Patent ID: 11904721
Assignee: AUDI AG
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for activating an electrical charging process carried out between an electrically drivable motor vehicle and an electrical charging station, comprising:
generating, using an operating device of a user, certificate data for activating the charging process,
transferring the certificate data to an external server device for storage in response to a predetermined transfer command,
transferring access data from the operating device to the motor vehicle and storing the access data in the motor vehicle, the access data comprising information describing where in the external server device the certificate data is stored,
transferring, from the motor vehicle to the charging station and before and/or while the motor vehicle is connected to the charging station for the charging process, the access data,
retrieving, using the access data and by the charging station, the certificate data from the external server device via an internet connection, and
activating, by the charging station, the charging process by actuating a switch arrangement if the certificate data so retrieved satisfies an admissibility criterion,
wherein the operating device, the external server device, and the motor vehicle are distinct from one another.