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Vehicles For Communicating Vehicle Parameters To A Networked Server

  • US 20130231854A1
  • Filed: 03/05/2012
  • Published: 09/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle comprising a driver statistic system for interfacing with a network, the driver statistic system comprising:

  • a wheel speed sensor for measuring vehicle speed;

    an engine control unit for measuring fuel consumption of the vehicle;

    network interface hardware for communicating with a network; and

    an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the wheel speed sensor, the engine control unit, and the network interface hardware, wherein the electronic control unit comprises a processor and memory storing a computer readable and executable instruction set, wherein, when the instruction set is executed by the processor;

    the electronic control unit processes sensor signals received from the wheel speed sensor and the engine control unit to determine fuel consumption of the vehicle;

    the electronic control unit transmits a vehicle status signal to the network interface hardware, wherein the vehicle status signal is indicative of the fuel consumption of the vehicle;

    the network interface hardware transmits the vehicle status signal to the network; and

    the network interface hardware receives a vehicle performance signal from the network indicative of a driver performance ranking, wherein the driver performance ranking is based on the fuel consumption of the vehicle.

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