Patent ID: 11966808
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  E  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 9:
10. A method for charging an electric vehicle designed to traverse public highways, comprising: detecting, using a RFID tag reader associated with an electric vehicle, signals emanating from a marker positioned on a ground surface that includes at least one or more RFID tags, said RFID tag reader being positioned on the electric vehicle, wherein said method enables recognition of said signals despite weather conditions where the ground surface is covered by snow; wherein said electric vehicle has at least one rechargeable battery and employs a computer-implemented method to locate a charging station for charging said at least one rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle, said computer-implemented method involving a request for a geographic location of at least one charging station location; providing a connection for providing an electric charge to the at least one rechargeable battery within the electric vehicle, wherein the electric charge is delivered to the electric vehicle by a charger that the electric vehicle parks over whereby the electric charge is transferred to the vehicle; aligning the electric vehicle with the charger, said charger having a stationary position relative to the electric vehicle; charging the rechargeable battery of the electric vehicle; and presenting a visual representation on a display device of the vehicle, said visual display providing information about the electric charge transferred to the vehicle.