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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:
Oct. 23, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 12, 2010
Applicants:

Chris Henderson, Belleville, MI (US);

Daryl Smith, Howell, MI (US);

Inventors:

Chris Henderson, Belleville, MI (US);

Daryl Smith, Howell, MI (US);

Assignee:

Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/00 (2006.01); G01F 9/00 (2006.01); G01F 9/02 (2006.01); G01L 3/26 (2006.01); G01M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vehicle information system operating method performs operations comprising determining an operational period, determining a movement period, determining a modification factor, determining a fuel economy value and determining an adjusted fuel economy value. The determining of the operational period determines the operational period during which a vehicle is running. The determining of the movement period determines the movement period during which the vehicle is in motion. The determining of the modification factor determines the modification factor based on respective durations of the operational period and the movement period. The determining of the fuel economy value determines the fuel economy value associated with the operational period. The determining of the adjusted fuel economy value determines the adjusted fuel economy value based on the fuel economy value and the modification factor.


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