Transmitting notification messages for an electric vehicle charging network

US11407320B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CHARGEPOINT, INC. · US

Inventors

• Richard Lowenthal · Cupertino, US
• Praveen Mandal · Los Altos Hills, US
• Milton T. Tormey · Los Altos, US
• David Baxter · Monte Sereno, US
• Harjinder Bhade · San Jose, US
• James Solomon · Saratoga, US
• Srinivas Swarnapuri · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 28, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y04S30/14
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An electric vehicle charging station network server that manages a plurality of charging stations receives subscriber notification message preferences for a subscriber (e.g., electric vehicle operator) that indicate one or more events of interest for which the subscriber wishes to receive notification messages. A set of one or more contact points associated with the subscriber is also received. The server receives data associated with the subscriber that indicates that a charging session at one of the charging stations has been established for an electric vehicle associated with the subscriber. The server detects an event of interest for the subscriber and transmits a notification message for that event to at least one of the set of contact points associated with the subscriber.