ONLINE OPTIMAL REFUELING MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method for remotely providing refueling management instructions for a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- determining one or more initial vehicle parameters including an initial quantity of fuel, a plurality of route parameters including a starting point, an ending point and an estimated average fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and a plurality of refueling parameters including one or more refueling locations;
calculating that the initial quantity of fuel is insufficient in relation to the estimated average fuel efficiency and a distance to be traveled by the vehicle equal to a difference between the ending point and the starting point;
receiving one or more current vehicle parameters at a first predetermined time; and
calculating a refueling agenda including identifying one or more refueling locations and an associated predetermined refueling amount at each of the identified one or more refueling locations, to provide optimal fuel economy for the vehicle arriving at the ending point.
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Abstract
An apparatus remotely provides refueling management instructions for a vehicle. One or more initial vehicle parameters are determined, including an initial quantity of fuel, a plurality of route parameters including a starting point, an ending point and an estimated average fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and a plurality of refueling parameters including one or more refueling locations. The sufficiency of an initial quantity of fuel is evaluated in relation to the estimated average fuel efficiency and a distance to be traveled by the vehicle equal to a difference between the ending point and the starting point. One or more current vehicle parameters are interpreted at a first predetermined time, a refueling agenda is created, and an associated predetermined refueling amount at each of the identified one or more refueling locations is determined.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for remotely providing refueling management instructions for a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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determining one or more initial vehicle parameters including an initial quantity of fuel, a plurality of route parameters including a starting point, an ending point and an estimated average fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and a plurality of refueling parameters including one or more refueling locations; calculating that the initial quantity of fuel is insufficient in relation to the estimated average fuel efficiency and a distance to be traveled by the vehicle equal to a difference between the ending point and the starting point; receiving one or more current vehicle parameters at a first predetermined time; and calculating a refueling agenda including identifying one or more refueling locations and an associated predetermined refueling amount at each of the identified one or more refueling locations, to provide optimal fuel economy for the vehicle arriving at the ending point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A calculation system for determining an optimal refueling route for a vehicle requiring one or more refueling activities, comprising steps of:
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identifying one or more initial vehicle parameters including an initial quantity of fuel, a plurality of route parameters including a starting point, an ending point and an estimated average fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and a plurality of refueling parameters including one or more refueling locations; receiving one or more sensed current vehicle parameters at a first predetermined time in relation to a first route location being a determinable distance from the end point; and providing in response to determinative calculations, refueling instructions including a refueling agenda identifying one or more refueling locations and an associated predetermined refueling amount at each of the one or more identified refueling locations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions for determining an optimal refueling route for a vehicle requiring one or more refueling activities, which program instructions, upon being executed by a processor, instruct the processor to perform:
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identifying one or more initial vehicle parameters including an initial quantity of fuel, a plurality of route parameters including a starting point, an ending point and an estimated average fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and a plurality of refueling parameters including one or more refueling locations; receiving one or more current vehicle parameters at a first predetermined time in relation to a first route location; and generating in response to predetermined calculations, refueling instructions including a refueling agenda identifying one or more refueling locations and an associated predetermined refueling amount at each of the one or more identified refueling locations. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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