Fuel Savings Scoring System With Remote Real-Time Vehicle OBD Monitoring
First Claim
1. A fuel savings scoring system with a remote real-time vehicle on-board diagnostics monitoring, the fuel savings scoring system comprising:
- a vehicle on-board diagnostics unit connected to an engine control unit or a vehicular control chipset of a vehicle to record, diagnose, and generate engine, vehicle dynamics, and fuel consumption data as a real-time data stream;
a commercial vehicle fuel consumption analytics module that receives the real-time data stream from the vehicle on-board diagnostics unit, while also receiving best empirical mileage data achieved by the vehicle itself or a peer vehicle of same model and make from a commercial fleet fuel consumption database associated with a commercial vehicle fleet company;
a fuel savings score analytics unit in the commercial vehicle fuel consumption analytics module, wherein the fuel savings score analytics unit calculates a driving score by dividing a current fuel mileage of the vehicle by a best empirical mileage number achieved by the vehicle itself or by the peer vehicle of same model and make, and then multiplying by 100;
the commercial fleet fuel consumption database that accumulates, stores, and categorizes fuel consumption records downloaded from the vehicle and a plurality of peer vehicles of same model and make; and
a computer server or another electronic device with a CPU and a memory unit that executes the fuel savings score analytics unit and the commercial fleet fuel consumption database to calculate and display the driving score on a display panel in the vehicle or in a remote monitoring station unit.
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Abstract
A novel fuel savings scoring system is capable of analyzing real-time on-board diagnostics (OBD) information of a vehicle from a remote monitoring station unit. The fuel savings scoring system can derive a novel fuel efficiency comparison metric called “driving score.” Preferably, the driving score represents a commercial vehicle driver'"'"'s fuel efficiency driving performance relative to those of peer commercial drivers in a commercial vehicle fleet organization. The driving score takes account of a current real-time mileage achieved by a particular vehicle as well as the best empirical mileage achieved by the same make and model to the particular vehicle in the commercial vehicle fleet organization. Furthermore, in some embodiments of the invention, the driving score for the particular vehicle can even be route and traffic condition-sensitive, which further improves the realistic usefulness of the driving score as a comparative fuel efficiency driving performance measure among commercial vehicle drivers.
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12 Claims
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1. A fuel savings scoring system with a remote real-time vehicle on-board diagnostics monitoring, the fuel savings scoring system comprising:
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a vehicle on-board diagnostics unit connected to an engine control unit or a vehicular control chipset of a vehicle to record, diagnose, and generate engine, vehicle dynamics, and fuel consumption data as a real-time data stream; a commercial vehicle fuel consumption analytics module that receives the real-time data stream from the vehicle on-board diagnostics unit, while also receiving best empirical mileage data achieved by the vehicle itself or a peer vehicle of same model and make from a commercial fleet fuel consumption database associated with a commercial vehicle fleet company; a fuel savings score analytics unit in the commercial vehicle fuel consumption analytics module, wherein the fuel savings score analytics unit calculates a driving score by dividing a current fuel mileage of the vehicle by a best empirical mileage number achieved by the vehicle itself or by the peer vehicle of same model and make, and then multiplying by 100; the commercial fleet fuel consumption database that accumulates, stores, and categorizes fuel consumption records downloaded from the vehicle and a plurality of peer vehicles of same model and make; and a computer server or another electronic device with a CPU and a memory unit that executes the fuel savings score analytics unit and the commercial fleet fuel consumption database to calculate and display the driving score on a display panel in the vehicle or in a remote monitoring station unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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