Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – With indication of fuel consumption rate or economy of usage
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-17
2006-01-17
Beaulieu, Y. (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
With indication of fuel consumption rate or economy of usage
C701S104000, C701S024000, C701S029000, C340S439000, C340S450000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06988033
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method and device for characterizing a vehicle's fuel efficiency and amount of fuel consumed. The method features the steps of: 1) generating a data set from the vehicle that includes vehicle speed, odometer calculation, engine speed, load, mass air flow; 2) transferring the data set to a wireless appliance that includes i) a microprocessor, and ii) a wireless transmitter in electrical contact with the microprocessor; 3) transmitting a data packet comprising the data set or a version thereof with the wireless transmitter over an airlink to a host computer system; and 4) analyzing the data set with the host computer system to determine a status of the vehicle's fuel efficiency.
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Banet Matthew J.
Borrego Diego
Cowart Jim
Lightner Bruce
Lowrey Larkin Hill
Beaulieu Y.
Glazier Stephen C.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham
Reynolds & Reynolds Holdings, Inc.
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