METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A ROUTE HAVING AN ESTIMATED MINIMUM FUEL USAGE FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of determining a route for a vehicle having a motive source, comprising the steps of:
- inputting a start location;
receiving at a computer device a destination location;
determining at the computer device a suggested route having an estimated minimum fuel usage from the start location to the destination location for the vehicle based on estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle for different speeds of the vehicle and further based on at least one estimated speed for at least a portion of the route; and
outputting at the computer device the route for consumption by a user.
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Abstract
Apparatus, methods, processors and computer readable media for determining a suggested route having an estimated minimum fuel usage for a vehicle based on a estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle for different speeds of the vehicle and based on estimated speeds for the route. The estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle is based on aggregated data for the vehicle. Alternatively, the estimated fuel efficiency is based on actual data for the vehicle. In some embodiments, suggested routes are constrained by user route preferences, and real-time route information. Alternatively or additionally, the estimated fuel usage is based on actual driver behavior data.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of determining a route for a vehicle having a motive source, comprising the steps of:
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inputting a start location; receiving at a computer device a destination location; determining at the computer device a suggested route having an estimated minimum fuel usage from the start location to the destination location for the vehicle based on estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle for different speeds of the vehicle and further based on at least one estimated speed for at least a portion of the route; and outputting at the computer device the route for consumption by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The method for determining a route for a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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inputting a start location; receiving at the computer device a destination location; determining at the computer device a suggested route having an estimated minimum fuel usage from the start location to the destination location for the vehicle based on estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle and further based on at least one estimated speed for at least a portion of the route, wherein the estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle is based on at least one of the year the vehicle was manufactured, the make and model of the vehicle, the number of cylinders of the vehicle, historical data for the vehicle, measured data for the vehicle, and the type of fuel the vehicle uses, and wherein determining a suggested route further comprises determining based on the number of estimated stops in a route and on the estimated number of times the vehicle will slow down to turn; and outputting at the computer device the route for consumption by an occupant of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for determining a suggested route for a vehicle, comprising:
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an antenna for receiving signals from GPS satellites; a GPS system communicatively coupled to the antenna operable to determine current location for the vehicle based on received signals from GPS satellites; an input device communicatively coupled to the GPS system operable to receive a destination location from a user; a navigation system having a route determiner operable to determine a suggested route having an estimated minimum fuel usage from a start location to the destination location for the vehicle based on estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle for different speeds of the vehicle and further based on at least one estimated speed for at least a portion of the route; and an output computer device operable to output the suggested route for consumption by the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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27. A memory or a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method of
determining at a computer device a start location for a vehicle; -
receiving at the computer device a destination location; determining at the computer device a suggested route having an estimated minimum fuel usage from the start location to the destination location for the vehicle based on estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle for different speeds and further based on at least one estimated speed for at least a portion of the route; and outputting at the computer device the route for consumption by a user.
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