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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10488221 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2015

Apparatus and method for vehicle economy improvement

Applicant:

Tomtom Telematics B.v., Amsterdam, NL;

Inventors:

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;

Stefan Kreim, Leipzig, DE;

Alexander Schmidt, Halle, DE;

Assignee:

TOMTOM TELEMATICS B.V., Amsterdam, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Anne M Antonucci

Assistant Examiner:

Renee LaRose

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/46 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G07C 5/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/06 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01); G08G 1/052 (2006.01); G01P 1/00 (2006.01); F16H 63/42 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/70 (2006.01); F16H 59/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); B60K 31/00 (2013.01); B60R 16/0236 (2013.01); B60W 30/18 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); B60W 30/18136 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/46 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); F16H 61/0246 (2013.01); F16H 63/42 (2013.01); G01P 1/06 (2013.01); G07C 5/004 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/02 (2013.01); G07C 5/06 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); G07C 5/0841 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/0129 (2013.01); G08G 1/0137 (2013.01); G08G 1/0141 (2013.01); G08G 1/052 (2013.01); G08G 1/0967 (2013.01); G08G 1/09626 (2013.01); G08G 1/09685 (2013.01); G08G 1/096716 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01); G08G 1/096827 (2013.01); G08G 1/096861 (2013.01); B60K 2370/172 (2019.05); B60K 2370/174 (2019.05); B60W 2030/1809 (2013.01); B60W 2030/18081 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0078 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0623 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0642 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0647 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2530/14 (2013.01); B60W 2550/14 (2013.01); B60W 2550/141 (2013.01); B60W 2550/20 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); B60W 2560/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0655 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/52 (2013.01); F16H 59/70 (2013.01); F16H 2059/366 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0218 (2013.01); F16H 2063/426 (2013.01); G01C 21/3632 (2013.01); G01C 21/3673 (2013.01); Y02T 10/76 (2013.01); Y02T 10/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network is disclosed. The method comprises determining a fuel usage rate and an engine speed of a vehicle, and determining when the vehicle is coasting based upon at least one of the fuel usage rate and the engine speed of the vehicle. An acceleration of the vehicle, when the vehicle is determined to be coasting, is compared with a predetermined reference acceleration, and an application of braking during the coasting is determined based on the result of the comparison. A method and apparatus is also disclosed for determining a score indicative of the relative amount of time for which the vehicle is coasting without braking during a journey.

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