Patent ID: 9103687
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: F17D,G01C,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at an optimized fuel location server, valid access credentials for access to the optimized fuel location server; retrieving, at the optimized fuel location server, a user profile associated with the valid access credentials; receiving, at the optimized fuel location server, a selection of one of a plurality of vehicles associated with the user profile; receiving, at the optimized fuel location server from an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system, an amount of fuel currently present in a fuel tank associated with the one of the plurality of vehicles; determining, at the optimized fuel location server, a fuel efficiency of the one of the plurality of vehicles; receiving, at the optimized fuel location server, a selection of one of a plurality of routes from a first location to a second location; determining, at the optimized fuel location server, a plurality of fuel options along the selected route; based on the fuel efficiency and the amount of fuel currently present in the fuel tank, determining where along the selected route fuel will be required; and calculating an optimized, cost-effective way of navigating the selected route using at least one of the plurality of fuel options based on a result of determining where along the selected route fuel will be required.