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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory P. Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brian Thomas Aitken, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/22 (2010.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/221 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B67D 7/04 (2013.01); G01F 23/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor and an external fuel indicator. The processor is configured to instruct powering of a digital display in response to detection that one or more power-up indicators has been satisfied. The processor is also configured to obtain fuel-related readings as a vehicle is fueled. Also, the processor is further configured to determine at least one fuel-related statistic other than a current fuel level. Further, the processor is configured to output the at least one fuel-related statistic to the external fuel indicator.