Electric vehicle (EV) driver application (APP) to identify a driver charging profile for automatic selection in a charging session
View Patent ↗A system comprises an EV with an infotainment unit, a driver App, an electric mobility service provider (eMSP) cloud and a user charging profile database to identify a Bluetooth® and time/location-based driver charging profile for its automatic selection in a charging session. The driver App is configured to communicate with the infotainment unit via a Bluetooth® interface such that a Bluetooth® MAC address being assigned to each device connected to a network is used to identify a vehicle ID and a mobile device location is used as a proxy for a vehicle location. The eMSP cloud is configured to receive the vehicle ID and the vehicle location. The user charging profile database including user charging profiles. The driver App includes a Bluetooth® plus time-based profile automatic selector for a charging session to automatically select a proper user charging profile based on the MAC address plus a day/time/location-based pre-configuration.
1 . A system comprising:
an Electric Vehicle (EV) with an infotainment unit;
a driver application (App) stored in a mobile device and configured to communicate with the infotainment unit via a Bluetooth interface such that a Bluetooth media access control (MAC) address being assigned to each device connected to a network is used to identify a vehicle identification (ID) of the EV and a mobile device location is used as a proxy for a vehicle location;
an electric mobility service provider (eMSP)-cloud configured to receive the vehicle ID and the vehicle location; and
a user charging profile database including user charging profiles with different access rights and prices including vehicle, location, date and time, wherein the user charging profile database is coupled to the eMSP-cloud, and
wherein a Bluetooth plus time-based profile automatic selector automatically selects a user charging profile without requiring manual driver input by matching the MAC address of the Bluetooth interface to a pre-associated vehicle and applying stored day/time/location-based rules that map specific combinations of day, time and location to corresponding user charging profiles having different access rights and pricing.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein an automated selection enables charging with a price associated with a chosen user charging profile and mapping to charging stations/charging points to which a driver has rights, given the chosen user charging profile.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein after conclusion of a charging session, the driver is given an opportunity to confirm that the chosen user charging profile was correct or change the user charging profile.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the driver is prompted to associate a vehicle to each user charging profile.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the driver is prompted to associate time periods and/or locations to each user charging profile.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver App uses only Bluetooth to identify a vehicle and a user charging profile.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the driver is not forced to pre-select manually a relevant user charging profile before routing to a charging station corresponding to a selected user charging profile and charging.
8 . A method comprising:
providing an Electric Vehicle (EV) with an infotainment unit;
providing a driver application (App) stored in a mobile device and configured to communicate with the infotainment unit via a Bluetooth interface such that a Bluetooth media access control (MAC) address being assigned to each device connected to a network is used to identify a vehicle identification (ID) of the EV and a mobile device location is used as a proxy for a vehicle location;
providing an electric mobility service provider (eMSP)-cloud configured to receive the vehicle ID and the vehicle location; and
providing a user charging profile database including user charging profiles with different access rights and prices including vehicle, location, date and time, wherein the user charging profile database is coupled to the eMSP-cloud, and
wherein a Bluetooth plus time-based profile automatic selector automatically selects a user charging profile without requiring manual driver input by matching the MAC address of the Bluetooth interface to a pre-associated vehicle and applying stored day/time/location-based rules that map specific combinations of day, time and location to corresponding user charging profiles having different access rights and pricing.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein an automated selection enables charging with a price associated with a chosen user profile and mapping to charging stations/charging points to which a driver has rights, given the chosen user charging profile.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein after conclusion of a charging session, the driver is given an opportunity to confirm that the chosen user charging profile was correct or change the user charging profile.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the driver is prompted to associate a vehicle to each user charging profile.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the driver is prompted to associate time periods and/or locations to each user charging profile.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the driver App uses only Bluetooth to identify a vehicle and a user charging profile.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the driver is not forced to pre-select manually a relevant user charging profile before routing to a charging station corresponding to a selected user charging profile and charging.