Autonomous vehicle charging station management

US10384775B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy · San Diego, US
• Prashanth Mohan
• KrishnaKumar Vasanthasenan · Hyderabad, IN
• Suman Kumar Sinha · Hyderabad, IN
• Prasad Gadde · Hyderabad, IN
• Ramu Thondapu · Hyderabad, IN
• Sri Sai Kandakatla · San Diego, US
• Prachi Agrawal · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 2017
• Grant date: Aug 20, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 9, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U2201/20
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing a vehicle charging station having a docking terminal. In various embodiments, a priority of a first autonomous vehicle and a second autonomous vehicle may be determined for using the docking terminal when a docking request is received from the second autonomous vehicle while the first autonomous vehicle occupies the docking terminal. In some embodiments, the priorities of the first and second autonomous vehicles may be based on an available power level of each of the first and second autonomous vehicles. The first autonomous vehicle may be instructed to undock from the docking terminal in response to determining that the second autonomous vehicle has a higher priority.