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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2003
Larkin Hill Lowrey, La Jolla, CA (US);
Bruce Lightner, La Jolla, CA (US);
Matthew J. Banet, Del Mar, CA (US);
Diego Borrego, San Diego, CA (US);
Chuck Myers, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jim Cowart, Franklin, MA (US);
Larkin Hill Lowrey, La Jolla, CA (US);
Bruce Lightner, La Jolla, CA (US);
Matthew J. Banet, Del Mar, CA (US);
Diego Borrego, San Diego, CA (US);
Chuck Myers, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jim Cowart, Franklin, MA (US);
Reynolds & Reynolds Holdings, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method and device for characterizing a vehicle's fuel efficiency and amount of fuel consumed. The method features the steps of: 1) generating a data set from the vehicle that includes vehicle speed, odometer calculation, engine speed, load, mass air flow; 2) transferring the data set to a wireless appliance that includes i) a microprocessor, and ii) a wireless transmitter in electrical contact with the microprocessor; 3) transmitting a data packet comprising the data set or a version thereof with the wireless transmitter over an airlink to a host computer system; and 4) analyzing the data set with the host computer system to determine a status of the vehicle's fuel efficiency.