EV Charging Access Group Management for Third-Party Organizations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric vehicle charging station management systems face challenges in efficiently managing access and privileges for multiple electric vehicle operators, leading to increased administrative burdens as the number of users grows, with limited flexibility in assigning privilege levels and managing access control lists.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allows organizations to extend affiliation offers to electric vehicle operators, providing benefits such as access to charging stations and preferred pricing in exchange for contact information and charging habits, with a flexible administrative model for grouping and managing electric vehicle charging objects, enabling organizations to grant rights over groups of charging objects to other organizations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional manual access control list management is used, then access control functionality is provided, but administrative burden increases as the number of electric vehicle operators increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments electric vehicle operators into hierarchical groups (e.g., individual operators, departments, organizations) rather than managing each operator individually. Administrators can manage access control at the group level, significantly reducing administrative burden when dealing with large numbers of operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary organizational structure between the charging station administrator and individual operators. Organizations can be granted rights over groups of operators, acting as intermediaries that simplify the management relationship and reduce direct administrative overhead.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional electric vehicle charging service networks are used, then basic charging services are provided, but flexibility in assigning privilege levels to administrators is very limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic privilege level assignment where administrators and organizations can be granted different levels of rights and permissions based on their needs. The hierarchical structure allows for flexible configuration of access control policies, pricing groups, and operational rights without requiring a complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
Different administrators and organizations can be assigned different privilege levels and rights specific to their local needs and contexts. Each organization can have customized access control policies, pricing structures, and management rights tailored to their specific requirements rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
3Reliability
If manual access control list management is used, then access control is maintained, but the process becomes burdensome as the number of operators increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges individual operator management with organizational management. By combining access control lists with organizational hierarchies and grouping mechanisms, the system maintains reliable access control while significantly improving management efficiency through bulk operations and delegated authority.
Data Source
AI summary
An electric vehicle operator group that includes multiple access identifiers associated with multiple EV operators of a first organization is created. Use of that group is granted to a second organization. The second organization adds the EV operator group to an access policy and applies the access policies to one or more electric vehicle charging stations owned or managed by the second organization. The first organization manages membership of the EV operator group.