US 12,246,611 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 Oct. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/377,145.
Application 18/377,145 is a continuation of application No. 17/888,588, filed on Aug. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,807,120.
Application 17/888,588 is a continuation of application No. 16/729,871, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,447,024.
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 2024/0025284 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 53/35 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/53 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (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 (2024.01); 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); B60L 53/57 (2019.01); 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); B60L 53/57 (2019.02); B60L 2240/62 (2013.01); B60L 2240/72 (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, the method being implemented via one or more processors associated with an autonomous recharging vehicle (ARV), the method comprising:
forming, by the one or more associated processors, a list comprising a plurality of electric vehicles waiting in queue for charging by the ARV based upon a plurality of electronic requests that are wirelessly received from the electric vehicles;
determining, by the one or more associated processors, whether the ARV will need to be recharged between charging the electric vehicles on the list;
performing, by the one or more associated processors, an optimization algorithm to rearrange an order of the electric vehicles on the list based upon a plurality of factors including a state of charge (SOC) remaining in the each of the electric vehicles, whether the ARV will need to be recharged between charging the electric vehicles on the list, and current route and location of the electric vehicles and the ARV, wherein the plurality of factors assume different weights in the optimization algorithm;
scheduling, via the one or more associated processors, a plurality of rendezvous points for the ARV to recharge the electric vehicles based upon the rearranged order of the electric vehicles on the list; and
automatically routing the ARV to the rendezvous points based upon the scheduling.