US 12,132,332 B2
Method and apparatus for automatically authenticating electric vehicle charging user based on blockchain
Min Ho Shin, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); and Myongji University Industry and Academia Cooperation Foundation, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); and Myongji University Industry and Academia Cooperation Foundation, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/459,147.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/070,943, filed on Aug. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0069602 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 12/069 (2021.01)
CPC H02J 7/00045 (2020.01) [B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); H04L 9/3239 (2013.01); H04L 9/3263 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05); H04L 63/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 12/069 (2021.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic authentication apparatus of an electric vehicle (EV) user based on a blockchain, the automatic authentication apparatus being associated with at least one of a mobility operator (MO) or a charge point operator (CPO), the automatic authentication apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing at least one instruction to be executed by the at least one processor,
wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
receive an authentication identifier from an EV or a user terminal of the EV user;
generate an account identifier of the EV user based on the authentication identifier;
generate an individual contract, on the blockchain of a network, based on the authentication identifier, the account identifier, an expiration date of the account identifier, and an activity status of the account identifier;
transmit contract information including the account identifier, the expiration date of the account identifier, and the activity status of the account identifier to the EV or the user terminal; and
communicate with the EV retaining the contract information, the EV configured to establish a communication channel to execute charging of the EV at a charging station and the EV configured to arrange to charge a battery of the EV by an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) at the charging station.