Patent ID: 9195964
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of determining an improved change interval for a functional fluid utilized in the operation of a vehicle, comprising a computer system for collecting information on said vehicle and said functional fluid wherein the computer system calculates the improved change interval, wherein the method comprises: (a) said computer system obtaining information on said vehicle; (b) said computer system retrieving a base change interval for the functional fluid in said vehicle from a reference database, utilizing the information obtained in (a); (c) said computer system obtaining information relating to the operating conditions of said vehicle that utilizes said functional fluid, wherein said information comprises; (d) said computer system creating a data set from the information obtained in steps (a), (b) and (c) wherein each piece of information relating to the vehicle's operating conditions is transformed into a numerical adjustment factor; and (e) said computer system calculating an optimal fluid change interval by adjusting said base change interval through the application of one or more of said numerical adjustment factors.