US 11,981,223 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 Dec. 30, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/729,868.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/923,713, filed on Oct. 21, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/930,807, filed on Nov. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/938,676, filed on Nov. 21, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/939,906, filed on Nov. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0348104 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); 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 53/66 (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 (2006.01); G06Q 10/047 (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); 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)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method implemented by a controller operatively coupled to a network of electric vehicles, comprising:
receiving a notification that an electric vehicle is stranded without sufficient power to operate;
receiving information regarding the stranded electric vehicle including a location of the stranded electric vehicle;
determining a threshold range defined by a radius of vicinity, wherein a length of the radius is adjustable based upon a concentration of electric vehicles surrounding the location of the stranded electric vehicle to search for possible available electric vehicles;
detecting one or more other electric vehicles within the radius of vicinity of the stranded electric vehicle;
receiving information regarding the detected one or more other electric vehicles; and
determining, based upon the received information, which of the detected one or more other electric vehicles to send a power source request.