Inventors:
James Solomon - Saratoga CA, US
Milton T. Tormey - Los Altos CA, US
John Eduard Taylor - Mountain View CA, US
Richard Lowenthal - Cupertino CA, US
Lynette Marie Mandal - Los Altos CA, US
International Classification:
G06Q 30/02
Abstract:
An electric vehicle operator inputs a secret affiliation code. In response to determining that the secret affiliation code is valid and corresponds with an affiliation offer, an affiliation offer is extended to that electric vehicle operator. The affiliation offer communicates a set of benefits for the electric vehicle operator provided by an organization, and also communicates a set of conditions for acceptance of the affiliation offer. An acceptance of the affiliation offer is received from an electric vehicle operator, where the acceptance includes an identifier associated with that electric vehicle operator. Responsive to verifying that the electric vehicle operator is allowed to be affiliated with the organization, the electric vehicle operator is associated with the organization to provide the set of benefits.