Patent ID: 9315109
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B60L,G06Q,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: retrieving, by a controller operating in a vehicle, an electronic build sheet describing option codes associated with the vehicle; establishing, by the controller, an initial communication with a charging station; establishing, by the controller during the initial communication, parameters for superimposing a signal onto electrical power delivered by the charging station, the parameters based on the option codes described by the electronic build sheet; terminating, by the controller, the initial communication with the charging station; receiving, by the controller, the signal superimposed onto the electrical power delivered from the charging station; authenticating, by the controller, superimposition of the signal onto the electrical power according to the parameters based on the option codes described by the electronic build sheet; and charging, by the controller, a battery in the vehicle in response to a successful authentication.