Vehicle fluid replacement tracking
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1. A system for sensing and tracking fluid replacement in a vehicle, comprising:
- a first sensor that senses a first parameter indicative of a first flow state of a first fluid in a fluid reservoir in the vehicle;
a controller that obtains the first parameter; and
a storage component that stores the first parameter; and
wherein the first sensor includes a first magnetic circuit, wherein the first circuit transitions to one of an open or a closed state when a reservoir sealing component is removed, and wherein opening or closing the circuit indicates that the first fluid is one of draining or entering the reservoir.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system, method, and program product for sensing and tracking vehicle fluid replacement in a vehicle by sensing information indicative of a first fluid draining from a fluid reservoir and/or a second fluid entering the fluid reservoir, recording fluid drain and fill events based on the information, and generating a fluid replacement history based on the recorded events.
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1. A system for sensing and tracking fluid replacement in a vehicle, comprising:
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a first sensor that senses a first parameter indicative of a first flow state of a first fluid in a fluid reservoir in the vehicle; a controller that obtains the first parameter; and a storage component that stores the first parameter; and wherein the first sensor includes a first magnetic circuit, wherein the first circuit transitions to one of an open or a closed state when a reservoir sealing component is removed, and wherein opening or closing the circuit indicates that the first fluid is one of draining or entering the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for sensing and tracking vehicle fluid replacement, comprising:
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sensing a first parameter indicative of a first fluid draining from a fluid reservoir in a vehicle; sensing a second parameter indicative of a second fluid entering the fluid reservoir; storing a drain event and a fill event based on the first and second parameters; storing information identifying a type of fluid along with the drain and fill events, wherein the information includes at least one of a first unique identifier that identifies the reservoir, a second unique identifier that identifies the drain sensor, and a third unique identifier that identifies the fill sensor; and generating a fluid replacement history based on the stored drain and fill events. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for sensing and tracking vehicle fluid replacement, comprising:
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sensing a first parameter indicative of a first fluid draining from a fluid reservoir in a vehicle and timing a first time duration in which the first fluid is draining from the reservoir; sensing a second parameter indicative of a second fluid entering the fluid reservoir and timing a second time duration in which the second fluid is entering the reservoir; storing a drain event and a fill event based on the first and second parameters; and generating a fluid replacement history based on stored drain and fill events that includes the first and second time durations with corresponding drain and fill events.
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21. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer-readable tangible storage device having computer readable program code embodied therewith to be deployed and executed on a computer system; the program code comprising instructions which, when executed on the computer system, cause the computer system to; sense a first parameter indicative of a first fluid draining from a fluid reservoir in a vehicle; sense a second parameter indicative of a second fluid entering the fluid reservoir; store a drain event and a fill event based on the sensed first and second parameters; store information identifying a type of fluid along with the drain and fill events, wherein the information includes at least one of a first unique identifier that identifies the reservoir, a second unique identifier that identifies the drain sensor, and a third unique identifier that identifies the fill sensor; and provide a fluid replacement history based on the stored drain and fill events.
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22. A method for deploying an application for sensing and tracking vehicle fluid replacement, comprising:
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providing a computer infrastructure that; senses a first parameter indicative of a first fluid draining from a fluid reservoir in a vehicle; senses a second parameter indicative of a second fluid entering the fluid reservoir; stores a fluid drain event and a fluid fill event based on the sensed first and second parameters; stores information identifying a type of fluid along with the drain and fill events, wherein the information includes at least one of a first unique identifier that identifies the reservoir, a second unique identifier that identifies the drain sensor, and a third unique identifier that identifies the fill sensor; and generates a fluid replacement history based on the stored drain and fill events.
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