Patent ID: 9317086
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B60L,G06F,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A method for reserving a charging station for an electric vehicle according to predefined charging preferences, the method comprising: establishing an association between the electric vehicle and a user profile comprising the predefined charging preferences, the predefined charging preferences comprising at least one filter criterion for filtering results in response to a charging request message, the filter criterion comprising at least one criterion of the group of electrical charge pricing of interest, charging station type of interest, charging station provider of interest, and a preferred charging station reservation period, wherein the user profile is stored in a memory within a distributed processing network; when a current state of charge of the electric vehicle falls below a minimum state of charge defined by the user profile, and depending on a way of driving the electric vehicle, providing the charging request message related to the electric vehicle to a remote charging request message processor of the distributed processing network, the charging request message indicating a charging need of the electric vehicle, wherein the charging request message is initiated from a processor module installed within the electric vehicle, the processor module having access to navigational or charging state data of the vehicle; processing the charging request message using the user's predefined charging preferences stored in the user profile to obtain user specific result data, the user specific result data comprising information on a list of available charging stations corresponding to the predefined charging preferences and a time of obtaining the user-specific result data; and providing, from the remote charging request message processor, a result message related to the electric vehicle in response to the charging request message, the result message comprising the obtained user specific result data for initiating the charging process; and reserving a charging station meeting the user's predefined charging preferences based on the user specific result data.