System and method for fueling location recommendations
OwnerGregory K. Lilik, Mike T. Noorman +1inventors
InventorsGregory K. Lilik, Mike T. Noorman, Leonard R. Koenig
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Abstract
A system for providing fuel location recommendations can include a vehicle data receiver configured to receive vehicle data from a vehicle computer, navigational system, and/or a vehicle operator, a fuel characteristic module configured to receive fuel properties of one or more fuel batches from a fuel property database, and a recommendation module configured to determine one or more recommended locations for refueling the vehicle based on received vehicle data from the vehicle data receiver and received fuel properties from the fuel property database.
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A system for providing fuel location recommendations, the system comprising:
- a vehicle data receiver configured to receive vehicle data from a vehicle computer, navigational system, and/or a vehicle operator;
- a fuel characteristic module configured to receive fuel properties of one or more fuel batches from a fuel property database;
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- a recommendation module configured to determine one or more recommended locations for refueling the vehicle based on received vehicle data from the vehicle data receiver and received fuel properties from the fuel property database.
A system for recommending fueling locations to a user of a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of fuel property sensors disposed in a plurality of locations, each sensor operatively configured to sense at least one of a fuel quality of a batch of fuel or an ambient condition around or near the batch of fuel, wherein the sensors are communicatively connected to a fuel property database to output the fuel quality and/or ambient condition to the fuel property database.
A computer implemented method for recommending one or more fueling locations, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, vehicle data including at least one of fuel tank volume, fuel level, vehicle speed, vehicle load, fuel consumption rate, range, odometer reading, engine performance, vehicle performance history, one or more ambient conditions, vehicle make, vehicle model, specific drivetrain information, performance related vehicle modifications, an operator profile, location, or destination;
- receiving, at the processor, one or more fuel properties of one or more batches of fuel from a fuel properties database;
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- providing a recommended fueling location to an operator of the vehicle based on the received vehicle data and the received one or more fuel properties to optimize vehicle performance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.