Mobile Fuel Delivery App for On-Demand Collector Refueling
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Solution Overview
Problem
As the transition to electric vehicles is anticipated to reduce the general availability of petroleum fuels, there is a need for an efficient and convenient method to deliver combustible fuels to vehicle collectors, which existing systems do not adequately address.
Innovation Solution
A software application configured to display overlays and data from a database, allowing users to select and request fuel delivery services, connecting buyers with vendors through a graphical user interface on mobile devices, and enabling on-demand fuel delivery by processing devices communicating with servers and couriers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If petroleum fuel availability is reduced due to electric vehicle transition, then environmental sustainability is improved, but fuel accessibility for gasoline-powered vehicles deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile delivery system as an intermediary between fuel storage facilities and gasoline-powered vehicles. This mediator enables fuel transfer without requiring traditional gas station infrastructure, thus maintaining fuel accessibility while supporting the transition to electric vehicles by reducing the need for widespread petroleum distribution networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service fuel delivery where vehicle owners can request and receive fuel directly at their location through a mobile application. This eliminates the need for traditional fueling infrastructure and allows users to independently obtain fuel without relying on gas stations, thereby maintaining accessibility while reducing petroleum infrastructure dependency.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional gas station infrastructure is reduced, then environmental sustainability is improved, but fuel delivery convenience for collectors deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile delivery vehicle serves multiple functions: it acts as a mobile gas station, a delivery vehicle, and a user interface platform through its mobile application. This multi-functionality consolidates the roles previously performed by fixed gas station infrastructure into a single mobile unit, maintaining service convenience while reducing infrastructure footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from two-dimensional fixed infrastructure (gas stations located at specific geographic points) to three-dimensional mobile service (vehicles that can move to any location). This dimensional change allows fuel delivery to occur at the user's location rather than requiring the user to travel to a fueling point, thereby maintaining or improving convenience while reducing infrastructure requirements.
3Productivity
If on-demand fuel delivery is implemented, then service efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical coordination systems with software-based automation. The mobile application handles service requests, scheduling, and tracking through digital interfaces, substituting manual coordination and complex operational procedures with automated software processes. This reduces operational complexity while improving service efficiency through streamlined workflows.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses digital replicas and data copies to manage fuel delivery operations. The mobile application creates digital representations of fuel requests, vehicle locations, and delivery status, allowing the system to track and manage multiple deliveries simultaneously through information copies rather than requiring complex real-time physical coordination. This enables efficient on-demand service while keeping system complexity manageable through information-based rather than purely physical management.
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AI summary
In general, in one aspect, embodiments relate to a method that includes providing access to a software application stored at an offsite storage location to one or more processing devices, the software that includes architecture, where the architecture is configured to display a home overlay, one or more additional overlays, and data from a database, allowing a user to download the software to the one or more processing devices, fulfilling a service request based on a service selection made by the user, where the service request includes at least delivery of one or more combustible fuels to a fuel recipient at an identified location.