Electric vehicle charging station advertising systems

摘要

Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems relating to electric vehicle charging stations (“EVCSs”) and electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) that are configured to display advertisements to a user. For example, in one embodiment, advertisements are displayed on a display device of the EVCS or EVSE as the EVCS or EVSE awaits user interaction. An indication is received of user interaction with the EVCS or EVSE. A transaction is facilitated between a user and the EVCS or EVSE by which the user indicates that one or more electric vehicle batteries of an electric vehicle are to be charged via one of one or more charging ports of the EVCS or EVSE. A charging operation is performed that provides an electric charge to the one or more electric vehicle batteries of the electric vehicle via the one of the one or more charging ports.

主权项

1. An electric vehicle charging station (“EVCS”) or electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) comprising:
a charging port configured to be coupled to an electric vehicle and charge one or more batteries of the electric vehicle; a display device; one or more memory or storage devices; and a computer processor, the computer processor being programmed to implement a charging control process at the EVCS or EVSE, the charging control process comprising:
displaying one or more advertisements on the display device of the EVCS or EVSE as the EVCS or EVSE awaits user interaction, the one or more advertisements being for entities other than the operator of the EVCS or EVSE;receiving an indication of user interaction with the EVCS or EVSE;facilitating a transaction between a user and the EVCS or EVSE by which the user indicates that one or more electric vehicle batteries of an electric vehicle are to be charged via the charging port of the EVCS or EVSE; andcontrolling a charging operation that provides an electric charge to the one or more electric vehicle batteries of the electric vehicle via the charging port of the EVCS or EVSE.