US 12,293,618 B2
Method of providing information related to status of electric vehicle
Manoj Kumar Sharma, Troy, MI (US); Michael Alan Losh, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Donald K. Grimm, Utica, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/448,516.
Prior Publication US 2025/0054344 A1, Feb. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0825 (2013.01) [B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60Q 1/5035 (2022.05); B60Q 1/543 (2022.05); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0833 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of providing information related to a charge status of an electric vehicle, comprising:
monitoring, with a system controller in communication with an electrical system within the vehicle, information related to a charge status of the vehicle, including at least one of:
a level of charge of the electrical system within the vehicle;
a charging rate of the electrical system within the vehicle, when the vehicle is connected to a charging station; and
a time left until the vehicle is charged to a pre-determined threshold, when the vehicle is connected to a charging station; and
an operating status of a charging station connected to the vehicle; and
displaying, with the system controller, for a person in proximity of the vehicle, information related to a charge status of the vehicle and information related to the operating status of the charging station connected to the vehicle.