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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2019
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Raja Shekar Kilaru, Plano, TX (US);
Joshua Batie, Frisco, TX (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A smart refueling service for vehicles which predicts when a vehicle will need refueling based on vehicle sensors and historical and/or predictive information. When analysis indicates the vehicle has insufficient fuel to reach a destination, and there are no refueling stations along the route, a drone is dispatched to refuel the vehicle. The service is a subscription service which registers and authenticates a vehicle and monitors the vehicle based on user preferences. The user preferences may be to refuel at a desired time of day, day of the week or at a desired location.