Vehicle fuel informational system
US7668644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/36
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle fuel informational system is provided with a fuel level determination component, an onboard vehicle positioning component, an onboard vehicle navigation component and a low fuel notification component. The fuel level determination component determines a fuel level of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle fuel informational system. The onboard vehicle positioning component determines a host vehicle's position of the host vehicle equipped with the vehicle positioning component. The onboard vehicle navigation component provides vehicle route information for a desired vehicle route of the host vehicle. The low fuel notification component provides a low fuel alert notification that is indicative of a low fuel and automatically recommends a suggested fuel provider at least partially based on at least one of the host vehicle's position of the host vehicle and the desired vehicle route.
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