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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Crist Gabriel, Troy, MI (US);
Christopher Alan Lear, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02P 5/152 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/021 (2013.01); F02D 41/1406 (2013.01); F02P 5/1527 (2013.01); G01C 21/3697 (2013.01); F02D 41/0025 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0625 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for providing information to a vehicle driver allows the driver to make an informed decision regarding selecting higher or lower octane fuel to operate the vehicle. In one example, the driver is presented fuel cost per unit distance traveled based on operating the vehicle on higher octane fuel and lower octane fuel.