Method and system for using a smart phone for electrical vehicle charging

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8996876
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13582467

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Systems and methods are provided to allow a smart phone or any terminal to reserve and activate an electric vehicle charger using a web site or server computer system. An access control system is provided that includes a server and an access device. The access device includes an electrical vehicle charger. A reservation request is accepted from a first terminal using the server. A reservation certificate is provided to a portable second terminal in response to the request using the server. The reservation certificate is accepted from the portable second terminal using the access device. The reservation certificate is determined to be authentic using the access device. The electric vehicle charger is activated in response to accepting an authentic reservation certificate using the access device.

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URBAN INTEL INC6527 SEWARD PARK AVE S SEATTLE WA 98118

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Outwater, Chris Santa Barbara, US 56 1141
Redmann, William Gibbens Glendale, US 135 2840

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