Granted Patent B2

US 12,609,980 · App. 18/433,360 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Inventors: James D. Wilder (Dallas, TX); Geoffrey David Gaither (Ann Arbor, MI)

Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

H04L65/613B60L53/66B60L53/68H04L65/1073

Abstract

Claims (69)

1 . A method comprising:

sending a request from a server to a device associated with a vehicle, wherein the request asks for the vehicle to go to a charging point;

in response to the request being sent, pausing delivery of content to the device by the server;

receiving, by the server, a notification from the charging point that the vehicle is supplying energy to the charging point; and

in response to the notification, resuming the delivery of content to the device by the server.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the resuming of the delivery of the content comprises:

in response to the notification, enhancing the content being delivered to the device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

sending an additional request to the device to supply additional energy to the charging point; and

in response to the vehicle supplying the additional energy to the charging point, delivering enhanced content to the device based on an amount of the additional energy.

4 . The method of claim 3 , comprising:

in response to the enhanced content being delivered, pausing the delivery of the content;

receiving a timestamp from the device that identifies a time that the content was paused; and

delivering the enhanced content at the time.

5 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

estimating an amount of time for the vehicle to supply the energy to the charging point;

selecting additional content based on the amount of time; and

delivering the additional content to the device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

identifying a time that the content was paused, and

wherein the resuming of the delivery of the content further comprises:

resuming the delivery of the content at the time.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content is based on information related to another device not associated with the vehicle.

8 . An apparatus comprising:

a processor that executes instructions stored in a memory to configure the processor to:

send a request to a device associated with a vehicle, wherein the request asks for the vehicle to go to a charging point;

in response to the request being sent, pause delivery of content to the device;

receive a notification from the charging point that the vehicle is supplying energy to the charging point; and

in response to the notification, resume the delivery of content to the device.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein when the processor resumes the delivery of the content, the processor is further configured to:

in response to the notification, enhance the content being delivered to the device.

10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

sending an additional request to the device to supply additional energy to the charging point; and

in response to the additional energy being supplied to the charging point, deliver enhanced content to the device based on an amount of the additional energy.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to:

in response to the enhanced content being delivered, pause the delivery of the content;

receive a timestamp from the device that identifies a time that the content was paused; and

deliver the enhanced content at the time.

12 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

estimate an amount of time for the vehicle to supply the energy to the charging point;

select additional content based on the amount of time; and

deliver the additional content to the device.

13 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

identify a time that the content was paused, and

wherein, when the processor resumes the delivery of the content, the processor is configured to:

resume the delivery of the content at the time.

14 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the content is based on information related to another device not associated with the vehicle.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a server, cause the processor to perform:

sending a request to a device associated with a vehicle, wherein the request asks for the vehicle to go to a charging point;

in response to the request being sent, pausing delivery of content to the device;

receiving a notification from the charging point that the vehicle is supplying energy to the charging point; and

in response to the notification, resuming the delivery of content to the device.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the resuming of the delivery of the content comprises:

in response to the notification, enhancing the content being delivered to the device.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

sending an additional request to the device to supply additional energy to the charging point; and

in response to the vehicle supplying the additional energy to the charging point, delivering enhanced content to the device based on an amount of the additional energy.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

in response to the enhanced content being delivered, pausing the delivery of the content;

receiving a timestamp from the device that identifies a time that the content was paused; and

delivering the enhanced content at the time.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

estimating an amount of time for the vehicle to supply the energy to the charging point;

selecting additional content based on the amount of time; and

delivering the additional content to the device.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform:

identifying a time that the content was paused, and

wherein the resuming of the delivery of the content further comprises:

resuming the delivery of the content at the time.

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