Patent ID: 11932134
Assignee: THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An electric vehicle charger comprising:
a power supply for supplying electric power over a charging connection to an electric vehicle, the charging connection employing one or more charging conductors to supply electric power from the power supply to the electric vehicle for charging, the power supply adapted to send data to and receive data from the electric vehicle over the one or more charging conductors according to a power-line communications protocol;
a communication device; and
a controller coupled to the communication device and coupled to the power supply to control supply of electric power to the electric vehicle,
wherein the controller is adapted to communicate with the electric vehicle over the charging connection according to the power-line communications protocol to authorize a payment method for payment for electric power supplied to the electric vehicle for charging, and
wherein the power supply is adapted to supply a first level of electric power over at least one of one or more charging connection prior to authorization of the payment method, and to communicate over the at least one of the one or more charging connection according to the power-line communications protocol while the first level of power is being supplied,
and wherein the power supply is adapted to supply a second level of electric power after the authorization of the payment method.