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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
An Wu, Columbus, IN (US);
Kenneth Follen, Greenwood, IN (US);
Howard Robert Frost, Columbus, IN (US);
Suk-Min Moon, Greenwood, IN (US);
Vivek A. Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Phani Vajapeyazula, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01); B67D 7/30 (2010.01); B67D 7/22 (2010.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); B67D 7/04 (2013.01); B67D 7/221 (2013.01); B67D 7/302 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for remotely determining real-time operating fuel efficiencies based on dynamic operating characteristics of a vehicle to generate an optimal refueling management approach for the vehicle by providing refueling locations and associated refueling amounts for each refueling location, to achieve improved vehicle fuel economy, is provided.