Systems and methods for providing feedback to improve fuel consumption efficiency

Abstract

Method and system for improving fuel consumption efficiency. For example, the method includes collecting user driving data for one or more vehicle trips made by a user between a particular pair of origination and destination points, analyzing the user driving data to determine one or more user driving features of a user driving behavior for the particular pair of origination and destination points, comparing the one or more user driving features with one or more desired driving features of a desired driving behavior for the particular pair of origination and destination points, determining a performance feedback based at least in part on the comparison, and providing the performance feedback to the user to improve a user fuel consumption efficiency for the particular pair of origination and destination points.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 899,038, filed Sep. 11, 2019, incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to improving fuel consumption efficiency. More particularly, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for comparing a user's driving behavior to a desired driving behavior gathered from a community of multiple users in order to assist the user in improving the user's fuel consumption efficiency. Merely by way of example, the present disclosure has been applied to a particular pair of origination and destination points. But it would be recognized that the present disclosure has much broader range of applicability.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0003]Fuel costs represent a significant portion of a vehicle owner's expenses. Typically, owners try to manage their fuel consum...

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Benefits of technology

The present patent provides methods and systems for improving fuel consumption efficiency by comparing a user's driving behavior to a desired driving behavior of multiple users. This allows the user to identify areas where they may be driving inefficiently and make changes to improve their fuel efficiency. The system collects user driving data for one or more vehicle trips, analyzes it to determine driving features, and compares them to desired features to provide feedback to the user to improve fuel efficiency. The technical effect of this patent is to provide a more efficient and effective method for reducing fuel consumption.

Problems solved by technology

Fuel costs represent a significant portion of a vehicle owner's expenses.

However, this practice does not take into account any of the various driver-related factors that may affect the fuel consumption efficiency.

As a result, owners may end up spending more money than desired on fuel for their vehicles.

The conventional techniques for improving fuel consumption lack sufficient efficacy.

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