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Smart dongle for use with telematics devices

  • US 10,037,631 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2014
  • Issued: 07/31/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a connector configured to selectively plug into and be removable from an Electronic Control Unit (“

    ECU”

    ) connector of a vehicle; and

    a processor configured to execute instructions, stored in a memory, to;

    read vehicle information from the ECU connector,the vehicle information including;

    information associated with a first energy level, andinformation associated with a second energy level, 

    the second energy level being determined after a time period, and 

    the second energy level being different than the first energy level,the vehicle information being displayed via a user interface of the device, andthe vehicle information being communicated by at least one of;

    an automated phone call,a short message service (SMS) message,a text message,email,http link, orweb-based portal;

    determine an energy usage based at least in part on an energy usage rate,the energy usage rate being based on the information associated with the first energy level and the information associated with the second energy level;

    determine a driving range based at least in part on the energy usage;

    determine a location of the vehicle;

    send information associated with the determined driving range and information associated with the location to a remote device;

    receive, based on sending the information associated with the determined driving range and the information associated with the location to the remote device, a facility list from the remote device;

    provide the facility list for presentation;

    receive, from the remote device, a pricing list associated with at least one facility, identified in the facility list, based on the driving range;

    receive, from an occupant device, a request for the vehicle information; and

    send, to the occupant device, the vehicle information,the occupant device including a user interface to display the vehicle information.

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