MILEAGE GAME SYSTEM FOR RUNNING VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110124389A1
• Filed: 04/05/2010
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Lee, Dae Kun
• Application Number:
  US12/754,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20110124389A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/9
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/161 Explanation of functions, e.g. instructions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/174 Economic driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/84 Data processing systems or methods, management, administration

Abstract

The present invention features, in part, a mileage game system for a running vehicle and a method thereof are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the mileage game system includes an operation unit enabling a driver to select a mileage game, and generating mileage game data that has an influence on a gas efficiency; a data collecting unit collecting the mileage game data by using a CAN communication; a data processing unit computing a mileage game score from the mileage game data according to a mileage game program previously installed, and calculating the total score of the mileage game scores reflected by the generated mileage game score; and a display screen displaying the total score of the calculated mileage game scores.

Claims

1. A mileage game system for a running vehicle, comprising:

an operation unit enabling a driver to select a mileage game, and generating mileage game data having an influence on a gas efficiency;

a data collecting unit collecting the mileage game data by using a CAN communication;

a data processing unit computing a mileage game score from the mileage game data according to a mileage game program previously installed, and calculating the total score of the mileage game scores reflected by the generated mileage game score; and

a display screen displaying the total score of the calculated mileage game scores.

2. The mileage game system of claim 1, wherein the mileage game data includes an instant gas mileage, a vehicle speed, RPM, APS (accelerator pedal value signal), and an air conditioner adjusting level.

3. The mileage game system of claim 2, wherein the mileage game score is calculated by the mileage game data according to the following equation:

mileage game score=[10+{(instant mileage/authorized gas mileage)*5}+[4-(RPM/1000)]+{(50 -acceleration opening rate (%))/10}-{|speed-70|/20}-air-conditioner adjusting level]

4. The mileage game system of claim 2, wherein the mileage game data is generated by at least one of mileage game data generating units including an engine, an ECU and an air conditioner.

5. The mileage game system of claim 4, wherein the mileage game data generated by the engine and the ECU is transmitted via a high-speed chassis CAN, and the mileage game data generated by the air conditioner is transmitted through a low-speed body CAN or a multimedia CAN.

6. The mileage game system of claim 5, wherein the mileage game data generating unit respectively transmits a corresponding mileage game data to a CAN gateway in the one'"'"'s CAN, and the CAN gateway transmits the corresponding mileage game data to the data collecting unit.

7. A mileage game method for a running vehicle, comprising the steps of:

A) collecting mileage game data by a data correcting unit;

B) computing a mileage game score from the collected mileage game data according to a mileage game program previously installed;

C) counting a mileage game proceeding time, and judging whether the time is less than a predetermined lower limit;

D) if the mileage game proceeding time is less than the predetermined lower limit, judging whether the mileage game score is less than 0;

E) if the mileage game time is more than the predetermined lower limit or the mileage game score is larger than 0, adding the calculated mileage game score to the previous total score so that the total score is set to the current total of the mileage game score;

F) judging whether the current total score is less than 0;

G) if the total score is not less than 0, judging whether the mileage game proceeding time has gone by a predetermined upper limit time, by counting the mileage game proceeding time; and

H) if the current total score is less than 0 or if the mileage game time has gone by the predetermined upper limit time, completing the game.

8. The mileage game method of claim 7, wherein if the mileage game score calculated at the step D is less than 0, the mileage game data is again collected via a CAN communication.

9. The mileage game method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined lower limit time is set to 1 minute, and the predetermined upper limit time is set to 10 minutes.

10. The mileage game method of claim 7, wherein

the mileage game data of the step A includes an instant gas mileage, a vehicle speed, RPM, APS (accelerator pedal value signal), and an air conditioner adjusting level.

11. The mileage game method of claim 10, wherein the mileage game score of the step B is calculated by the mileage game data according to the following equation:

mileage game score=[10+{(instant mileage/authorized gas mileage)*5}+[4-(RPM/1000)]+{(50 -acceleration opening rate (%))/10}-{|speed-70|/20}-air-conditioner adjusting level]

12. A mileage game system for a vehicle, comprising:

an operation unit;

a data collecting unit;

a data processing unit; and

to a display screen.

13. The mileage game system for a vehicle of claim 12, wherein the operation unit enables a driver to select a mileage game, and generates mileage game data having an influence on a gas efficiency.

14. The mileage game system for a vehicle of claim 12, wherein the data collecting unit collects the mileage game data by using a CAN communication.

15. The mileage game system for a vehicle of claim 12, wherein the data processing unit computes a mileage game score from the mileage game data according to a mileage game program previously installed, and calculates the total score of the mileage game scores reflected by the generated mileage game score.

16. The mileage game system for a vehicle of claim 12, wherein the display screen displays the total score of the calculated mileage game scores.