VEHICLE PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING VEHICLE USE AND ASSOCIATED FUEL COST
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a vehicle HMI; and
a vehicle processor coupled to the HMI, programmed to;
store, in persistent memory, trip information for multiple trips including fuel cost for operation in response to a trip purpose input from the HMI using a fuel queuing model based on at least two fuel prices and corresponding fuel quantities, andoutput the trip information including the fuel cost in response to a request from the HMI.
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Abstract
A vehicle computing system includes a vehicle human-machine interface (HMI) and a vehicle processor coupled to the HMI and programmed to store trip information for multiple trips including consumed fuel cost for vehicle operation in response to a trip purpose input from the HMI. The trip purpose may be a business or personal purpose, for example. A fuel queuing model based on at least two fuel prices and corresponding fuel quantities may be used to determine the consumed fuel cost associated with fuel consumed from the vehicle fuel tank. Trip information, such as date, distance traveled, origin, destination, and consumed fuel cost may be output to a display, a wirelessly connected smartphone, and/or a remote server in response to a request from the HMI.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a vehicle HMI; and a vehicle processor coupled to the HMI, programmed to; store, in persistent memory, trip information for multiple trips including fuel cost for operation in response to a trip purpose input from the HMI using a fuel queuing model based on at least two fuel prices and corresponding fuel quantities, and output the trip information including the fuel cost in response to a request from the HMI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method performed by a programmed vehicle computing system, comprising:
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storing a fuel cost and associated quantity for each vehicle fueling; storing trip information and an associated trip purpose including consumed fuel cost calculated using a fuel queuing model populated with the fuel costs and associated quantities that assigns consumed fuel to a purchased fuel batch; and outputting the trip information for all trips having a specified purpose in response to a user request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product embodied in non-transitory computer readable storage having instructions for programming a processor of a vehicle to communicate with a mobile device having a display, comprising instructions for:
communicating cost of consumed fuel associated with trips having a specified purpose to the mobile device, the cost calculated using a FIFO fuel model to determine price of the consumed fuel based on a plurality of previously purchased fuel quantities and associated prices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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