# US 2018/0025278 A1 · System and method for fueling location recommendations > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0025278 A1 - Document ID: US20180025278A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/636,802 - Filed: 2017-06-29 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-22 - Applicants: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Inventors: Gregory K. Lilik; Mike T. Noorman; Leonard R. Koenig - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025278A1 ## CPC - G06N 5/04: Inference or reasoning models - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - G01C 21/3679: {Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities (G01C21/3611 takes precedence)} - G01C 21/3682: {output of POI information on a road map (G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence)} - G01C 21/3697: {Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level (G01C21/3679 takes precedence)} - G06Q 30/0261: {based on user location} - G07C 5/085: {using electronic data carriers} - H04W 4/024: Guidance services - H04W 4/44: for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes 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. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data receiver is configured to be connected to a data port of the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the vehicle data receiver includes a memory and a processor configured to execute computer readable instructions on stored on the memory, wherein the fuel characteristic module and the recommendation module are software modules in the form of computer readable instructions stored on the memory of the vehicle data receiver and configured to be executed by the processor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the vehicle data receiver is operatively connected to the navigational system to output a recommended fueling location to the navigational system to display the recommended fueling location to the vehicle operator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the vehicle data receiver is configured to be wirelessly connected to a mobile device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein the fuel characteristic module and the recommendation module are software modules in the form of computer readable instructions stored on a memory of the mobile device wherein the recommendation module is configured to output a recommended fueling location to a mobile navigational system of the mobile device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the vehicle data receiver is configured to be wirelessly connected to a mobile device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the fuel properties database is stored on a remote server and/or in the cloud and is updated in real time. ### Claim 10 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. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, comprising a server including a server processor and a server memory, wherein the fuel property database is stored on the server memory, wherein the server processor is communicatively connected to the plurality of fuel property sensors. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the fuel property database is stored on the cloud and each sensor is connected to the internet. ### Claim 13 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; and 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. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein receiving vehicle data further includes receiving a vehicle location and/or destination from a navigational system. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a recommended fuel type and/or additive based on the vehicle data and/or the one or more fuel properties. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising communicating with a fuel dispenser to send the recommended fuel type and/or additive to a fuel pump to cause the fuel pump to provide the vehicle with fuel having the recommended fuel type and/or additive. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein providing a recommended fueling location includes providing one or more locations within a predetermined range of the vehicle based on fuel level and fuel consumption rate. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein providing the recommended fueling location includes displaying one or more fueling locations on a graphical user interface (GUI). ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein displaying the one or more recommended fueling locations on a GUI includes displaying the one or more recommended fueling locations on a display of a navigational system of a vehicle or on a mobile device display.