate to an electric vehicle.
  • the mobile application pre-authorizes the electric vehicle at one or more of the multiple charging stations.
  • the mobile application 127 may identify charging stations associated with charging networks that pre-authorize electric vehicles, may provide payment information to the multiple, disparate charging networks providing the one or more charging stations on behalf of a driver of an electric vehicle, and so on.
  • the mobile application 127 causes icons representing the one or more charging stations at which the electric vehicle is pre-authorized to be displayed on a map presented by the mobile application via a user interface of a mobile device that supports the mobile application.
  • the mobile application 127 may cause the icons representing the one or more charging stations at which the electric vehicle is pre-authorized to be displayed in a first configuration, and may cause icons representing charging stations at which the electric vehicle is not pre-authorized to be displayed in a second configuration.
  • FIG. 11 depicts an example user interface 1100 displaying a map of charging station information.
  • the user interface 1100 displays a map 1105 of a geographical location surrounding an electric vehicle or driver location, which is represented by icon 1107 .
  • the map displays information for various available charging stations, such as icons 1110 for pre-authorized charging stations that include symbols 1115 that indicate electric vehicle is pre-authorized at the charging stations, as wells as icons 1120 for charging stations that are not pre-authorized.
  • the user interface 1110 may display other maps and/or other types of information within the map, such as rating information for the charging stations, route information to the charging stations, different types or configurations of symbol 1115 and/or icon 1110 or 1120 , and so on.
  • the charging interface system 125 enables a driver of an electric vehicle to simply and efficiently access and pay to use a charging station by providing an interface that minimizes the difficulties associated with following the requirements, protocols, and/or procedures for using the charging station that are dictated by the charging network providing the charging station.
  • Such an interface may reduce the annoyances associated with interacting numerous, disparate types of charging networks and protocols, such as annoyances associated with delayed or unsuccessful charging sessions, privacy, and so on.
  • the words “comprise,” “comprising,” and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense, as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is to say, in the sense of “including, but not limited to.”
  • the terms “connected,” “coupled,” or any variant thereof means any connection or coupling, either direct or indirect, between two or more elements; the coupling of connection between the elements can be physical, logical, or a combination thereof.
  • the words “herein,” “above,” “below,” and words of similar import when used in this application, shall refer to this application as a whole and not to any particular portions of this application.
  • words in the above Detailed Description using the singular or plural number may also include the plural or singular number respectively.
  • the word “or,” in reference to a list of two or more items, covers all of the following interpretations of the word: any of the items in the list, all of the items in the list, and any combination of the items in the list.
  • scripts and other software noted above may be hard coded into the mobile device (e.g. stored in EEPROM, PROM, etc.). Further, the above functionality may be implemented without scripts or other special modules.

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