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App. No. 14/487,289

AUTOMATED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD

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App. No.
14/487,289
Abstract

A system and method for charging an electric vehicle includes identifying vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on an electronic image of the electric vehicle, retrieving from an electronically stored database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information, and robotically moving a charging connector according to the retrieved location to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery.

Claims (5)

1 . A system for charging an electric vehicle, comprising:

a first camera, configured to acquire an electronic image of the electric vehicle;

an electronic database;

a processor, configured to identify vehicle information corresponding to the electric vehicle based on the electronic image of the electric vehicle, and retrieve from the electronic database a location of a charging port on the electric vehicle based on the vehicle information; and

a robotic arm, configured to move a charging connector according to the retrieved location to engage the charging port of the electric vehicle to charge a battery.