# US 2021/0241550 A1 · Vehicle system with start mechanism and method of operation thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241550 A1 - Document ID: US20210241550A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/240,626 - Filed: 2021-04-26 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-07 - Assignees: Moj.Io Inc. - Applicants: MOJ.IO, Inc. - Inventors: James Anthony Curtis; Bret Camisa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241550A1 ## CPC - B60L 3/0046: {relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors} - G07C 5/0808: {Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005)} - B60L 3/12: Recording operating variables {; Monitoring of operating variables} - B60L 50/10: using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines - B60L 50/15: with additional electric power supply (with capacitors charged by engine-driven generators B60L50/40; with batteries charged by engine-driven generators B60L50/61) - B60L 50/61: by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles - B60L 2240/12: Speed - B60L 2240/36: Temperature of vehicle components or parts - B60L 2240/441: Speed - B60L 2240/547: Voltage - B60L 2240/80: Time limits - B60L 2250/16: by display - B60L 2260/20: Drive modes; Transition between modes - Y02T 10/62: Hybrid vehicles - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - 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 - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A method of operation of a vehicle system comprising: receiving a first voltage reading, a second voltage reading, or a combination thereof; receiving a location based reading; calculating a first voltage difference between the first voltage reading and the second voltage reading; determining an initial start event for a vehicle based on a start confirmation with the first voltage difference is greater than an electrical range or based on the location based reading; and operating the vehicle based on the initial start event. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of operation for a vehicle system comprising: receiving a first voltage reading, a second voltage reading, or a combination thereof; receiving a location based reading; calculating a first voltage difference between the first voltage reading and the second voltage reading; determining an initial start event for a vehicle based on a start confirmation with the first voltage difference is greater than an electrical range or based on the location based reading; and operating the vehicle based on the initial start event. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the initial start event for the vehicle based on the start confirmation includes: reading a broadcast message for the start confirmation as a trip start or a vehicle on; or polling for ignition status for the start confirmation as the trip start. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining the initial start event for the vehicle based on the start confirmation includes: determining for the start confirmation based on a revolutions per minute above a revolution threshold or an on-board diagnostic speed being greater than a speed reading threshold; and determining a voltage state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: determining a vehicle speed based on a current location associated with the vehicle; wherein: receiving the location based reading includes receiving a current location associated with the vehicle; and determining the initial start event for the vehicle based on the location based reading includes determining the initial start event based on the vehicle speed greater than a vehicle speed threshold. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein: receiving the location based reading includes receiving an accelerometer reading associated with the vehicle; and determining the initial start event for the vehicle based on the location based reading includes determining the initial start event based on the accelerometer reading greater than an accelerometer threshold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising: reading a broadcast message for an end confirmation as a trip end or a vehicle off; or polling for ignition status for the end confirmation as the trip end. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising determining an end confirmation for the vehicle includes: determining a revolutions per minute is a revolution zero for longer than a zero timer duration; and determining the end confirmation based on the delay timer exceeds an end confirmation duration. ### Claim 8 A vehicle system comprising: a communication circuit configured to: receive a first voltage reading, a second voltage reading, or a combination thereof; receive a location based reading; a control circuit, coupled to the communication circuit, configured to: calculate a first voltage difference between the first voltage reading the second voltage reading; determine an initial start event for a vehicle based on a start confirmation with the first voltage difference is greater than an electrical range or based on the location based reading; and operate the vehicle based on the initial start event. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured: read a broadcast message for the start confirmation as a trip startor a vehicle on; or poll for ignition status for the start confirmation as the trip start. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured: determine for the start confirmation based on a revolutions per minute above a revolution threshold or an on-board diagnostic speed being greater than a speed reading threshold; and determine a voltage state. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein: the communication circuit is further configured to: receive a current location associated with the vehicle; the control circuit, coupled to the communication circuit, is further configured to: determine the initial start event based on vehicle speed greater than a vehicle speed threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein: the communication circuit is further configured to: receive an accelerometer reading associated with the vehicle; the control circuit, coupled to the communication circuit, is further configured to: determine the initial start event based on the accelerometer reading greater than an accelerometer threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured: read a broadcast message for an end confirmation as a trip end or a vehicle off; or poll for ignition status for the end confirmation as the trip end. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the control circuit is further configured: determine a revolutions per minute is a revolution zero for longer than a zero timer duration; and determine the end confirmation based on the delay timer exceeds an end confirmation duration. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by a control circuit for a vehicle system comprising: receiving a first voltage reading, a second voltage reading, or a combination thereof; receiving a location based reading; calculating a first voltage difference between the first voltage reading and the second voltage reading; determining an initial start event for a vehicle based on a start confirmation with the first voltage difference is greater than an electrical range or based on the location based reading; and operating the vehicle based on the initial start event. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising reading a broadcast message for the start confirmation as a trip start or a vehicle on; or polling for ignition status for the start confirmation as the trip start. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising: determining for the start confirmation based on a revolutions per minute above a revolution threshold or an on-board diagnostic speed being greater than a speed reading threshold; and determining a voltage state. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 16 further comprising: determining a vehicle speed based on a current location associated with the vehicle; wherein: receiving the location based reading includes receiving a current location associated with the vehicle; and determining the initial start event for the vehicle based on the location based reading includes determining the initial start event based on the vehicle speed greater than a vehicle speed threshold. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising: receiving the location based reading includes receiving an accelerometer reading associated with the vehicle; and determining the initial start event for the vehicle based on the location based reading includes determining the initial start event based on the accelerometer reading greater than an accelerometer threshold. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15 further comprising: reading a broadcast message for an end confirmation as a trip end or a vehicle off; or polling for ignition status for the end confirmation as the trip end.