ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Organization Name

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Inventor(s)

Joseph R. Brannan of Bloomington IL (US)

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18955498 titled 'ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Original Abstract Submitted

Computer-implemented methods and computer systems are disclosed herein as implemented by one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, servers, and/or sensors. The methods and systems include the one or more processors (i) determining an electric vehicle has a state of charge (SOC) below a predetermined threshold; (ii) if the SOC is determined to be below the predetermined threshold, determining homes capable of charging electric vehicles within a vicinity of, or a predetermined distance of, the low SOC vehicle's GPS location; (iii) from among the homes within the predetermined distance of the low SOC vehicle, ranking the homes based upon various factors; and/or (iv) scheduling a rendezvous or appointment for the low SOC vehicle with the highest ranked home for recharging the low SOC vehicle, the highest ranked home being equipped to recharge the low SOC vehicle and is available to charge the low SOC vehicle.