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Internet-based method for determining a vehicle's fuel efficiency

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  • US 6,594,579 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/2001
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for characterizing a vehicle'"'"'s fuel efficiency comprising:

  • generating parameter-related data from the vehicle that describes at least one of a plurality of vehicle parameters including;

    vehicle speed, fuel level, engine speed, load, mass air flow, manifold air pressure, odometer reading;

    transferring the parameter-related data to a wireless appliance comprising a wireless transmitter;

    transmitting the parameter-related data with the wireless transmitter over an airlink to a host computer system; and

    analyzing the transmitted parameter-related data with the host computer system to calculate the vehicle'"'"'s fuel efficiency, the analyzing comprising determining an amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle during an interval, determining a distance traveled by the vehicle during the interval, and calculating the vehicle'"'"'s fuel efficiency from the amount of fuel consumed and the distance traveled during the interval.

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