TWI896365B - Systems and methods for configuring an electric vehicle charging station - Google Patents

Abstract

Systems and methods for configuring an electric vehicle charging station, applicable between a mobile device and an electric vehicle charging station are provided. First, at least one configuration parameter corresponding to a specific operation is obtained through the mobile device, wherein the configuration parameter is used to configure the electric vehicle charging station. A wireless identification tag is generated through the mobile device based on the specific operation and the configuration parameter, and a short-range communication connection is established between the mobile device and the electric vehicle charging station to transmit the wireless identification tag through the short-range communication connection. Next, the wireless identification tag is received through a reading unit of the electric vehicle charging station via the short-range communication connection. Then, the electric vehicle charging station parses the wireless identification tag to obtain the specific operation and configuration parameter, and performs the specific operation on the electric vehicle charging station according to the configuration parameter corresponding to the wireless identification tag.

Description

System and method for configuring electric vehicle charging stations

The present invention relates to a system and method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station, and more particularly to a system and method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station via a short-range communication network.

In recent years, with rising environmental awareness and advances in electric vehicle technology, developing electric vehicles powered by electricity to replace traditional vehicles powered by fossil fuels has become a key goal in the automotive industry, leading to their increasing popularity. To improve the range and user experience of electric vehicles, many countries and cities have begun planning to install charging stations in public areas to provide power for electric vehicles. Plans are also underway to deploy charging stations in urban areas and scenic areas to make charging more convenient.

On the other hand, with the increasing popularity of electric vehicles and the growing demand for charging, many charging station operators have begun to set up electric vehicle charging stations in numerous locations. Generally speaking, electric vehicle charging stations include numerous software and hardware components, such as wired and/or wireless network modules, and these components require correct parameter settings and configuration to function properly. Current methods for configuring electric vehicle charging stations allow some components to be remotely configured over the network while connected. However, not all components can be configured remotely over the network, and not all electric vehicle charging stations support remote configuration. Furthermore, certain modules in electric vehicle charging stations can only be configured and configured through specific interfaces, such as a wired connection to the electric vehicle charging station. This makes configuring and configuring the electric vehicle charging station inconvenient and subsequent maintenance. Furthermore, users must memorize the correct parameter values or manually enter the corresponding parameters to successfully complete configuration. When there are many parameters or multiple sets of parameters, the entire process becomes extremely complex and prone to errors. In recent years, electronic devices, such as mobile devices, laptops, and wearable devices, have become increasingly advanced and powerful. For example, portable devices can now be equipped with network connectivity. Users can use these devices to connect to the Internet and browse the web anytime, anywhere. The convenience these devices and their functions bring has made them a necessity for modern people, and they are frequently used in their daily lives. If electronic devices, such as mobile devices, can be fully utilized to configure electric vehicle charging stations, users will be able to more easily manage and use the charging stations.

In view of this, the present invention provides a system and method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station.

A system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile device and at least one electric vehicle charging station. The mobile device includes at least a first wireless connection unit and a processing unit. The first wireless connection unit has at least one short-range communication network connection capability. The processing unit is coupled to the first wireless connection unit and is used to obtain a setting parameter corresponding to a specific operation, generate a wireless identification tag based on the specific operation and the setting parameter, establish a short-range communication connection through the first wireless connection unit, and transmit the wireless identification tag via the short-range communication connection. At least one electric vehicle charging station includes at least one reader unit with short-range communication network connectivity and a processor. The reader unit is configured to receive a wireless identification tag via the short-range communication link, parse the wireless identification tag via the processor to obtain specific operation and configuration parameters, and then perform specific operations on the electric vehicle charging station using the configuration parameters corresponding to the wireless identification tag.

A method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable to communication between a mobile device and an electric vehicle charging station. First, at least one setting parameter corresponding to a specific operation is obtained by the mobile device, wherein the setting parameter is used to configure the electric vehicle charging station. A wireless identification tag is generated by the mobile device based on the specific operation and the setting parameter. A short-range communication connection is established between the mobile device and the electric vehicle charging station, and the wireless identification tag is transmitted via the short-range communication connection. A reader unit in the electric vehicle charging station receives the wireless identification tag via the short-range communication connection. Through the electric vehicle charging station, the wireless identification tag is parsed to obtain specific operations and configuration parameters. The specific operation is then performed on the electric vehicle charging station using the corresponding wireless identification tag configuration parameters.

In some embodiments, the processor further performs an authentication operation based on identification data in the wireless identification tag and determines whether the authentication operation succeeds. If the authentication operation succeeds, the processor performs a specific operation on the electric vehicle charging station using the configuration parameters of the corresponding wireless identification tag. If the authentication operation fails, the processor does not perform the specific operation and transmits a first signal to the mobile device via a network, wherein the first signal includes information indicating that the authentication operation failed.

In some embodiments, the wireless identification tag further includes identification data of the corresponding mobile device, and the authentication operation includes the following steps: the processor determines whether the identification data in the wireless identification tag matches authentication data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station, wherein the authentication operation is determined to be successful when the identification data matches the authentication data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station, and the authentication operation is determined to be unsuccessful when the identification data does not match the authentication data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station.

In some embodiments, the specific operation includes a device configuration operation and the configuration parameter is one or more device configuration parameters corresponding to the device configuration operation.

In some embodiments, the mobile device further provides a user interface that displays a plurality of operation items including corresponding device setting operations and a plurality of configuration parameter items including corresponding one or more device setting parameters. Each operation item corresponds to at least one of an operation and a configuration parameter. The mobile device receives a selection of the corresponding device setting operation and the one or more device setting parameters through the user interface to obtain the configuration parameters for the specific operation.

In some embodiments, the specific operation includes a mode setting operation corresponding to a specific mode, and the processor further receives a first wireless identification tag, wherein a configuration parameter of the first wireless identification tag is a first mode corresponding to the specific mode, and the processor sets the specific mode to the first mode in response to the first wireless identification tag. The processor further receives a second wireless identification tag, wherein a configuration parameter of the second wireless identification tag is a second mode corresponding to the specific mode, and the processor further changes the configuration of the specific mode from the first mode to the second mode in response to the second wireless identification tag, wherein the first mode is different from the second mode.

In some embodiments, the specific operation includes a data acquisition operation corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station, and the processor further obtains data corresponding to setting parameters in the electric vehicle charging station in response to the data acquisition operation.

In some embodiments, the processor further generates a prompt at the electric vehicle charging station or transmits the prompt to the mobile device via a network after the electric vehicle charging station completes a specific operation.

In some embodiments, the short-range communication link is a near-field communication link and the wireless identification tag is a near-field communication tag.

The above-mentioned method of the present invention can be implemented in the form of program code. When the program code is loaded and executed by a machine, the machine becomes a device for implementing the present invention.

To make the above-mentioned purposes, features, and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the following examples are given with reference to the accompanying diagrams for detailed description.

100, 200: Systems used to configure electric vehicle charging stations

EV1: Electric car

110: Electric Vehicle Charging Station

112: Storage Unit

114: Network connection unit

116: Rechargeable Gun

118: Processing Unit

118: Processor

119: Read unit

120: Mobile device

122: Storage Unit

124: Network connection unit

126: Processing Unit

AP: Application

WID: Wireless Identification Tag

130: Wireless Network

131: Short-range communication network

132: Internet

140: Server

S510, S520, S530, S540, S550: Steps

S610, S620, S630, S640, S650: Steps

S710, S720, S730, S740, S750: Steps

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing a system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG1 illustrates a system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG1 , the system 100 for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least an electric vehicle charging station 110 and a mobile device 120. The electric vehicle charging station 110 and the mobile device 120 can be coupled to each other via a wireless network 130, such as a Bluetooth network or a Wi-Fi network. The electric vehicle charging station 110 can provide a user with an electric vehicle (EV) EV1, such as an electric motorcycle or electric car, for charging. In some embodiments, the wireless network 130 may be a short-range communication network such as a Bluetooth network or a Near Field Communication (NFC) network. The electric vehicle charging station 110 and the mobile device 120 may be coupled to each other and transmit data via the short-range communication network. Note that NFC is a communication protocol that provides a low-speed connection through a simple configuration, enabling communication between two electronic devices over a short distance, such as 4 centimeters or less. The electric vehicle charging station 110 can receive various data and commands from the mobile device 120 via the wireless network 130 and transmit relevant signals to the electric vehicle charging station in response to the received commands, or configure the electric vehicle charging station based on the commands. For example, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can receive various data from the mobile device 120 via the wireless network 130 and perform related operations based on the signals or commands received from the mobile device. For example, when the electric vehicle charging station 110 receives a device configuration command from the mobile device 120 for a specific unit within the electric vehicle charging station 110, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can configure the specific unit based on the information in the device configuration command. Similarly, when the electric vehicle charging station 110 receives a mode configuration instruction for a specific unit in the electric vehicle charging station 110 from the mobile device 120, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can configure or modify the mode of the specific unit according to the information in the mode configuration instruction.

FIG2 illustrates a system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG2 , the system 200 for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least an electric vehicle charging station 110, a mobile device 120, and a server 140. The mobile device 120 can configure the electric vehicle charging station 110 via a short-range communication network 131, and the server 140 can remotely connect to the electric vehicle charging station 110 and the mobile device 120 via a network 132. It should be noted that short-range communication is a communication protocol that provides a low-speed connection through a simple configuration, enabling communication between two electronic devices within a certain short distance. In some embodiments, the short-range communication network 131 may include, but is not limited to, a Bluetooth network, a near-field communication (NFC) network, etc. The electric vehicle charging station 110 and the mobile device 120 may be coupled to each other and transmit data via the short-range communication network 131. In some embodiments, the network 132 is a long-range communication network, such as a wired network, a telecommunications network, or a wireless network such as a Wi-Fi network. The server 140 may receive various data from the electric vehicle charging station 110 and/or the mobile device 120 via the network 132 and transmit relevant signals to the electric vehicle charging station 110 and/or the mobile device 120. For example, when electric vehicle charging station 110 receives a device configuration command for a specific unit in electric vehicle charging station 110 corresponding to mobile device 120 via short-range communication network 131 or network 132, electric vehicle charging station 110 can configure the specific unit based on the information in the device configuration command. Similarly, when electric vehicle charging station 110 receives a mode configuration command for a specific unit in electric vehicle charging station 110 corresponding to mobile device 120 via short-range communication network 131 or network 132, electric vehicle charging station 110 can configure or modify the mode of the specific unit based on the information in the mode configuration command. For example, in one embodiment, the mobile device 120 can first configure the electric vehicle charging station 110 with respect to the network 132 via the short-range communication network 131 (e.g., an NFC network), allowing the electric vehicle charging station 110 to connect to the network 132 and thereby communicate with the mobile device 120 and the server 140 via the network 132. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It should be noted that in this embodiment of the present invention, when any configuration operation is required for the electric vehicle charging station 110, the mobile device 120 can communicate directly with the electric vehicle charging station 110 via the short-range communication network 131 and perform the corresponding configuration operation without being connected to the network 132. The electric vehicle charging station 110 can perform related operations based on signals received from the server 140. For example, when an electric vehicle EV1 is connected to the electric vehicle charging station 110 via a charging gun of the electric vehicle charging station 110 for charging, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can continuously transmit charging information related to the corresponding electric vehicle charging operation, such as the current output power measurement value of the electric vehicle charging station 110, via the network 132. The server 140 can receive the charging information related to the corresponding charging operation from the electric vehicle charging station 110 via the network 132.

It is worth noting that the user can connect the electric vehicle EV1 to the electric vehicle charging station 110, such as by inserting a charging gun into the charging port of the electric vehicle, to send a charging request corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station 110, so as to use the electric vehicle charging station 110 to charge the electric vehicle. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the server 140 can directly or indirectly receive the charging request from the mobile device 120 of the corresponding electric vehicle owner, generate a charging authorization instruction based on the charging request, and transmit it to the electric vehicle charging station 110 via the network 132, so that the electric vehicle charging station 110 can output power to the electric vehicle EV1 electrically connected to it, such as an electric motorcycle or electric car, or prohibit the electric vehicle charging station 110 from outputting power to the electric vehicle EV1. For example, in one embodiment, electric vehicle charging station 110 may be a charging column equipped with a single or multiple charging guns. When an electric vehicle is connected to the electric vehicle charging station 110 via the charging guns, the charging guns can output power to charge the electric vehicle. In one embodiment, electric vehicle charging station 110 can charge a single electric vehicle. In another embodiment, electric vehicle charging station 110 can charge multiple electric vehicles simultaneously. It should be noted that in some embodiments, a charging request may be accompanied by identity authentication and/or a payment mechanism. A charging authorization instruction is generated only after identity authentication and/or payment are completed. In some embodiments, an electric vehicle user can download and install an application on their mobile device 120 to generate a charging request through the application's user interface. In some embodiments, the user can use the application's scanning function to scan a Quick Response Code (QR code) on the electric vehicle charging station 110 to generate the charging request, thereby initiating a charging process. In some embodiments, the user can select a specific charging station through the application and execute an activation function to generate the charging request, thereby initiating a charging process. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, an electric vehicle owner can use an RFID card to approach a sensing area (not shown in FIG. 2 ) on the electric vehicle charging station 110 to generate a corresponding charging request, which is then transmitted to the server 140 via the network 132 . It is noted that in some embodiments, each user may have an RFID card.

It should be noted that the electric vehicle owner's mobile device 120 can be any electronic device with internet access, such as a mobile phone, smartphone, personal digital assistant, global positioning system, or laptop. In some embodiments, the mobile device 120 can receive status information and notifications regarding the corresponding charging operation from the server 140 via the network 132. In some embodiments, the status information and notifications may include notifications that the electric vehicle has stopped charging, notifications to move the vehicle, and/or notifications that the charging gun of the electric vehicle charging device has been removed from the electric vehicle.

When server 140 receives charging requests from electric vehicle charging station 110, it can execute a charging scheduling operation for these charging requests based on the charging parameters in the charging requirements. Specifically, server 140 can generate instructions and transmit them to electric vehicle charging station 110 via network 132 to control electric vehicle charging station 110 to output power to connected electric vehicles at a specified charging efficiency, such as a specified amperage, during specific time periods, or to prohibit the charging station from outputting power to electric vehicles. In some embodiments, the charging scheduling operation can be executed in conjunction with a time-based electricity price. For example, when an electric vehicle and an electric vehicle charging station are connected to each other, such as after the charging gun is inserted into the charging port of the electric vehicle, the corresponding charging operation will not be performed immediately. The server 140 will schedule the charging according to the time electricity price, the power limit of the site, and the electric vehicles that need to be charged, select the appropriate charging time point, and perform all charging operations in a manner with the lowest electricity cost. In some embodiments, each electric vehicle requiring charging may have its own charging parameters, such as a charging target, an expected stay time or removal time at this charging station, and/or specified charging conditions. In some embodiments, the charging target can be expressed as a percentage of the battery power. For example, in one embodiment, setting the charging target to 80% means that the electric vehicle is to be charged to 80% of the rated battery power. The server 140 can also perform energy management, such as charging scheduling, based on the charging parameters of the corresponding electric vehicle.

Figure 3 illustrates an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electric vehicle charging station 110 shown in Figure 3 has processing capabilities to perform configuration and charging management operations associated with the electric vehicle charging station, and also has network connectivity to transmit, receive, download, or update various parameters and information required for charging management operations.

The electric vehicle charging station 110 includes at least a storage unit 112, a network connection unit 114, a charging gun 116, a processor 118, and a reader unit 119. The storage unit 112 can be a memory device such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, or a hard drive, and is used to store and record relevant data, such as electric vehicle charging station information and charging demand information. In one embodiment of the present invention, storage unit 112 may store a table that includes mappings between various configuration command codes and their corresponding operations. Upon receiving a command from mobile device 120, processor 118 may look up the table to obtain the specific operation indicated by the command and then execute the specific operation based on the configuration parameters in the command. Note that the aforementioned data is merely an example and the present invention is not limited thereto. Network connection unit 114 may transmit, receive, download, or update various parameters and information required for configuration operations or charge management operations via a network, such as a wired network, a telecommunications network, or a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network or a short-range communication network. In some embodiments, the network connection unit 114 can be implemented using hardware and software circuits that comply with specific network protocols, such as communication circuits that comply with wireless local area networks (WLANs) or mobile communication networks, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the network connection unit 114 can include an antenna (not shown in FIG. 3 ) for transmitting and receiving network signals, and the antenna can adjust its direction and angle to change the received signal strength. In this embodiment, the processor 118 can periodically or irregularly transmit the device status data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station 110 via a network using the network connection unit 114 for subsequent data processing and charging management by a cloud management server, such as server 140. It should be noted that the above information is only an example of this case and the present invention is not limited thereto. The charging gun 116 may include one or more charging connectors that conform to the same charging interface specifications or conform to different charging interface specifications, which are electrically connected to the corresponding electric vehicle. The processor 118 can control the operations of the relevant software and hardware in the electric vehicle charging station 110 and execute the method for configuring the electric vehicle charging station in this case. The relevant details will be described later. Specifically, the processor 118 is used to read and execute the relevant code and/or program stored in the storage unit 112 to execute the method for configuring the electric vehicle charging station in this case. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the processor 118 may be a general-purpose controller, a microcontroller (MCU), or a digital signal processor (DSP) to provide data analysis, processing, and computational functions, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the processor 118 may transmit the battery status of the corresponding electric vehicle via a network using the network connection unit 114 for subsequent charging management to a cloud management server, such as server 140. In another embodiment, after establishing a network connection with the server, processor 118 can obtain power parameters corresponding to a charging operation through server 140. Based on the power parameters received from server 140, processor 118 can output power and output power to at least one electric vehicle via charging gun 116 to perform the charging operation. Reading unit 119 can read a corresponding wireless identification tag (WID) via a wireless communication protocol. In some embodiments, the reading unit 119 may be a near field communication (NFC) reader having NFC capabilities, and the wireless identification tag WID generated by the mobile device 120 may be an NFC tag. The reading unit 119 may read the wireless identification tag WID generated by the mobile device 120 via the NFC protocol. Note that, as previously mentioned, NFC is a communication protocol that provides a low-speed connection through a simple configuration, enabling communication between two electronic devices within a certain short distance, such as 4 cm or less. Specifically, the reader unit 119 can communicate with the mobile device 120 using near-field communication technology to read the wireless identification tag generated by the mobile device 120 via the near-field communication protocol. In some embodiments, the reader unit 119 can be a card reader, and the corresponding mobile device is a mobile phone. The card reader and the mobile phone communicate via NFC technology to implement specific operations corresponding to the configuration of the electric vehicle charging station. In some embodiments, the reader unit 119 can further include an RFID reader unit for sensing a physical sensing card, such as information on an RFID card, such as a card identification code of the corresponding physical sensing card. In some embodiments, the electric vehicle charging station 110 may have a display interface (e.g., a liquid crystal display or a touch panel, etc.) (not shown in FIG. 3 ) for displaying relevant information and providing a user interface for interaction with the user.

It is important to note that the electric vehicle charging station 110 has an upper output power limit and a lower output power limit. Specifically, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can use this upper output power limit as a power parameter to output power to the electric vehicle during a charging operation. On the other hand, the electric vehicle charging station 110 must use this lower output power limit as a power parameter to output power to the electric vehicle during a charging operation. It should be noted that different brands and models of charging stations may have different upper and lower output power limits. The present invention is not limited to any specific values, and these values may vary from one charging station to another.

Figure 4 illustrates a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, mobile device 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention is any electronic device with network connectivity and mobile capabilities, such as a mobile phone, smartphone, personal digital assistant, global positioning system, laptop, in-car computer, or vehicle-mounted device. It includes at least a storage unit 122, a network connection unit 124, and a processing unit 126. In one embodiment, mobile device 120 corresponds to a first user of a first electric vehicle. Therefore, the first user of mobile device 120 can use mobile device 120 to generate various requests, such as charging requests and configuration requests, for the corresponding electric vehicle charging station 110. Among them, the charging requirement may include a reserved charging information to specify a charging operation at a specific time point at the electric vehicle charging station 110, and the configuration requirement can be used to configure and set the electric vehicle charging station 110. The storage unit 122 can be a memory, such as a dynamic random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a flash memory, etc. or a storage device such as a hard disk, which can store and record relevant data. The storage unit 122 can also store an identification data ID of the corresponding mobile device 120 or a user identification code of a user corresponding to the corresponding mobile device 120. It is reminded that the storage unit 122 can include an application AP and a wireless identification tag WID. The application AP is used to configure the electric vehicle charging station and generate a wireless identification tag WID. The application AP may include a user interface through which a specific electric vehicle charging station can be configured for the user to set and/or select specific operation options and corresponding setting parameters of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station. In addition, the application AP may have a scanning function for scanning a two-dimensional identification code, such as a QR code, on the specific electric vehicle charging station to obtain identification data of the corresponding specific electric vehicle charging station. The network connection unit 124 is used to transmit and receive information through a network 132 such as a wired network, a telecommunications network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network. In some embodiments, the network connection unit 124 may include a first wireless connection unit that has network access capabilities and is used to connect to other electronic devices with network access capabilities via a wireless network, such as a Bluetooth network or a Wi-Fi network. The mobile device 120 may utilize the first wireless connection unit to broadcast an identification ID of the mobile device 120 or a user identification code of a user associated with the mobile device. Using the identification ID, other electronic devices can connect to the mobile device 120. Using the user identification code of the user associated with the mobile device, the user associated with the mobile device can be authenticated. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the first wireless connection unit may be a network connection unit with low-energy technology, such as Bluetooth Smart technology. There are two modes in Bluetooth Smart technology, such as peripheral mode and central mode. Among them, in central mode, the network connection unit can receive data from the network connection units of other electronic devices and has the ability to actively connect to other electronic devices. In peripheral mode, the network connection unit can broadcast signals, such as its own identification data. However, in peripheral mode, the network connection unit cannot actively connect to other electronic devices. In some embodiments, the first wireless connection unit is in central mode. In some embodiments, the first wireless connection unit may include a short-range communication unit capable of accessing a short-range communication network and communicating with a corresponding short-range communication device via a short-range communication network, such as a near-field communication network. In some embodiments, the first communication unit includes a near-field communication unit capable of communicating with other devices using near-field communication technology, and the wireless identification tag WID may be a near-field communication tag (NFC tag), which allows a reader unit supporting NFC to read the content within the tag. Note that the above information is based on this example and is not limited to this embodiment. The processing unit 126 is coupled to the storage unit 122 and the network connection unit 124. It controls the operations of the relevant software and hardware in the mobile device 120 and cooperates in executing the method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station in this embodiment. The relevant details will be described later. Specifically, the processing unit 126 can be used to read and execute the relevant code and/or program stored in the storage unit 122 to execute the method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station in this embodiment. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, for example, the processing unit 126 can be a general-purpose controller, a microcontroller (MCU), or a digital signal processor (DSP) to provide data analysis, processing, and calculation functions, but the present invention is not limited to such.

In some embodiments, processing unit 126 may further include an artificial intelligence module (not shown in FIG. 4 ), and processing unit 126 is further configured to train the artificial intelligence module to perform data analysis based on various dynamic and static data of each electric vehicle charging station, such as device status data, uploaded by each electric vehicle charging station, and generate reports or instructions corresponding to the analysis results. The architecture of the aforementioned artificial intelligence model may be one of the following: recurrent neural networks (RNN), long-short term memory (LSTM), feed forward neural networks (FNN), convolutional neural networks (CNN), and other artificial neural networks known to those skilled in the art. In some embodiments, the output of the aforementioned artificial intelligence model can be divided into training, verification, and test data for the aforementioned artificial intelligence model. The aforementioned artificial intelligence model can be trained in advance. In one embodiment, the aforementioned artificial intelligence model can be trained using data in a unified format in the aforementioned charging information. In some embodiments, necessary information such as various dynamic and static data of electric vehicle charging stations such as device status data can be provided for data analysis and one or more analysis algorithms corresponding to the aforementioned device status data can be used as training data, and the artificial intelligence module can be trained with these data to train the artificial intelligence module to identify whether specific adjustment operations are required and generate corresponding adjustment instructions. In some embodiments, the processing unit 126 can further generate at least one new analysis algorithm based on a plurality of established analysis algorithms through the artificial intelligence module. In other words, after training the AI module with appropriate data, it can derive new optimal procedures or algorithms based on existing procedures or algorithms. In other words, processing unit 126 can use the AI module to analyze necessary information, such as various dynamic and static data from each EV charging station, such as device status data, to more accurately and quickly determine/predict the optimal configuration settings for each EV charging station. The AI module can then automatically configure the EV charging station accordingly using the optimal and most suitable algorithm.

The AI model can be trained using at least one of the following methods: the Adam Optimization Algorithm, back propagation, and other techniques/methods known to those skilled in the art. For example, processing unit 126 can train the AI model through supervised learning, where supervised learning uses at least a portion of the training data as a criterion. Processing unit 126 can also train the AI model through unsupervised learning, where the AI model is self-trained using the training data without any guidance. Processing unit 126 can train the AI model using reinforcement learning, which uses feedback based on whether the training results are correct. Processing unit 126 can also train the AI model using a learning algorithm, such as error back-propagation or gradient descent, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG5 illustrates a method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable to a mobile device and an electric vehicle charging station, such as the electric vehicle charging station 110 and the mobile device 120 shown in FIG1 and FIG2.

First, as in step S510, at least one setting parameter of a specific operation of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station is obtained through the mobile device. The setting parameter is used to configure the electric vehicle charging station when performing the specific operation. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the mobile device may include a specific application for configuring the electric vehicle charging station and the specific application may include a user interface, through which a specific electric vehicle charging station can be configured for the user to set and/or select options for the specific operation of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station and its corresponding setting parameters. In some embodiments, the specific operation may include a device setting operation, which is used to configure a specific software or hardware unit of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station and the setting parameter is one or more device setting parameters corresponding to the device setting operation. In some embodiments, the mobile device may display, through a user interface, a plurality of operation items including corresponding device setup operations and a plurality of configuration parameter items including corresponding one or more device setup parameters, wherein each operation item corresponds to at least one of an operation and a configuration parameter. The mobile device may receive a selection of the corresponding device setup operation and one or more device setup parameters through the user interface to obtain the configuration parameters for the corresponding specific operation. In some embodiments, the specific operation may include a mode configuration operation corresponding to a specific mode, wherein the mode configuration operation is used to configure the specific mode of the electric vehicle charging station, and the configuration parameter is one of multiple modes corresponding to the mode configuration operation. For example, the specific operation may be any operation for configuring and/or switching the device status, mode and/or data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station, such as setting the network configuration, setting the load balancing mode to be on, off and/or the corresponding current limit, setting one of multiple authentication modes for starting charging (e.g., a background authentication mode, a card authentication mode, a plug-and-play mode, etc.), setting the operation mode (e.g., Such as: operating mode or maintenance mode), setting the network selection mode (for example: selecting one of the network selection modes such as WIFI as the main mode, 4G as the main mode, LAN as the main mode and automatic selection or switching), setting the content displayed on the display screen of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station (for example: not displaying content on the display screen, or displaying specific content on the display screen such as displaying a specific string ticker, etc.). It should be noted that the above data is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited to this. As mentioned above, the mobile device can provide a specific application, and this specific application includes at least a user interface. The user can input data or select items through the user interface of the specific application, or perform corresponding operations through the information displayed on the user interface. In some embodiments, a user interface may provide a plurality of operation item options and one or more configuration parameter options corresponding to each operation item, wherein each operation item corresponds to a specific operation of the electric vehicle charging station. The user may select one of the operation item options through the user interface to specify a specific operation item to be executed and then select one of the corresponding configuration parameter options from the selected operation item option to specify a configuration parameter. In one embodiment, assuming that the operation item options include a first operation item corresponding to a first operation and a second operation item corresponding to a second operation, and the first operation item has a corresponding first configuration parameter and the second operation item has a corresponding second configuration parameter, a specific application on the mobile device may display the first operation item and the second operation item through the user interface. When a user wishes to perform a first operation corresponding to a first operation item on an electric vehicle charging station using a first setting parameter, the user can select the first operation item through a user interface. The mobile device then retrieves the first operation item, where the specific operation is the first operation corresponding to the selected first operation item and the corresponding setting parameter is the first setting parameter. In another embodiment, assuming the operation item options include a first operation item and a second operation item, the first operation item includes a first setting parameter and a second setting parameter, and the second operation item includes a third setting parameter and a fourth setting parameter, a specific application on the mobile device can display the first operation item and the second operation item through the user interface. When a user wants to perform a first operation corresponding to a first operation item with a second setting parameter on an electric vehicle charging station, the user can select the first operation item and the second setting parameter through a user interface, after which the mobile device will obtain the specific operation as the first operation and its corresponding setting parameter as the second setting parameter. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station may include a configurable first device unit and a second device unit, wherein the first operation is used to configure the first device unit in the electric vehicle charging station, and the second operation is used to configure the second device unit in the electric vehicle charging station. In another embodiment, the first operation may be a device setting operation for configuring the first device unit and/or the second device unit in the electric vehicle charging station, and the second operation may be a mode setting operation corresponding to a specific mode for initializing the setting and/or switching the setting value of the specific mode of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station. For example, in one embodiment, the first operation may be a device configuration operation for configuring a network unit of a corresponding electric vehicle charging station. The device configuration parameters may be network configuration data corresponding to the network unit, such as the SSID network name and password of a Wi-Fi wireless network, and other data required for connecting to the Wi-Fi wireless network. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Next, in step S520, a wireless identification tag is generated by the mobile device based on the specific operation item and configuration parameters. It should be noted that the specific operation item corresponds to a specific operation for configuring the corresponding electric vehicle charging station. Note that in some embodiments, a specific application on the mobile device may provide a wireless identification tag generation function that generates a corresponding wireless identification tag based on the specific operation item and configuration parameters received through a user interface. Details on how to generate the wireless identification tag are described below. After the wireless identification tag is generated, in step S530, a short-range communication connection is established between the mobile device and the electric vehicle charging station, and the wireless identification tag is transmitted via the short-range communication connection. In this embodiment, the short-range communication connection can be a near-field communication (NFC) connection, and the wireless identification tag can be an NFC tag, which allows a reader unit that supports NFC to read the content within the tag. In another embodiment, the short-range communication connection can be a Bluetooth communication connection, and the wireless identification tag can be a communication tag that includes a data format that complies with the Bluetooth communication protocol, which allows a reader unit that supports Bluetooth communication to read the content within the tag via the Bluetooth communication protocol. Note that the above data is only an example of this embodiment, and the present invention is not limited thereto. It should be noted that the mobile device containing the NFC tag in this case can be considered a disembodied NFC tag or a virtual NFC tag. Compared to typical physical NFC tags with fixed data content, the content of the disembodied NFC tag or virtual NFC tag provided in this case can be adjusted and changed according to different needs, thus providing greater flexibility.

Next, as in step S540, a reading unit of the electric vehicle charging station is used to receive the wireless identification tag via a short-range communication connection. The reading unit can read a corresponding wireless identification tag via a wireless communication protocol. In some embodiments, the short-range communication connection can be an NFC connection, the wireless identification tag can be an NFC tag, and the reading unit can be an NFC reader, which can be used to read the NFC tag. In this embodiment, a user can hold a mobile device including the aforementioned NFC tag and place it within a certain distance of the NFC reader of the electric vehicle charging station, so that an NFC connection is established between the NFC reader and the mobile device, and the NFC tag generated by the mobile device can be received via the NFC connection. It's worth noting that when the NFC reader is within close proximity of the user's mobile device, the NFC reader can read the NFC tag on the mobile device. Subsequently, in step S550, the electric vehicle charging station analyzes the wireless identification tag to obtain specific operations and configuration parameters. The specific operation is then executed on the electric vehicle charging station using the corresponding wireless identification tag configuration parameters. In some embodiments, the electric vehicle charging station's storage unit may store a table that maps various preset commands to their corresponding operations and actions. When parsing the wireless identification tag, the processing unit can look up the table based on the wireless identification tag's content to determine the corresponding operation and action to be performed. For example, in one embodiment, the specific operation may be a wireless network configuration operation for the corresponding electric vehicle charging station, and the configuration parameters are the network configuration data corresponding to the network configuration operation, such as the SSID network name and password of the WIFI wireless network, etc. Therefore, the aforementioned step of performing a specific operation on the electric vehicle charging station using the configuration parameters of the corresponding wireless identification tag may include setting the network configuration information of the electric vehicle charging station based on the network configuration data of the WIFI wireless network parsed from the NFC tag, so that the electric vehicle charging station can connect to the designated wireless access point (AP) AP1. After the setting is completed, the electric vehicle charging station can automatically connect to the wireless access point AP1 and thereby connect to a charging management server. It should be noted that the aforementioned data is only for this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the mobile device can encrypt the content of the wireless identification tag using a specific encryption mechanism, while the electric vehicle charging station can parse the wireless identification tag using a corresponding decryption mechanism to obtain the correct content. In other words, the mobile device and the electric vehicle charging station can use a specific encryption and decryption algorithm known only to each other. This way, the data in the wireless identification tag is protected and difficult to decrypt, thereby enhancing data security.

FIG6 illustrates a method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to another embodiment of the present invention. This method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to this embodiment of the present invention is applicable to an electric vehicle charging station and a mobile device, such as the electric vehicle charging station 110 and the mobile device 120 shown in FIG1 and FIG2 . In this embodiment, the specific operation may be a wireless network configuration operation for the electric vehicle charging station, used to configure the wireless network of the electric vehicle charging station. The configuration parameters may be Wi-Fi network configuration data corresponding to this wireless network configuration operation, such as the Wi-Fi network name and password, and the wireless identification tag may be an NFC tag.

First, in step S610, the mobile device obtains network configuration data for the Wi-Fi network corresponding to a wireless network configuration operation. In some embodiments, the Wi-Fi network configuration data may include a SSID network name for the Wi-Fi network, a password corresponding to the network name, and other data required to configure the Wi-Fi network. Next, in step S620, the mobile device generates an NFC tag based on the wireless network configuration operation and the network configuration data for the Wi-Fi network corresponding to the wireless network configuration operation. In step S630, the mobile device establishes an NFC connection with the electric vehicle charging station and transmits the NFC tag via the NFC connection. For example, in one embodiment, when the specific operation is a network unit setting operation for configuring the network unit of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station and its corresponding setting parameters are the network configuration data of this network unit, such as the SSID network name "AP1" and password "12345678" of the WIFI wireless network and other data required to connect to the WIFI wireless network AP1, the mobile device can generate a ChangeNetworkConfigure command for configuring the network unit according to the network unit setting operation corresponding to the specific operation item, and the ChangeNetworkCoufigure command includes the SSID network name "AP1" and password "12345678" and other data required to connect to the WIFI wireless network AP1, and use the wireless identification tag generation function to generate an NFC tag including the aforementioned ChangeNetworkConfigure command. In step S640, an NFC reader at the electric vehicle charging station receives an NFC tag generated by the mobile device via an NFC connection. In some embodiments, a user can hold the mobile device containing the NFC tag within a certain distance of the NFC reader at the electric vehicle charging station, allowing the NFC reader to receive the NFC tag generated by the mobile device via the NFC connection. Subsequently, in step S650, the electric vehicle charging station analyzes the NFC tag to obtain the wireless network configuration information and Wi-Fi network configuration information contained therein. The wireless network configuration information is then used to perform the wireless network configuration operation on the electric vehicle charging station. Therefore, the electric vehicle charging station can configure its network configuration information based on the Wi-Fi wireless network configuration data parsed from the NFC tag, allowing the electric vehicle charging station to connect to the designated wireless AP network. For example, in one embodiment, assuming an NFC tag contains the aforementioned ChangeNetworkConfigure command, and the ChangeNetworkConfigure command includes network configuration data required to connect to the WiFi network AP1, such as the SSID network name "AP1" and the password "12345678," the electric vehicle charging station, through its reader unit, obtains the NFC tag and parses the ChangeNetworkConfigure command and network configuration data. The reader unit then recognizes that the ChangeNetworkConfigure command corresponds to a network unit configuration command and determines that the corresponding network unit configuration operation needs to be executed. Therefore, the electric vehicle charging station uses the parsed network configuration data to configure the network unit of the electric vehicle charging station, for example, automatically setting the WiFi network module's SSID network name to "AP1" and the password to "12345678." Once configured, the electric vehicle charging station automatically connects to the wireless access point AP1 and, through it, to a charging management server. It's worth noting that due to cost considerations, some electric vehicle charging stations may only be equipped with a relatively low-cost reader unit (e.g., a card reader) capable of reading NFC tags, but lack a more expensive Bluetooth transmission module. Therefore, this embodiment can utilize near-field communication in this scenario, providing a method for quickly configuring the electric vehicle charging station in an offline state where the electric vehicle charging station and mobile device cannot connect to the Internet.

In one embodiment, different electric vehicle charging stations may correspond to the same operation options. In another embodiment, different electric vehicle charging stations may correspond to different operation options. In other words, the present invention can provide different electric vehicle charging stations with the same or different operation options for configuring the electric vehicle charging stations, depending on the application scenario and the characteristics of each electric vehicle charging station, thereby increasing the flexibility and diversity when configuring the electric vehicle charging stations. In some embodiments, the electric vehicle charging station can generate a prompt on the electric vehicle charging station or send a prompt to the mobile device via a network after the electric vehicle charging station completes a specific operation or fails. For example, after the electric vehicle charging station completes a specific operation, it can further display information indicating that the specific operation has been completed through a display unit of the electric vehicle charging station or send a message indicating that the specific operation has been completed to a mobile device to notify the user that the specific operation has been completed.

In some embodiments, the specific operation may include a mode setting operation corresponding to a specific mode, and the processing unit of the electric vehicle charging station may first receive a first wireless identification tag, wherein the first wireless identification tag includes a first mode corresponding to the specific mode (e.g., the first mode is "turning on the specific mode"), and the electric vehicle charging station sets the specific mode to the first mode in response to the first wireless identification tag. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station may further receive a second wireless identification tag, wherein the second wireless identification tag includes a second mode corresponding to the specific mode (e.g., the second mode is "turning off the specific mode"), and the electric vehicle charging station changes the setting of the specific mode from the first mode to the second mode in response to the second wireless identification tag, wherein the first mode is different from the second mode. Through the aforementioned mode setting operation, even when the network is offline, the setting value of the specific mode of the electric vehicle charging station can still be quickly switched through short-distance communication, increasing convenience and practicality. For example, in one embodiment, it is assumed that the authentication mode for starting charging of the electric vehicle charging station includes at least a background authentication mode, a card authentication mode, and a plug-and-play mode. The background authentication mode means that a specific electric vehicle needs to pass a background (such as a server) authentication process before starting charging. The card authentication mode means that a specific electric vehicle needs to hold a specific card (such as an RFID membership card) before starting charging. The plug-and-play mode means that a specific electric vehicle can start charging by simply connecting to the electric vehicle charging station. In this example, when a charging station operator wants to temporarily change the authentication mode for starting charging at all or some of its electric vehicle charging stations from "card authentication mode" to "plug and play mode", it can select or enter appropriate options through the mobile device application to generate a command including a specific operation as "mode setting operation", a specific mode as "authentication mode", and a setting value as "plug and play mode" (for example, generate a ChangeMode("start charging authentication mode", "plug and play mode") The wireless identification tag ("command") is then transmitted to a specific electric vehicle charging station via short-range communication using the previously described method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station. This allows the electric vehicle charging station, even when offline, to quickly change the charging authentication mode of the specific electric vehicle charging station to "plug-and-play mode" based on the command (e.g., "ChangeMode ("charging authentication mode" to "plug-and-play mode")) contained in the wireless identification tag and its corresponding processing method. In some embodiments, the specific operation may also include a data acquisition operation of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station, and its setting parameter is the item name or identification code to be acquired, which is used to acquire the setting status data of the electric vehicle charging station, such as the setting value of a specific mode, etc., so that the electric vehicle charging station provides the setting status data of the electric vehicle charging station corresponding to the data acquisition operation. For example, in one embodiment, a user can select or input appropriate options through an application on a mobile device to generate a wireless identification tag including a specific operation as a "data acquisition operation" and a setting parameter as a "charge-activating authentication mode" instruction (e.g., generating a ReadData ("charge-activating authentication mode") instruction) to instruct the electric vehicle charging station to provide the current "charge-activating authentication mode" setting value. After receiving the wireless identification tag, the electric vehicle charging station executes data acquisition operations corresponding to the instructions in the wireless identification tag and obtains the current "charging authentication mode" setting (for example, if the current setting is "plug and play mode"). The electric vehicle charging station can then display the requested current setting information on a display unit or transmit a message including the current setting to a mobile device to inform the user of the requested setting status data. Note that the aforementioned data is only for this example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG7 illustrates a method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable to a mobile device and an electric vehicle charging station, such as electric vehicle charging station 110 and mobile device 120 in FIG1 and FIG2 . In this embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station includes authentication data and the wireless identification tag includes identification data. The electric vehicle charging station can determine whether to perform specific operations in the wireless identification tag based on the authentication data and the identification data. It is worth noting that in some embodiments, the identification data can be used to identify the user of the mobile device, for example, to determine whether the user of the mobile device is the owner of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station or has specific permissions.

First, in step S710, the electric vehicle charging station obtains a wireless identification tag containing identification data, specific operation parameters, and configuration parameters via short-range communication. Then, in step S720, an authentication process is performed based on the identification data in the wireless identification tag, and in step S730, a determination is made as to whether the authentication process has been successful. In some embodiments, the identification data can be obtained through a user interface of a specific application or automatically generated by a mobile device based on recorded user data. It is worth noting that, as previously mentioned, the identification data can be used to identify the identity of the user of the mobile device. For example, it can be used to identify whether the user of the mobile device is the owner of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station or has specific permissions. The authentication data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station can be pre-set or stored in the electric vehicle charging station. In some embodiments, the identification data further includes the aforementioned user data and device identification data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station. The identification data can be used to identify the identity of the user of the mobile device and the corresponding electric vehicle charging station. For example, it can be used to identify whether the user of the mobile device is the owner of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station or has specific permissions. The authentication data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station can be pre-set or stored in the electric vehicle charging station. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station may include a quick response code (QR code) having device identification data, and the device identification data is obtained by scanning the quick response code on the electric vehicle charging station through a scanning function provided by a mobile device. Specifically, the user can scan the quick response code on the electric vehicle charging station through the scanning function of the application of the mobile device to obtain the aforementioned device identification data. In some embodiments, the aforementioned authentication operation may include determining whether the identification data in the wireless identification tag is consistent with the authentication data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station, wherein when the identification data is consistent with the authentication data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station, the authentication operation is determined to be passed, and when the identification data does not comply with the authentication data of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station, the authentication operation is determined to be failed. If the authentication process is successful (yes in step S730), the mobile device user has permission to configure the corresponding electric vehicle charging station. For example, in step S740, the user can use the settings of the corresponding wireless identification tag to perform specific operations on the electric vehicle charging station. In other words, only users with appropriate permissions can perform specific operations on the electric vehicle charging station, providing users with a simpler configuration method and a better user experience. If the authentication process fails (No in step S730), it indicates that the user of the mobile device does not have permission to configure the corresponding electric vehicle charging station. As in step S750, the electric vehicle charging station does not perform the specific operation of the corresponding device configuration data and transmits a first signal to the mobile device via the network. The first signal includes authentication failure information indicating that the authentication process failed. In other words, if a user does not have appropriate permissions, their authentication will fail, and the electric vehicle charging station will not perform the specific operation. Therefore, unauthorized users cannot automatically configure the electric vehicle charging station via their mobile device, preventing unauthorized users from illegally configuring the electric vehicle charging station and performing unintended malicious operations. In some embodiments, after the electric vehicle charging station transmits the first signal, it may issue a warning via a warning unit such as a horn or a light. It should be noted that the above warning methods are merely examples and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the mobile device and/or server may further include an artificial intelligence module, and the mobile device and/or server may be further configured to train the artificial intelligence module to perform data analysis based on various dynamic and static data of each electric vehicle charging station, such as device status data, uploaded by each electric vehicle charging station, and generate a report or indication corresponding to the analysis results. In other words, the mobile device or server can use the artificial intelligence module to perform data analysis based on necessary information, such as various dynamic and static data of each electric vehicle charging station, such as device status data, to more accurately and quickly determine/predict the optimal configuration settings for each electric vehicle charging station and automatically configure the electric vehicle charging station accordingly using the optimal and most suitable algorithm through the artificial intelligence module. Therefore, when performing configuration operations, users can obtain the optimal configuration settings for the corresponding electric vehicle charging station through a mobile device or server-based artificial intelligence module and automatically configure the corresponding electric vehicle charging station using the optimal configuration settings.

Therefore, the system and method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station in this application can generate a corresponding wireless identification tag with specific content based on user needs. The electric vehicle charging station can then parse the wireless identification tag to obtain the content to automatically configure the electric vehicle charging station and instruct it to perform specific operations. Furthermore, the system and method can provide different electric vehicle charging stations with the same or different configuration options based on the application scenario and the characteristics of each electric vehicle charging station. This significantly simplifies the steps and process for configuring electric vehicle charging stations, increasing the convenience and diversity of configuring electric vehicle charging stations.

The methods of the present invention, or specific aspects thereof, or portions thereof, may be in the form of program code. The program code may be contained in a physical medium, such as a floppy disk, an optical disk, a hard disk, or any other machine-readable (e.g., computer-readable) storage medium, or in a computer program product, not limited to an external form, wherein when the program code is loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for participating in the present invention. The program code may also be transmitted via some transmission medium, such as a wire or cable, an optical fiber, or any other transmission type, wherein when the program code is received, loaded, and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for participating in the present invention. When implemented on a general-purpose processing unit, the code combines with the processing unit to provide a unique device that operates similarly to application-specific logic circuits.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, this is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art may make modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

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A system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station includes: a mobile device including: a first wireless connection unit; and a processing unit coupled to the first wireless connection unit for obtaining at least one setting parameter corresponding to a specific operation, generating a wireless identification tag based on the specific operation and the setting parameter, establishing a short-range communication connection through the first wireless connection unit, and transmitting the wireless identification tag through the short-range communication connection. and at least one electric vehicle charging station, comprising at least a reader unit with short-range communication network connection capability and a processor, configured to utilize the reader unit to receive the wireless identification tag via the short-range communication connection, utilize the processor to parse the wireless identification tag to obtain the specific operation and the setting parameters, and execute the specific operation on the electric vehicle charging station using the setting parameters corresponding to the wireless identification tag. As described in claim 1, the system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station further includes identification data corresponding to the mobile device, and the processor further performs an authentication operation based on the identification data in the wireless identification tag and determines whether the authentication operation succeeds. If the authentication operation succeeds, the processor performs the specific operation on the electric vehicle charging station using the configuration parameters corresponding to the wireless identification tag. If the authentication operation fails, the processor does not perform the specific operation corresponding to the device configuration data and transmits a first signal to the mobile device, wherein the first signal includes information indicating that the authentication operation failed. As described in claim 2 of the patent application, the system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station further includes the processor determining whether the identification data in the wireless identification tag matches the authentication data of the electric vehicle charging station. When the identification data matches the authentication data of the electric vehicle charging station, the processor determines that the authentication operation has passed; and when the identification data does not match the authentication data of the electric vehicle charging station, the processor determines that the authentication operation has failed. The system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station as described in claim 1, wherein the specific operation includes a device setting operation corresponding to a device unit, the setting parameter is one or more device setting parameters corresponding to the device unit, and the processor executes the device setting operation to configure the device unit according to the one or more device setting parameters. As described in claim 4 of the patent application, the mobile device further provides a user interface, and displays, through the user interface, a plurality of operation items including corresponding device setting operations and a plurality of setting parameter items including corresponding one or more device setting parameters, wherein each of the operation items corresponds to an operation and at least one of the setting parameters. The mobile device receives a selection of an item corresponding to the device setting operation and the one or more device setting parameters through the user interface to obtain the setting parameters corresponding to the specific operation. The system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station as described in claim 1, wherein the specific operation includes a mode setting operation corresponding to a specific mode, and the processor further receives a first wireless identification tag, wherein the setting parameter of the first wireless identification tag is a first mode corresponding to the specific mode, and the processor sets the specific mode to the first mode in response to the first wireless identification tag. The processor further receives a second wireless identification tag, wherein the setting parameter of the second wireless identification tag is a second mode corresponding to the specific mode, and the processor changes the setting of the specific mode from the first mode to the second mode in response to the second wireless identification tag, wherein the first mode is different from the second mode. As described in claim 1, the system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station comprises a data acquisition operation corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station, and the processor further acquires data corresponding to the setting parameters of the electric vehicle charging station in response to the data acquisition operation. In the system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station as described in claim 1, the processor further generates a prompt at the electric vehicle charging station or transmits the prompt to the mobile device via a network after the electric vehicle charging station completes the specific operation. The system for configuring an electric vehicle charging station as described in claim 1, wherein the short-range communication link is a near-field communication link and the wireless identification tag is a near-field communication tag. A method for configuring an electric vehicle charging station is applicable to a mobile device and an electric vehicle charging station. The method includes the following steps: obtaining at least one setting parameter corresponding to a specific operation through the mobile device, wherein the setting parameter is used to configure the electric vehicle charging station; generating a wireless identification tag through the mobile device according to the specific operation and the setting parameter; and communicating with the electric vehicle charging station through the mobile device. A short-range communication connection is established and the wireless identification tag is transmitted via the short-range communication connection; the wireless identification tag is received via the short-range communication connection by a reading unit of the electric vehicle charging station; and the electric vehicle charging station parses the wireless identification tag to obtain the specific operation and the setting parameter, and performs the specific operation on the electric vehicle charging station using the setting parameter corresponding to the wireless identification tag.