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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2022
Applicant:

Textron Inc., Providence, RI (US);

Inventor:

Russell William King, Evans, GA (US);

Assignee:

Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60L 58/14 (2019.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); F02N 11/06 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60L 58/14 (2019.02); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); F02N 11/06 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); B60L 2200/22 (2013.01); B60L 2240/622 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for remotely controlling the operation of a gas powered golf car, wherein the method comprises, via a global positioning system enhanced fleet management system (GPSEFMS) of the golf car communicatively connected with an internal combustion engine control unit (ECU) and a global position sensor of the golf car: monitoring a location of the golf car as the golf car is moving utilizing geospatial position data communicated from a global position sensor of the golf car to the GPSEFMS; determining when the golf car is one of near or within a geofenced area; and sending control commands to the ECU instructing the ECU to modify operation of the internal combustion engine, and hence operation of the golf car, in accordance with a predetermined operation profile specific to the geofenced area.


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