US 12,403,787 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. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/377,922.
Application 18/377,922 is a continuation of application No. 17/075,419, filed on Oct. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,958,373.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/092,286, filed on Oct. 15, 2020.
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 2024/0034170 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/53 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 58/13 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G06Q 30/08 (2012.01)
CPC B60L 53/36 (2019.02) [B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/53 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 58/13 (2019.02); G01C 21/3438 (2013.01); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G06Q 30/08 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/14 (2013.01); B60L 2240/54 (2013.01); B60L 2240/62 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for recharging electric vehicles, the method comprising:
identifying, via one or more processors, a low state of charge (SOC) electric vehicle by determining that a SOC is below a predetermined threshold;
receiving, via the one or more processors, first vehicle telematics data associated with the low SOC electric vehicle, wherein the first vehicle telematics data comprises acceleration data, braking data, cornering data, speed data, direction data, route data, and location data;
determining, via the one or more processors, a group of electric vehicles within a predetermined distance of the low SOC electric vehicle;
receiving, via the one or more processors, second vehicle telematics data from the group of electric vehicles, wherein the second vehicle telematics data comprises a route being traveled, travel distance to destination information, remaining battery power information, and power available to transfer information;
selecting, via the one or more processors, an electric vehicle from the group of electric vehicles within the predetermined distance of the low SOC electric vehicle, wherein the selecting the electric vehicle from the group of electric vehicles comprises selecting the electric vehicle based at least in part upon the first vehicle telematics data and the second vehicle telematics data; and
scheduling, via the one or more processors, a rendezvous point for the low SOC electric vehicle with the selected electric vehicle for recharging the low SOC electric vehicle, the selected electric vehicle having an available battery power bandwidth sufficient to satisfy traveling needs of both the low SOC electric vehicle and the selected electric vehicle.