IP Library Patent Application 18851541
Patent Application
App. No. 18/851,541

IDENTIFICATION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION

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App. No.
18/851,541
Abstract

A method is performed at a server system. The method includes receiving. from a user. a request to search for one or more commercial establishments. The method includes determining that the user satisfies one or more electric vehicle charging criteria. The method includes, in response to the request to search and in accordance with the determination that the user satisfies the one or more electric vehicle charging criteria, providing indications for a subset, less than all, of the one or more commercial establishments, wherein each commercial establishment in the subset is within a predefined proximity of a respective electric vehicle charging station (EVCS).

Claims (29)

1 . A method, comprising:

at a server system with one or more processors and memory:

receiving, from a user, a request to search for one or more commercial establishments;

determining that the user satisfies one or more electric vehicle charging criteria; and

in response to the request to search and in accordance with the determination that the user satisfies the one or more electric vehicle charging criteria, providing indications for a subset, less than all, of the one or more commercial establishments, wherein each commercial establishment in the subset is within a predefined proximity of a respective electric vehicle charging station (EVCS).

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the user, selection of a first commercial establishment of the subset of the one or more commercial establishments; and

in response to the selection, providing navigation instructions to the first commercial establishment.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, for each commercial establishment in the subset of the one or more commercial establishments, providing an indication of a type of EVCS that is within the predefined proximity of the respective commercial establishment.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request to search for the one or more commercial establishments comprises a request to search for the one or more commercial establishments within a predefined area.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the predefined area is within a proximity of a current location of the user.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the predefined area is within a distance of range of an electric vehicle.

7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the predefined area is defined along a route to a destination distinct from the one or more commercial establishments.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request to search comprises an audio input.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: in response to the request to search, prompting the user to confirm whether the user would like to find an EVCS within the predefined proximity of the respective commercial establishment.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the subset of the one or more commercial establishments is provided to the user automatically without additional user input.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electric vehicle charging criteria include a criterion that is met when the user owns an EV.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electric vehicle charging criteria include a criterion that is met when the user is currently in an EV.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electric vehicle charging criteria include a criterion that is met when the request to search for one or more commercial establishments is received from a computer system of an EV.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more electric vehicle charging criteria include a criterion that is met when the EV has less than a threshold amount of charge.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein providing indications for the subset of the one or more commercial establishments comprises providing a map view with indicators for each commercial establishment in the subset.

16 . A computer system comprising one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for performing a set of operations, comprising:

receiving, from a user, a request to search for one or more commercial establishments;

determining that the user satisfies one or more electric vehicle charging criteria; and

in response to the request to search and in accordance with the determination that the user satisfies the one or more electric vehicle charging criteria, providing indications for a subset, less than all, of the one or more commercial establishments, wherein each commercial establishment in the subset is within a predefined proximity of a respective electric vehicle charging station (EVCS).

17 . A computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions, which, when executed by a computer system with one or more processors, cause the computer system to perform a set of operations, comprising:

receiving, from a user, a request to search for one or more commercial establishments;

determining that the user satisfies one or more electric vehicle charging criteria; and

in response to the request to search and in accordance with the determination that the user satisfies the one or more electric vehicle charging criteria, providing indications for a subset, less than all, of the one or more commercial establishments, wherein each commercial establishment in the subset is within a predefined proximity of a respective electric vehicle charging station (EVCS).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2025
From: VOLTA CHARGING, LLC
To: ZECO SYSTEMS, INC.
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