Method and Apparatus for Fuel Filling Monitoring
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGregory P. Brown, Brian Thomas Aitken
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Abstract
A system includes a processor and an external fuel indicator. The processor is configured to instruct powering of a digital display in response to detection that one or more power-up indicators has been satisfied. The processor is also configured to obtain fuel-related readings as a vehicle is fueled. Also, the processor is further configured to determine at least one fuel-related statistic other than a current fuel level. Further, the processor is configured to output the at least one fuel-related statistic to the external fuel indicator.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a digital display, provided on the exterior of a vehicle;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- detect a first refueling related change to a vehicle state;
- power the digital display, to show a refueling statistic;
- and
- update the refueling statistic as refueling is ongoing.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- detecting a first refueling related change to a vehicle state;
- and
- powering a digital display, provided on the exterior of a vehicle, to show a refueling statistic;
- and
- update the refueling statistic as refueling is ongoing.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by a vehicle processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
- detecting a first refueling related change to a vehicle state;
- and
- powering a digital display, provided on the exterior of a vehicle, to show a refueling statistic;
- and
- update the refueling statistic as refueling is ongoing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.