Vehicle fluid fill specification and capacity communication
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKeith Weston, Brendan Diamond
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Abstract
Blending of available fluids for a vehicle is provided. It is received, to the vehicle from a fluid dispenser over a bidirectional filling communications session, information indicative of a plurality of available fluids for dispensing from the fluid dispenser into a fluid reservoir of the vehicle. It is indicated, from the vehicle over the bidirectional filling communications session to the fluid dispenser, a first quantity of a first fluid and a second quantity of a second fluid to be dispensed to the vehicle as a blend. It is received the first quantity of the first fluid and the second quantity of the second fluid into the fluid reservoir of the vehicle.
Claims21
A method for dispensing of available fluids for a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving, to the vehicle from a fluid dispenser over a bidirectional filling communications session, information indicative of a plurality of available fluids for dispensing from the fluid dispenser into a fluid reservoir of the vehicle;
- indicating, from the vehicle over the bidirectional filling communications session to the fluid dispenser, a desired quantity of a compatible fluid to be dispensed to the vehicle;
- and
- activating the fluid dispenser by sending a first command over the bidirectional filling communications session to begin dispensing the desired quantity of the compatible fluid into the fluid reservoir of the vehicle;
- monitoring the dispensing using a fluid sensor of the vehicle to monitor a level of reservoir fluid in the fluid reservoir;
- and
- deactivating the fluid dispenser by sending a second command over the bidirectional filling communications session to discontinue the dispensing responsive to the level of the reservoir fluid indicating that the quantity of the compatible fluid has been dispensed.
A system for dispensing of available fluids for a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle configured to establish a bidirectional filling communications session between a controller of the vehicle and a dispenser communicator of a fluid dispenser, the vehicle executing a fluid monitor to perform operations including to:
- receive, to the vehicle from the fluid dispenser over the bidirectional filling communications session, information indicative of a plurality of available fluids for dispensing from the fluid dispenser into a fluid reservoir of the vehicle;
- indicate, from the vehicle over the bidirectional filling communications session to the fluid dispenser, a desired quantity of a compatible fluid to be dispensed to the vehicle;
- activate the fluid dispenser by sending a first command over the bidirectional filling communications session to begin dispensing the desired quantity of the compatible fluid into the fluid reservoir of the vehicle;
- monitor the dispensing using a fluid sensor of the vehicle to monitor a level of reservoir fluid in the fluid reservoir;
- and
- deactivate the fluid dispenser by sending a second command over the bidirectional filling communications session to discontinue the dispensing responsive to the level of the reservoir fluid indicating that the quantity of the compatible fluid has been dispensed.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for dispensing of available fluids for a vehicle that, when executed by one or more controllers of the vehicle, cause the vehicle to perform operations including to:
- establish a bidirectional filling communications session between a one or more controllers of the vehicle and a dispenser communicator of a fluid dispenser;
- receive, to the vehicle from the fluid dispenser over the bidirectional filling communications session, information indicative of a plurality of available fluids for dispensing from the fluid dispenser into a fluid reservoir of the vehicle;
- indicate, from the vehicle over the bidirectional filling communications session to the fluid dispenser, a desired quantity of a compatible fluid to be dispensed to the vehicle;
- and
- activate the fluid dispenser by sending a first command over the bidirectional filling communications session to begin dispensing the desired quantity of the compatible fluid into the fluid reservoir of the vehicle;
- monitor the dispensing using a fluid sensor of the vehicle to monitor a level of reservoir fluid in the fluid reservoir;
- and
- deactivate the fluid dispenser by sending a second command over the bidirectional filling communications session to discontinue the dispensing responsive to the level of the reservoir fluid indicating that the quantity of the compatible fluid has been dispensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.