Patent ID: 8493025
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: B60L,G06Q,H02J,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method of operating an electric vehicle charging station (“EVCS”) or electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”), comprising: displaying one or more advertisements on a display device of the EVCS or EVSE as the EVCS or EVSE awaits user interaction; updating an activity log file to include one or more of the following: an identity of the one or more advertisements displayed at the EVCS or EVSE; an indication of a time at which each of the one or more advertisements was displayed at the EVCS or EVSE; or an indication of the number of times each of the one or more advertisements was displayed at the EVCS or EVSE; receiving an indication of user interaction with the EVCS or EVSE; facilitating a transaction between a user and the EVCS or EVSE by which the user indicates that one or more electric vehicle batteries of an electric vehicle are to be charged via one of one or more charging ports of the EVCS or EVSE; and controlling a charging operation that provides an electric charge to the one or more electric vehicle batteries of the electric vehicle via the one of the one or more charging ports of the EVCS or EVSE.