Patent ID: 11875418
Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by a computing device on board a electric vehicle, charging information specifying an amount and type of electricity to refill the electric vehicle with, wherein the amount of electricity to refill is determined based on a level of electricity of the electric vehicle;
sending, by the computing device and to a charging station, an identifier of the electric vehicle and the charging information based on the electric vehicle being within a proximity to the charging station, wherein the charging station is configured to send to a payment network the identifier of the electric vehicle and a request to authorize payment for electricity based on the charging information;
based on the request to authorize payment for the electricity, receiving, by the computing device and from the payment network, a request for driver facial feature, wherein the driver facial feature is used to authorize a transaction;
based on authorizing the transaction using the driver facial feature, receiving by the computing device and from the payment network, an indication that payment for the electricity is authorized, wherein the indication that payment for the electricity is authorized facilitates charging of the electric vehicle;
receiving, by the computing device and from the payment network, an electronic signal to the electric vehicle for the electric vehicle to open or unlock a charging cover; and
unlocking, by the computing device, the charging cover based on the electronic signal.