ONBOARD TRIP COMPUTER FOR EMISSIONS SUBJECT TO REDUCTION CREDITS
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1. A method for monitoring an emissions footprint of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- collecting vehicle data from onboard data sources;
computing an emissions value from the vehicle data, the emissions value indicating a total amount of a substance released from the vehicle during a measurement period;
generating indicia of the emissions value with an onboard subsystem;
monitoring the emissions value with a remote command center;
the remote command center automatically billing an operator of the vehicle to offset at least a portion of the emissions value; and
reducing the emissions value in response to the step of automatically billing the operator.
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Abstract
Methods and a system are provided for monitoring and processing the emissions footprint of one or more vehicles. An embodiment of an onboard vehicle method involves the collection of vehicle data from onboard data sources and the computation of an emissions value from the vehicle data. The emissions value indicates a total amount of a substance, such as carbon dioxide, released from the vehicle during a measurement period. The method also generates indicia of the emissions value with an onboard subsystem.
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1. A method for monitoring an emissions footprint of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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collecting vehicle data from onboard data sources; computing an emissions value from the vehicle data, the emissions value indicating a total amount of a substance released from the vehicle during a measurement period; generating indicia of the emissions value with an onboard subsystem; monitoring the emissions value with a remote command center; the remote command center automatically billing an operator of the vehicle to offset at least a portion of the emissions value; and reducing the emissions value in response to the step of automatically billing the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An onboard system for monitoring an emissions footprint of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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at least one onboard data source configured to generate vehicle data associated with operation of the vehicle; an onboard carbon calculator module coupled to the at least one data source, the carbon calculator module being configured to compute an emissions value from the vehicle data, the emissions value indicating a total amount of a carbon-containing substance released from the vehicle during a measurement period; an onboard display element coupled to the carbon calculator module, the display element being configured to generate a display of the emissions value, and configured to generate a user interface control element for activating a user-initiated request to purchase emission reduction credits to offset at least a portion of the emissions value; and an onboard data communication module coupled to the user interface control element, the data communication module being configured to transmit, in response to the user-initiated request, a purchase command to a remote command center for processing of a purchase transaction for the emission reduction credits. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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15. A method for monitoring an emissions footprint of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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dynamically computing an emissions value from vehicle data collected in real-time by onboard data sources, the emissions value indicating a total amount of a substance released from the vehicle during a measurement period; initiating, with an onboard system of the vehicle, a purchase transaction for emission reduction credits to offset at least a portion of the emissions value; transmitting a purchase command from the vehicle to a remote command center, the purchase command corresponding to the purchase transaction; completing the purchase transaction at the remote command center upon receipt of the purchase command; in response to completing the purchase transaction, transmitting a remote reduction command from the remote command center to the vehicle; and upon receipt of the remote reduction command at the vehicle, reducing the emissions value in accordance with the purchased emission reduction credits. - View Dependent Claims (16, 19, 20)
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