Patent ID: 8912753
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: B60L,B60W,G06Q,H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A remote command center, associated with a telematics service provider, for directing the recharging and billing of a plurality of distinctly identified plug-in vehicles, the remote command center comprising: a communication system configured to transmit charge authorizations to recharge each of the plurality of plug-in vehicles and to receive data related to power consumption from each of the plurality of plug-in vehicles, and to receive power generation data from a utility company, wherein each of the plurality of plug-in vehicles includes a vehicle data communications system for communicating with a remote command center over a data communication network; a controller communicatively coupled to the communication system and configured to receive the data related to power consumption and to direct the charge authorizations based thereon, and to direct billing of user or vehicle accounts based on recharging of a corresponding vehicle, wherein directing the billing of a particular user or vehicle account includes: a database communicatively coupled to the controller, the database configured to store the data related to power consumption during particular recharging of individual vehicles of the plurality of plug-in vehicles in association with corresponding user or vehicle accounts.