System and method for vehicle wireless vehicle charging communications using location based services

Abstract

A system and method for vehicle wireless vehicle charging communications using location based services are provided. A system and method for managing communications with a vehicle wireless charging station include a vehicle having a battery configured for wireless charging and a vehicle computing system having a transceiver and a processor programmed to broadcast a signal by the vehicle computing system using the transceiver to establish a communication link with a vehicle wireless charging station in response to a current vehicle location being within a specified range of a previously authorized vehicle wireless charging station. The system and method may include a vehicle HMI to prompt a user for input to authorize communication with a wireless charging station that is not recognized or that has not been previously authorized. Wireless charging related broadcasts may be inhibited when the vehicle is not within a specified range of a known wireless charging station location to conserve energy and reduce potential for unauthorized responses to the vehicle broadcasts.

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technical field [0001] Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless power transfer communication management using vehicle-embedded location-based services. Background technique [0002] To facilitate hands-free wireless vehicle charging, vehicles equipped with wireless charging capabilities communicate with wireless charging stations. Communication is initiated and managed by the vehicle and / or charging station. Some prior art strategies have the vehicle continuously broadcast or ping a communication signal to establish communication with the charging station while the vehicle is within range of the charging station. However, continuously broadcasting or probing requests for connection or pairing consumes energy unnecessarily and may expose the vehicle to unauthorized attempts to establish communication with the vehicle (hacking). While vehicle systems that rely on a user to initiate communication with a wireless charging station via button presses or the like may ...

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However, continuously broadcasting or probing requests for connection or pairing consumes energy unnecessarily and may expose the vehicle to unauthorized attempts to establish communication with the vehicle (hacking)

While vehicle systems that rely on the user to initiate communication with a wireless charging station via a button press or similar action may be safe, manually initiating communication is inconvenient and does not meet the hands-free design intent of wireless vehicle charging

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