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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Mark McClung, Frisco, TX (US);
Gopal Kalaimani Senthilkumar, Frisco, TX (US);
Emily Lerner, Frisco, TX (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for managing information about fuel stations. A system includes an imaging system and a profile management system. The imaging system is used for generating imaging data for a fuel station onboard a vehicle. The profile management system receives the imaging data. The profile management system identifies selected information for the fuel station based on the imaging data received. The selected information includes an identification of the fuel station, pricing information, and at least one of fuel inventory information, or business hours information for the fuel station. The profile management system updates a profile for the fuel station based on the selected information. The profile management system sends at least a portion of the profile for the fuel station to a target system.