Fuel and method for evaluating fuel saving operation
First Claim
1. A fuel-efficient-driving evaluator comprising a vehicle-data detector for detecting vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving;
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
an evaluating unit for evaluating each stored vehicle data item in view of fuel-efficient driving so as to give an evaluation score to the vehicle data item; and
a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores in order to determine total scores,wherein the storage unit, the evaluating unit, and the totalizing unit respectively includes first to N-th storage portions, first to N-th evaluating portions, and first to N-th totalizing portions corresponding to first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions,wherein the fuel-efficient-driving evaluator further comprises;
a correction-coefficient providing unit which determines rates of fuel consumption based on the amounts of fuel consumed in the first to N-th traveling conditions and sends the rates as correction coefficients; and
a correction totalizing unit which corrects each of the total scores determined by a corresponding one of the first to N-th totalizing portions based on the corresponding correction coefficient and determines a final score.
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Abstract
When detecting and recording vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving (the parameters may include, for example, the speed of the vehicle, the average engine speed during an upshift, or an idle time), it is determined which one of first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions (which may be, for example, highway driving, open-road driving, or idling) a current traveling condition belongs to. The vehicle data items are then recorded according to the determined traveling condition. The amount of fuel consumed in the corresponding traveling condition is also recorded. Each of the vehicle data items of the corresponding traveling condition is given an evaluation score with respect to an evaluation standard. Each evaluation score is then corrected based on a rate of fuel consumption in the corresponding traveling condition. Thus, the evaluation score is corrected in view of the traveling condition. Accordingly, this achieves a proper evaluation for fuel-efficient driving.
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11 Claims
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1. A fuel-efficient-driving evaluator comprising a vehicle-data detector for detecting vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving;
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
an evaluating unit for evaluating each stored vehicle data item in view of fuel-efficient driving so as to give an evaluation score to the vehicle data item; and
a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores in order to determine total scores,wherein the storage unit, the evaluating unit, and the totalizing unit respectively includes first to N-th storage portions, first to N-th evaluating portions, and first to N-th totalizing portions corresponding to first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, wherein the fuel-efficient-driving evaluator further comprises; a correction-coefficient providing unit which determines rates of fuel consumption based on the amounts of fuel consumed in the first to N-th traveling conditions and sends the rates as correction coefficients; and a correction totalizing unit which corrects each of the total scores determined by a corresponding one of the first to N-th totalizing portions based on the corresponding correction coefficient and determines a final score. - View Dependent Claims (3)
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
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2. A fuel-efficient-driving evaluator comprising a vehicle-data detector for detecting vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving;
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
an evaluating unit for evaluating each stored vehicle data item in view of fuel-efficient driving so as to give an evaluation score to the vehicle data item; and
a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores in order to determine total scores,wherein the storage unit and the evaluating unit respectively includes first to N-th storage portions and first to N-th evaluating portions corresponding to first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, wherein the fuel-efficient-driving evaluator further comprises; a correction-coefficient providing unit which determines rates of fuel consumption based on the amounts of fuel consumed in the first to N-th traveling conditions and sends the rates as correction coefficients; a correcting unit including first to N-th correcting portions respectively corresponding to the first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, each of the first to N-th correcting portions of the correcting unit correcting the evaluation scores received from the corresponding evaluating portion based on the corresponding one of the correction coefficients; and a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores obtained in the first to N-th correcting portions to determine a final score. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
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4. A method for evaluating fuel-efficient driving by detecting and recording vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving, giving each of the vehicle data items an evaluation score in view of fuel-efficient driving, and totalizing the evaluation scores so as to determine a final score, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining which one of first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions a current traveling condition belongs to; recording the detected vehicle data items and an amount of fuel consumption for the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions; and correcting the evaluation score of each of the recorded vehicle data items in the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions based on a rate of fuel consumption for the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions.
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5. A fuel-efficient-driving evaluator comprising a vehicle-data detector for detecting vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving;
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
an evaluating unit for evaluating each stored vehicle data item in view of fuel-efficient driving so as to give an evaluation score to the vehicle data item; and
a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores in order to determine total scores,wherein the storage unit, the evaluating unit, and the totalizing unit respectively includes first to N-th storage portions, first to N-th evaluating portions, and first to N-th totalizing portions corresponding to first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, wherein the fuel-efficient-driving evaluator further comprises; a correction-coefficient providing unit which determines each rate of spent time based on the time spent in a corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions and sends each of the rates as a correction coefficient; and a correction totalizing unit which corrects each of the total scores determined by a corresponding one of the first to N-th totalizing portions based on the corresponding correction coefficient and determines a final score.
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
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6. A fuel-efficient-driving evaluator comprising a vehicle-data detector for detecting vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving;
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
an evaluating unit for evaluating each stored vehicle data item in view of fuel-efficient driving so as to give an evaluation score to the vehicle data item; and
a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores in order to determine a final score,wherein the storage unit and the evaluating unit respectively includes first to N-th storage portions and first to N-th evaluating portions corresponding to first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, wherein the fuel-efficient-driving evaluator further comprises; a correction-coefficient providing unit which determines each rate of spent time based on the time spent in a corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions and sends each of the rates as a correction coefficient; a correcting unit including first to N-th correcting portions respectively corresponding to the first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, each of the first to N-th correcting portions of the correcting unit correcting the evaluation scores received from the corresponding evaluating portion based on the corresponding one of the correction coefficients; and a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores obtained in the first to N-th correcting portions to determine the final score.
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
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7. A method for evaluating fuel-efficient driving by detecting and recording vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving, giving each of the vehicle data items an evaluation score in view of fuel-efficient driving, and totalizing the evaluation scores so as to determine a final score, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining which one of first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions a current traveling condition belongs to; recording the detected vehicle data items and the time spent for the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions; and correcting the evaluation score of each of the recorded vehicle data items in the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions based on a rate of time spent for the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions.
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8. A fuel-efficient-driving evaluator comprising a vehicle-data detector for detecting vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving;
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
an evaluating unit for evaluating each stored vehicle data item in view of fuel-efficient driving so as to give an evaluation score to the vehicle data item; and
a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores in order to determine total scores,wherein the storage unit, the evaluating unit, and the totalizing unit respectively includes first to N-th storage portions, first to N-th evaluating portions, and first to N-th totalizing portions corresponding to first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, wherein the fuel-efficient-driving evaluator further comprises; a correction-coefficient providing unit which determines each rate of traveled distance based on the distance traveled in a corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions and sends each of the rates as a correction coefficient; and a correction totalizing unit which corrects each of the total scores determined by a corresponding one of the first to N-th totalizing portions based on the corresponding correction coefficient and determines a final score.
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
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9. A fuel-efficient-driving evaluator comprising a vehicle-data detector for detecting vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving;
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
an evaluating unit for evaluating each stored vehicle data item in view of fuel-efficient driving so as to give an evaluation score to the vehicle data item; and
a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores in order to determine a final score,wherein the storage unit and the evaluating unit respectively includes first to N-th storage portions and first to N-th evaluating portions corresponding to first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, wherein the fuel-efficient-driving evaluator further comprises; a correction-coefficient providing unit which determines each rate of traveled distance based on the distance traveled in a corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions and sends each of the rates as a correction coefficient; a correcting unit including first to N-th correcting portions respectively corresponding to the first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions, each of the first to N-th correcting portions of the correcting unit correcting the evaluation scores received from the corresponding evaluating portion based on the corresponding one of the correction coefficients; and a totalizing unit for totalizing the evaluation scores obtained in the first to N-th correcting portions to determine the final score.
- a storage unit for storing the vehicle data items;
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10. A method for evaluating fuel-efficient driving by detecting and recording vehicle data items corresponding to evaluation parameters for fuel-efficient driving, giving each of the vehicle data items an evaluation score in view of fuel-efficient driving, and totalizing the evaluation scores so as to determine a final score, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining which one of first to N-th preliminarily-set traveling conditions a current traveling condition belongs to; recording the detected vehicle data items and a traveled distance for the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions; and correcting the evaluation score of each of the recorded vehicle data items in the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions based on a rate of distance traveled in the corresponding one of the first to N-th traveling conditions.
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