Method and system for payment of charges associated with charging an electric vehicle

A technology of electric vehicles and payment systems, applied in the direction of electric vehicle charging technology, electric vehicles, payment system structure, etc., can solve the problems of charging more than electricity, expensive equipment supply and maintenance, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2012-09-26
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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While credit cards can be a solution, equipment for credit card charging is expensive to provision and maintain (requires network backhaul capability)
Also, credit card charges are usually a flat fee plus a percentage of electricity sales
The credit card charge associated with the cost of recharging the battery may exceed the charge for the electricity used

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[0015] Before the present methods and systems are disclosed and described, it is to be understood that these methods and systems are not limited to specific comprehensive methods, specific components or particular compositions. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting.

[0016] As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Ranges can be expressed herein as from "about" one particular value, and / or to "about" another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another embodiment includes from the one particular value and / or to the other particular value. Similarly, when values ​​are expressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent "about," it will be understood that the particular value forms another embodiment. It will be further understoo...

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The invention relates to a method and system for payment of charges associated with charging an electric vehicle. The use of micropayments to make the payment for electrical consumption used to charge an EV (102). In one aspect, a mobile device (106) 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 (102) is described. This embodiment of a method comprises receiving electrical consumption information related to charging an electric vehicle (102) at a charging station (104). 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 (114) for mobile device usage associated with the mobile device number.

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Background technique [0001] EVs (electric vehicles, which include PEVs (plug-in electric vehicles) and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles)) use batteries as an energy source at least part of the time during operation. These batteries discharge during use and require recharging on an intermittent basis. In some instances, this charging occurs at a charging station that is remote from the operator's home and remote from any other location where the meter associated with that party is located. Similar to gasoline stations, there is a fee associated with "recharging" these batteries at these charging stations. However, unlike petroleum-based fuels, the costs associated with charging these batteries can be a few dollars or less compared to the tens to hundreds of dollars for petroleum-based fuel costs for vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. In addition, electric utilities typically sell electricity to consumers upon making a credit bill or other guarantee of pay...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q20/32G06Q50/06
CPCB60L11/1848G06Q20/102G06Q50/06G07F15/005Y02T90/14Y02T90/163Y04S30/14Y02T10/7088Y02T90/169Y02T10/7005G06Q20/16G06Q20/32Y02T90/128Y02T10/7072B60L53/665Y02T10/70Y02T90/12Y02T90/167Y02T90/16
Inventor J·C·布特
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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