System and method for monitoring gas station

• US 9,754,301 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2013
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Sang Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Misiaszek, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B
• Application Number:
  US14/096,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379523A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,371 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring a gas station can be used to prevent deceptive practices, such as a gas station that deceives a refueling amount or supplies inferior fuel. The gas station monitoring system includes: at least one telematics terminal that collects refueling information and transmits the refueling information to the outside; a credit card company server that transmits payment information of a gas station to the outside; a traffic information providing server that transmits traffic information including a position of the gas station to the outside; and a telematics server that determines the gas station to be a dishonest gas station that deceives a refueling amount by comparing information that is transmitted from the at least one telematics terminal and the payment information.

Claims

1. A gas station monitoring system, comprising:

at least one telematics terminal that collects vehicle information, refueling information, and a diagnostic code, and transmits the vehicle information, the refueling information, and the diagnostic code to the outside;

a refueling detection sensor equipped in a vehicle that provides the refueling information to the at least one telematics terminal;

a control system equipped in the vehicle that provides the vehicle information to the at least one telematics terminal;

a traffic information providing server that transmits traffic information comprising a position of a gas station to the outside; and

a telematics server that receives the vehicle information, the refueling information, the diagnostic code, and the traffic information, calculates and stores a driver'"'"'s driving pattern based on the vehicle information, updates an average fuel consumption table of each gas station based on the driving pattern and the traffic information, and determines if the gas station sells inferior fuel based on the average fuel consumption table, a diagnostic code occurrence history, and a refueling history.

2. The gas station monitoring system of claim 1, wherein

the vehicle information comprises driver personal information, driving distance information, driving time information, vehicle speed information, acceleration/deceleration information, position information, gearshift information, load information, and vehicle model information,

the refueling information comprises a refueling date and time, a refueling position, and a measured refueling amount, and

the traffic information comprises road slope information, road curvature information, and traffic situation information.

3. The gas station monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the telematics server calculates a driver'"'"'s driving pattern based on the vehicle information and classifies average fuel consumption of vehicles of each gas station on a class basis based on the driving pattern and the traffic information.

4. The gas station monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the telematics server determines the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which fuel consumption of vehicles corresponding to the same class is less than the average fuel consumption occurs a first reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.

5. The gas station monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the telematics server determines the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which diagnostic codes of vehicles corresponding to the same class are the same occurs a second reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.

6. The gas station monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the telematics server determines the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which fuel consumption of vehicles corresponding to the same class is less than the average fuel consumption occurs a first reference or more, after refueling at the gas station, and in a case in which diagnostic codes of vehicles corresponding to the same class are the same occurs a second reference or more.

7. A method of monitoring a gas station, the method comprising:

receiving vehicle information, refueling information, and a diagnostic code at one or mom telematics terminals, the refueling information provided to the one or more telematics terminals by a refueling detection sensor equipped in a vehicle, and the vehicle information provided to the one or more telematics terminals by a control system equipped in the vehicle;

receiving traffic information comprising a position of a gas station at a telematics server, the traffic information transmitted by a traffic information providing server;

calculating and storing, by the telematics server, a driver'"'"'s driving pattern based on the traffic information;

updating, by the telematics server, an average fuel consumption table of each gas station based on the driving pattern and the traffic information; and

determining, by the telematics server, if the gas station sells inferior fuel based on the average fuel consumption table, a diagnostic code occurrence history, and a refueling history.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein

the vehicle information comprises driver personal information, driving distance information, driving time information, vehicle speed information, acceleration/deceleration information, position information, gearshift information, load information, and vehicle model information,

the refueling information comprises a refueling date and time, a refueling position, and a measured refueling amount, and

the traffic information comprises road slope information, road curvature information, and traffic situation information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of determining if the gas station sells inferior fuel comprises determining the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which fuel consumption of vehicles corresponding to the same class is less than predetermined average fuel consumption occurs a first reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of determining if the gas station sells inferior fuel comprises determining the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which diagnostic codes of vehicles corresponding to the same class are the same occurs a second reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of determining if the gas station sells inferior fuel comprises determining the gas station to be a gas station that sells inferior fuel, in a case in which fuel consumption of vehicles corresponding to the same class is less than predetermined average fuel consumption occurs a first reference or more, and in a case in which diagnostic codes of vehicles corresponding to the same class are the same occurs a second reference or more, after refueling at the gas station.