Shift indicator
AssigneeSpeedhut Inc.
InventorsJonathan Wade Snarr, Aaron R. Westberg
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Abstract
A method and system for a shift indicator are provided. The method includes receiving a number of gears of a transmission of a vehicle, determining a plurality of average revolutions per minute (“RPM”) to vehicle speed ratios for each of the gears of the transmission, comparing a current RPM to vehicle speed ratio to the plurality of average RPM to vehicle speed ratios to determine a current gear, and based on the current gear and a current RPM, indicating to a driver of the vehicle to shift the vehicle to a new gear. The system includes components for implementing the method.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory to store instructions for providing a shift indicator;
- and
- a computing device, coupled to the memory, wherein the computing device is configured to perform the steps of:
- receiving a number of gears of a transmission of a vehicle,
- determining a plurality of average revolutions per minute (“RPM”) to vehicle speed ratios for each of the gears of the transmission,
- comparing a current RPM to vehicle speed ratio to the plurality of average RPM to vehicle speed ratios to determine a current gear, and
- based on the current gear and a current RPM, indicating to a driver of the vehicle to shift the vehicle to a new gear.
A method comprising:
- receiving a number of gears of a transmission of a vehicle;
- determining a plurality of average revolutions per minute (“RPM”) to vehicle speed ratios for each of the gears of the transmission;
- comparing, via a processor, a current RPM to vehicle speed ratio to the plurality of average RPM to vehicle speed ratios to determine a current gear;
- and
- based on the current gear and a current RPM, indicating to a driver of the vehicle to shift the vehicle to a new gear.
A system comprising:
- a housing comprising a shift indicator light, a memory, and a computing device;
- where the memory is configured for storing instructions for controlling the shift indicator light;
- and
- where the computing device, which is coupled to the memory, is configured to perform the steps of:
- receiving a number of gears of a transmission of a vehicle,
- determining a plurality of average revolutions per minute (“RPM”) to vehicle speed ratios for each of the gears of the transmission,
- comparing, via a processor, a current RPM to vehicle speed ratio to the plurality of average RPM to vehicle speed ratios to determine a current gear, and
- based on the current gear and a current RPM, indicating to a driver of the vehicle to shift the vehicle to a new gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.