SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GAS STATION

• US 20140379523A1
• Filed: 12/04/2013
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Sang Woo
• Granted Patent: US 9,754,301 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring a gas station can be used to prevent deceptive practices, such as a gas station that deceives a refueling amount or supplies inferior fuel. The gas station monitoring system includes: at least one telematics terminal that collects refueling information and transmits the refueling information to the outside; a credit card company server that transmits payment information of a gas station to the outside; a traffic information providing server that transmits traffic information including a position of the gas station to the outside; and a telematics server that determines the gas station to be a dishonest gas station that deceives a refueling amount by comparing information that is transmitted from the at least one telematics terminal and the payment information.

Claims

1. A gas station monitoring system, comprising:

at least one telematics terminal that collects refueling information and transmits the refueling information to the outside;

a credit card company server that transmits payment information of a gas station to the outside;

a traffic information providing server that transmits traffic information comprising a position of the gas station to the outside; and

a telematics server that determines the gas station to be a dishonest gas station that deceives a refueling amount by comparing information that is transmitted from the at least one telematics terminal and the payment information.

2. The gas station monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the refueling information comprises a refueling date and time, a refueling position, and a measured refueling amount, and the payment information comprises a payment date and time, a gas station position, and a payment refueling amount.

3. The gas station monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the telematics server increases a dishonest number of times of the gas station, if the refueling date and time correspond with the payment date and time, if the refueling position corresponds with the gas station position, and if the measured refueling amount is less than the payment refueling amount.

4. The gas station monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the telematics server determines the gas station to be a dishonest gas station, if the dishonest number of times of the gas station is greater than a predetermined number of times.

5. A gas station monitoring system, comprising:

at least one telematics terminal that collects vehicle information, refueling information, and a diagnostic code, and transmits the vehicle information, the refueling information, and the diagnostic code to the outside;

a traffic information providing server that transmits traffic information comprising a position of a gas station to the outside; and

a telematics server that receives the vehicle information, the refueling information, the diagnostic code, and the traffic information, calculates and stores a driver'"'"'s driving pattern based on the vehicle information, updates an average fuel consumption table of each gas station based on the driving pattern and the traffic information, and determines if the gas station sells inferior fuel based on the average fuel consumption table, a diagnostic code occurrence history, and a refueling history.

6. The gas station monitoring system of claim 5, wherein

the vehicle information comprises driver personal information, driving distance information, driving time information, vehicle speed information, acceleration/deceleration information, position information, gearshift information, load information, and vehicle model information,

the refueling information comprises a refueling date and time, a refueling position, and a measured refueling amount, and

the traffic information comprises road slope information, road curvature information, and traffic situation information.

7. The gas station monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the telematics server calculates a driver'"'"'s driving pattern based on the vehicle information and classifies average fuel consumption of vehicles of each gas station on a class basis based on the driving pattern and the traffic information.

8. The gas station monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the telematics server determines the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which fuel consumption of vehicles corresponding to the same class is less than the average fuel consumption occurs a first reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.

9. The gas station monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the telematics server determines the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which diagnostic codes of vehicles corresponding to the same class are the same occurs a second reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.

10. The gas station monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the telematics server determines the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which fuel consumption of vehicles corresponding to the same class is less than the average fuel consumption occurs a first reference or more, after refueling at the gas station, and in a case in which diagnostic codes of vehicles corresponding to the same class are the same occurs a second reference or more.

11. A method of monitoring a gas station, the method comprising:

collecting refueling information comprising vehicle information, a refueling date and time, a refueling position, and a measured refueling amount;

collecting payment information comprising a payment date and time, a gas station position, and a payment refueling amount;

increasing, if the refueling date and time correspond with the payment date and time, and if the refueling position corresponds with the gas station position, and if the measured refueling amount is less than the payment refueling amount, a dishonest number of times of the gas station; and

determining, if the dishonest number of times of the gas station is greater than a predetermined number of times, the gas station to be a dishonest gas station.

12. A method of monitoring a gas station, the method comprising:

receiving vehicle information, refueling information, and a diagnostic code;

receiving traffic information comprising a position of a gas station;

calculating and storing a driver'"'"'s driving pattern based on the traffic information;

updating an average fuel consumption table of each gas station based on the driving pattern and the traffic information; and

determining if the gas station sells inferior fuel based on the average fuel consumption table, a diagnostic code occurrence history, and a refueling history.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein

the vehicle information comprises driver personal information, driving distance information, driving time information, vehicle speed information, acceleration/deceleration information, position information, gearshift information, load information, and vehicle model information,

the refueling information comprises a refueling date and time, a refueling position, and a measured refueling amount, and

the traffic information comprises road slope information, road curvature information, and traffic situation information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of determining if the gas station sells inferior fuel comprises determining the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which fuel consumption of vehicles corresponding to the same class is less than predetermined average fuel consumption occurs a first reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of determining if the gas station sells inferior fuel comprises determining the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which diagnostic codes of vehicles corresponding to the same class are the same occurs a second reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of determining if the gas station sells inferior fuel comprises determining the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which fuel consumption of vehicles corresponding to the same class is less than predetermined average fuel consumption occurs a first reference or more, and in a case in which diagnostic codes of vehicles corresponding to the same class are the same occurs a second reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.