EV Charging Payment via Location Prediction and Secure Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The EV charging infrastructure lags behind petroleum fuel infrastructure, with issues such as insufficient charging points, broken chargers, high rates, payment confusion, multiple connector types, and security risks in data transmission during payment.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines a user's location and predicts interaction with EV charging points, generating payment data based on proximity and user preferences, and transmits secure payment information to the charging point.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If direct communication between EV charge point and EV internal systems is used for payment, then payment process is simplified, but security risk of sensitive data loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary component between the EV charge point and the vehicle's internal systems. The mobile device hosts a payment application that securely manages payment credentials and communicates with both the charge point and vehicle systems, thereby simplifying the payment process while preventing direct exposure of sensitive data between the charge point and EV systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple payment systems are supported across different regions, then system versatility improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The payment application in the mobile device is designed to universally support multiple payment systems and methods (e.g., credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, cryptocurrency) within a single platform. This multi-functional design allows the system to adapt to different regional payment requirements without requiring separate dedicated systems for each payment method, thereby maintaining versatility while managing complexity through a unified architecture.
3Speed
If payment data is pre-configured in the vehicle system, then payment speed increases, but security vulnerability to data breaches increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device serves as a secure intermediary that stores payment credentials and transmits them temporarily during the charging session. The payment application manages the encryption and secure transmission of payment data, allowing fast payment processing while preventing permanent storage of sensitive data in the vehicle system or charge point, thereby reducing data breach risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses temporary, single-use payment tokens or credentials that are generated and transmitted for each charging session. These disposable payment data elements are discarded after use, preventing long-term storage of sensitive information in vulnerable locations while still enabling rapid payment processing through pre-configured temporary credentials.
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AI summary
A system, method, etc. for method for providing an electric vehicle charging payment comprising obtaining an indication of at least a first location of an electric vehicle, obtaining payment data for one or more electric vehicle charge points proximate to the first location of the end user device, determining a charge point interaction indicator based, at least in part, on the obtained indication of first location and payment data for one or more electric vehicle charge points proximate to the first location, and transmitting at least one charge session payment data to the charge point.