US 12,187,147 B2
Electric vehicle charging management system and method
Joseph R. Brannan, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,124.
Application 18/363,124 is a continuation of application No. 16/729,869, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,850,967.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/939,906, filed on Nov. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,676, filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/930,807, filed on Nov. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/923,713, filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0373335 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/35 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/53 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 58/13 (2019.01); B60L 58/18 (2019.01); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/227 (2024.01); G05D 1/247 (2024.01); G05D 1/248 (2024.01); G05D 1/661 (2024.01); G06Q 10/047 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0204 (2023.01); G06Q 30/08 (2012.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G08G 1/137 (2006.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01)
CPC B60L 53/35 (2019.02) [B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/53 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/63 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 58/13 (2019.02); B60L 58/18 (2019.02); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G05D 1/028 (2013.01); G05D 1/227 (2024.01); G05D 1/247 (2024.01); G05D 1/248 (2024.01); G05D 1/661 (2024.01); G06Q 10/047 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06316 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0205 (2013.01); G06Q 30/08 (2013.01); G08G 1/096838 (2013.01); G08G 1/096844 (2013.01); G08G 1/096883 (2013.01); G08G 1/137 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/91 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for scheduling charging of a battery of an electric vehicle, the method being implemented via one or more processors, transceivers, servers, and/or sensors, the method comprising:
determining, via the one or more processors, a plurality of charging locations in residential buildings which are capable of charging electric vehicles;
determining, via the one or more processors, time constraints or availability of the plurality of charging locations based at least upon occupancy data that indicates when at least one owner of at least one of the plurality of the charging locations in the residential buildings will be occupying at least one residential building associated with the at least one of the plurality of the charging locations;
scheduling, via the one or more processors and/or transceivers, a rendezvous or appointment during which the electric vehicle will be charged at one of the residential buildings based upon the time constraints or availability of the plurality of charging locations and the occupancy data; and
charging, during the rendezvous or appointment that is scheduled, the battery of the electric vehicle at the one of the residential buildings, wherein the one of the residential buildings is one or more of the following: an apartment complex, a condominium, or a single-family housing.