Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Charge calculation apparatus, charge calculation system, and charge calculation method
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Application No.: US16727913Application Date: 2019-12-27
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Publication No.: US11262392B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Shigeru Tajima
- Applicant: Sony Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Xsensus LLP
- Priority: JP2009-293022 20091224
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; G06Q50/06 ; G01R22/10 ; H02J5/00 ; G06Q30/02 ; H02J7/02 ; B60L53/65

Abstract:
A charge calculation apparatus, system and method allow for a controller to administer an electric power charging operation to one or more client devices, such as an electric vehicle. The vehicle provides its ID to the controller, which in turn calculates a tax according to the vehicle making the request, and other factors such as taxing jurisdiction, amount of electricity used, timing, etc. By controlling the charging operation in this way, the taxing authorities are able to collect tax revenue for use in maintaining roads from the users of those roads by monitoring which vehicles are using electricity to operate the vehicles on the roads. By keeping track of the vehicle's movement within different tax jurisdictions, the tax may be apportioned amongst the different taxing authorities.
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