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| 20100156349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAY AS YOU GO CHARGING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A vehicle charging station for use in transmitting electrical charging power to a vehicle for use in charging the vehicle is provided. The vehicle charging station includes a controller configured to receive a request for authorization from the vehicle, and transmit a response to the vehicle, wherein the response indicates either an approval or a denial of the request. The vehicle charging station also includes an electricity power meter configured to receive a quantity of electrical charging power and measurement information from the controller, measure the quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the vehicle, and transmit the measurement of the quantity of received electrical charging power to the controller. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161393 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITHIN A PARKING AREA - A method for delivering energy to an electric vehicle includes permitting access to a parking area that includes an energy delivery point, delivering energy to the electric vehicle from the energy delivery point, and determining a transaction cost. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161469 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION LINK - A method for delivering energy to an electric vehicle includes receiving, via a wireless connection, a unique identifier of the electric vehicle from a tag within the electric vehicle, determining an account associated with the identifier, delivering an amount of energy to the electric vehicle, and determining a transaction amount related to the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle at an energy delivery point. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPAID ELECTRIC METERING FOR VEHICLES - A method for delivering energy to an electric vehicle is provided, wherein the electric vehicle is associated with a customer account. The method includes identifying the electric vehicle at an energy delivery point, and determining a current balance of the customer account, wherein the current balance includes at least a portion of a prepayment amount based on a predetermined amount of energy to be delivered to the electric vehicle at the energy delivery point. The method also includes delivering energy to the electric vehicle, metering an actual amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle, and determining a transaction amount based on the actual amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle at the energy delivery point. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161480 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING ENERGY TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH PARKING FEE COLLECTION - A method for delivering energy to an electric vehicle includes coupling the electric vehicle to an energy delivery point, delivering energy to the electric vehicle, determining a parking cost, and determining transaction costs based on at least one of an amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle and the parking cost. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161481 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND BILLING USING A WIRELESS VEHICLE COMMUNCIATION SERVICE - A vehicle charging station for use in transmitting charging power to an electric vehicle for use in charging the vehicle is configured to communicatively couple to the electric vehicle via a network connection to a wireless network provider and electrically couple to the electric vehicle via a connector. Vehicle charging station is further configured to receive a unique identifier from the electric vehicle via the network connection, deliver a quantity of electrical charging power to the electric vehicle via the connector, and meter the quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the electric vehicle | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROAMING BILLING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A vehicle charging station for use with a system for transmitting charging power to an electric vehicle is configured to receive a unique identifier from the electric vehicle and determine a preferred electrical charging power provider based on the identifier. Vehicle charging station is further configured to determine an account associated with the preferred provider and with the identifier, deliver a quantity of electrical charging power to the electric vehicle, and meter the quantity of electrical charging power delivered to the electric vehicle. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161483 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING BROADBAND OVER POWERLINES - A method for delivering energy to an electric vehicle includes coupling the electric vehicle to an energy delivery point via a connector, receiving a unique identifier of the electric vehicle via the connector, determining an account associated with the identifier, delivering an amount of energy to the electric vehicle via the connector, and determining a transaction amount based on the amount of energy delivered to the electric vehicle by the energy delivery point. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161517 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICITY METERING FOR VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS - An electricity power meter for use in an electric vehicle is coupled to at least an energy storage device and to a conduit configured to receive electrical charging power from external to the vehicle. Further, the meter is configured to transmit a request for authorization for an electric charging transaction to a vehicle charging station, and receive a response to the request from the vehicle charging station, wherein the response indicates one of an approval and a denial of the request. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100161518 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE CONTROLLER WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRICITY METER AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - An electricity storage controller for use with an electric vehicle is provided. The controller is coupled to at least an energy storage device to receive electrical charging power from external to the vehicle. Further, the controller is programmed to transmit a request for authorization for an electric charging transaction to a vehicle charging station and receive a response to the request from the vehicle charging station, wherein the response indicates one of an approval and a denial of the request. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100176966 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATING UTILITY DATA AND VOICE DATA - A method for communicating utility data includes receiving a voice signal and a data signal via a utility network, combining the voice signal and the data signal to form a communication signal, and transmitting the communication signal to a plurality of utility asset controllers and handheld devices via the utility network. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100268595 | ADVERTISING CAPABILITY FOR IN-HOME DISPLAY AND SMART APPLIANCES - A system for broadcasting at least one advertisement is provided. The system includes a database configured to store the at least one advertisement, a server communicatively coupled to the database, wherein the server is configured to schedule the playlist that includes at least one of the at least one advertisement, and an appliance communicatively coupled to the server, wherein the appliance includes a screen, a portion of the screen configured to broadcast the playlist. | 10-21-2010 |
