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US 9,341,126 B2Granted
Adjustments for engine spark using remote data
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKenneth James Miller, Douglas Raymond Martin, Kenneth J. Jackson
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Abstract
External data from a second computer external to a vehicle is received in an in-vehicle computer comprising a processor and a memory. At least one derived datum is generated from at least some of the external data. The at least one derived datum is used to make an adjustment to engine performance.
Claims20
A system, comprising an in-vehicle computer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the in-vehicle computer is configured to:
- receive external data from a second computer external to the vehicle;
- generate at least one derived datum from at least some of the external data;
- and
- use the at least one derived datum to determine an engine adjustment to optimize conditions for engine spark;
- and
- make the engine adjustment.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, in an in-vehicle computer comprising a processor and a memory, external data from a second computer external to the vehicle;
- generating at least one derived datum from at least some of the external data;
- and
- using the at least one derived datum to determine an engine adjustment to optimize conditions for engine spark;
- and
- making the engine adjustment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.