PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION WITH VENDING MACHINE PAYMENT OPTIONS

• Main Authors: GLAZEBROOK, MICHAEL GEORGE, ERRATTUPARAMBIL, MOOSA ANEESH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.08.2013
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; COMPUTING; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERATION; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION WITH VENDING MACHINE PAYMENT OPTIONS A plug-in electric vehicle charging station includes a plug-in electric vehicle interface configured to process payment for charging a plug-in electric vehicle, and to process payment for vending items from a vending machine and a communications interface communicatively coupled to the plug-in electric vehicle interface, and configured to communicate with the vending machine. 100>