Method and apparatus for route completion likelihood display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9713963-B2
Application number	US-201313769416-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2013
Priority date	Feb 18, 2013
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to send likelihood-of-success request, including vehicle state information. The processor is further configured to receive information representing likelihood of reaching route points, utilizing a current vehicle charge, along with effects on the likelihood based on one or more power utilization changes. The processor is also configured to interactively display the received information and receive power utilization change selection. Also, the processor is configured to calculate a new likelihood of reaching the points based on the selection and display updated information based on the calculation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive a request for a route-success probability calculation;
receive vehicle data;
gather route-data affecting vehicle power usage;
calculate varied percentage chances of reaching a plurality of points along a route, based at least in part on the received and gathered data;
calculate percentage chance changes based on possible vehicle system power utilization changes; and
return the calculated varied percentage chances and percentage chance changes to a requesting entity.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data includes a vehicle location.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data includes a vehicle destination.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data includes a vehicle charge level.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data includes a driver profile.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data includes a vehicle identification.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the route-data includes at least one of traffic, weather, traffic feature or terrain data.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Liu Yimin
• Macneille Perry Robinson
• Loftus Michael Edward

Classifications

• B60L2250/14

  by input of vehicle departure time · CPC title

• B60L2250/16

  by display · CPC title

• Y02T90/16

  Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L2250/18

  by enquiring driving style · CPC title

• B60L3/12

  Recording operating variables {; Monitoring of operating variables} · CPC title