US Patent 9142978 Queue prioritization for electric vehicle charging stations

There is disclosed method of queue prioritization and an electric vehicle charging station, the method includes providing remote access to a queue for the electric vehicle charging station, the queue defining the order and duration of electric vehicles to be charged at the electric vehicle charging station, receiving a plurality of requests to utilize the electric vehicle charging station and entering those requests into the queue. The method further includes prioritizing the queue based upon parameters determined by an electric vehicle charging station operator, notifying a vehicle operator of their position at the top of the queue and enabling the electric vehicle charging station to begin charging a vehicle operated by the vehicle operator upon confirmation that the vehicle is present at the electric vehicle charging station.