VEHICLE OPERATIONAL COST DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20150095266A1
• Filed: 09/28/2013
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Nefcy, Barney D., Soo, Brian 'Ninja' Thomas, Tourner, David Paul
• Application Number:
  US14/040,648
• Publication Number:
  US 20150095266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/412
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0284 Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083

Abstract

A vehicle operational cost display system includes a user interface adapted for entry of cost of fuel for operation of a vehicle; a central processing unit interfacing with the user interface, the central processing unit having a calculator function adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of fuel for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled; and a display interfacing with the central processing unit, the display adapted to display the total operational cost of the vehicle. A vehicle operational cost display method is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A vehicle operational cost display system, comprising:

a user interface adapted for entry of cost of fuel for operation of a vehicle;

a central processing unit interfacing with the user interface, the central processing unit having a calculator function adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of fuel for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled; and

a display interfacing with the central processing unit, the display adapted to display the total operational cost of the vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface is further adapted for entry of cost of gasoline for operation of the vehicle and the calculator function of the central processing unit is adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of gasoline for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the display is adapted to display a trip distance per unit volume of the vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface is adapted for entry of cost of electricity and the calculator function of the central processing unit is adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of electricity for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the display is adapted to display a battery charge cost for charging of the vehicle.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface is adapted for entry of cost of gasoline and electricity and the calculator function of the central processing unit is adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of gasoline and the cost of electricity for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the calculator function of the central processing unit is adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on a trip distance per unit volume and a battery charge cost for operation of the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the display is adapted to display the trip distance per unit volume and the battery charge cost.

13. The system of claim 4 wherein the display is adapted to display a battery charge cost for charging of the vehicle.

9. A vehicle operational cost display system, comprising:

a user interface adapted for entry of cost of fuel for operation of a vehicle;

a central processing unit interfacing with the user interface, the central processing unit having a calculator function adapted to calculate distance per unit volume cost of the vehicle based on the cost of fuel for operation of the vehicle, distance per unit volume of fuel consumed achieved by the vehicle and distance traveled by the vehicle; and

a display interfacing with the central processing unit, the display adapted to display the total operational cost of the vehicle based on the distance per unit volume of fuel consumed cost.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the user interface is further adapted for entry of cost of gasoline for operation of the vehicle and the calculator function of the central processing unit is adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of gasoline for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the display is adapted to display a trip distance per unit volume of fuel consumed for the vehicle.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the user interface is adapted for entry of cost of electricity and the calculator function of the central processing unit is adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of electricity for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the user interface is adapted for entry of cost of gasoline and electricity and the calculator function of the central processing unit is adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of gasoline and the cost of electricity for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the calculator function of the central processing unit is adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on a trip distance per unit volume of fuel consumed and a battery charge cost for operation of the vehicle.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the display is adapted to display the trip distance per unit volume of fuel consumed and the battery charge cost.

17. A vehicle operational cost display method, comprising:

entering a fuel cost for a vehicle; and

calculating and displaying a total operational cost of the vehicle based on the fuel cost, distance per unit volume of fuel consumed and distance traveled by the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein entering a fuel cost for a vehicle comprises entering gasoline cost and electricity cost for a vehicle, and calculating and displaying a total operational cost of the vehicle comprises calculating and displaying a total operational cost of the vehicle based on the gasoline cost, the distance per unit volume of fuel consumed, the distance traveled by the vehicle and the electricity cost.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein calculating and displaying a total operational cost of the vehicle comprises calculating and displaying a total operational cost of the vehicle based on battery charge cost for charging of the vehicle and trip distance per unit volume of fuel consumed.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein calculating and displaying a total operational cost of the vehicle comprises calculating distance per unit volume of fuel consumed cost of the vehicle.

21. A vehicle operational cost system, comprising:

a human machine interface adapted for entry of vehicle operational parameters and for display of a total operational cost of a vehicle; and

a central processing unit interfacing with the human machine interface and adapted to calculate a total operational cost of the vehicle based on the vehicle operational parameters.