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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2015
Tomtom Telematics B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Paul Roeland Verheijen, Heemstede, NL;
Jasper Johannes Anthonius Pauwelussen, The Hague, NL;
Christoph Ebert, Leipzig, DE;
Steffen Orlowsky, Dessau-Roßlau, DE;
Marco Leupold, Leipzig, DE;
Lars Dietzel, Schkopau, DE;
TOMTOM TELEMATICS B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an indication to a driver of a geared vehicle that the vehicle is not in an optimal gear is disclosed. The method comprises determining a current gear of the vehicle and determining a current speed of a drive unit of the vehicle. An indication is then provided to the driver of the vehicle that the vehicle is not in an optimal gear when: (i) the determined current speed of the drive unit is greater than a predetermined threshold; and (ii) the determined current gear of the vehicle is less than a maximum gear of the vehicle. A method and apparatus is also disclosed for determining a score indicative of the amount of time during a journey on a road network that a geared vehicle is driven in an optimal gear.