US 12,409,751 B2
Real-time electric vehicle fleet management
Thomas Kiessling, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Mike Makuch, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to BP PULSE FLEET NORTH AMERICA, INC., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by BP PULSE FLEET NORTH AMERICA INC., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/542,411.
Application 18/542,411 is a continuation of application No. 17/025,895, filed on Sep. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,872,902.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/903,638, filed on Sep. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116388 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/67 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/62 (2019.02) [B60L 53/67 (2019.02); B60L 2240/72 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from an electric vehicle, a notification of an arrival at an electric vehicle charging station;
determining, from the notification, a vehicle fleet indicator corresponding to the electric vehicle;
generating a charging schedule and a discharging schedule for the electric vehicle based on the vehicle fleet indicator;
transmitting a signal to at least one of the electric vehicle or the electric vehicle charging station, the signal comprising computer-executable instructions to control power draw for the electric vehicle based on the charging schedule and the discharging schedule; and
updating at least one of the charging schedule or the discharging schedule while the electric vehicle is connected to the electric vehicle charging station.