PRIORITY INFORMATION
[001] This patent application does not take priority from any application.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[002] The present subject matter described herein, in general, relates to, connected vehicles, and more particularly relates to system and method for facilitating fuel conservation in connected vehicles.
BACKGROUND
[003] In the recent past, due to increase in population worldwide, the number of vehicles used for commutation has also increased drastically. Accordingly, there has been steep rise in the fuel consumed by these vehicles. The steep rise in the consumption of the fuel has further lead to depletion in oil reserves and has caused adverse impact on the environment. Hence, the reduction in the fuel consumption by the vehicles is desired. In other words, there is a need to facilitate conservation of fuel used in the vehicles. One of the methods that may be employed to conserve fuel includes physical pairing/hooking of two or more vehicles such that one of the paired vehicles may carry/drive all the paired vehicles.
[004] In this method, although the fuel consumption of the vehicle carrying the other vehicles would be higher than the normal (due to increased load of attached vehicles), however, one would appreciate that the fuel consumed would still be lower than the combined fuel consumption by these vehicles if they are not attached to each other. However, the above method face challenges like lack of method of appropriation of the fuel among the paired vehicles, ability to dynamically find vehicle owners who are willing to pair/connect their vehicles with other vehicle owners and ability to dynamically find the owner of the vehicle who shares common route, common preferences like music genres, climate and temperature etc.
SUMMARY
[005] Before the present systems and methods, are described, it is to be understood that this application is not limited to the particular systems, and methodologies described, as there can be multiple possible embodiments which are not expressly illustrated in the present
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disclosures. It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing the particular versions or embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to systems and methods for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle and the concepts are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify essential features of the claimed subject matter nor is it intended for use in determining or limiting the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[006] In one implementation, a system for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle is disclosed. In one aspect, the system may comprise a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The processor may execute a plurality of modules stored in the memory. The plurality of modules may comprise a registration module, a data capturing module, a display module and a selecting module. The registration module may enable a plurality of vehicles to register with the system. In an aspect, each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being registered intends to physically connect with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. Further, the two vehicles are to be physically connected so that both the vehicles are driven by one of the two vehicles. The data capturing module may capture a cost to be incurred by each vehicle for connecting with the other vehicle. Further, the data capturing module may capture individual preferences associated with each vehicle. In one embodiment, the individual preferences may comprise at least a music genre and a preferable temperature. The display module may display, on a user device associated with a requesting vehicle, a list of set of vehicles, from the plurality of vehicles. Along with the list of the set of vehicles, the cost and the individual preferences associated with each of the set of vehicles may also be displayed by the display module. In one aspect, the set of vehicles intends to travel on a same route as that of the requesting vehicle. The selecting module may compare the individual preferences of the requesting vehicle with individual preferences of each of the set of vehicles in order to identify one or more vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the requesting vehicle. Further, the selecting module may select a preferred vehicle, of the one or more vehicles, based upon the cost suitable to an individual of the requesting vehicle. The preferred vehicle may be adapted to physically connect with the requesting vehicle in order to drive the requesting vehicle thereby facilitating fuel conservation. Further, the preferred vehicle may be adapted to share at least one of music and air-conditioning (AC) with the requesting vehicle based upon the music genre and the preferable temperature respectively.
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[007] In another implementation, a method for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle is disclosed. The method may comprise enabling a plurality of vehicles to register with the system. In an aspect, each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being registered intends to physically connect with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. Further, the two vehicles are to be physically connected so that both the vehicles are driven by one of the two vehicles. The method may further comprise capturing a cost to be incurred by each vehicle for connecting with the other vehicle. Further, the method may comprise capturing individual preferences associated with each vehicle. In one embodiment, the individual preferences may comprise at least a music genre and a preferable temperature. The method may further comprise displaying, on a user device associated with a requesting vehicle, a list of set of vehicles, from the plurality of vehicles. Along with the list of the set of vehicles, the cost and the individual preferences associated with each of the set of vehicles may also be displayed. In one aspect, the set of vehicles intends to travel on a same route as that of the requesting vehicle. The method may further comprise comparing the individual preferences of the requesting vehicle with individual preferences of each of the set of vehicles in order to identify one or more vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the requesting vehicle. Further, the method may comprise selecting a preferred vehicle, of the one or more vehicles, based upon the cost suitable to an individual of the requesting vehicle. The preferred vehicle may be adapted to physically connect with the requesting vehicle in order to drive the requesting vehicle thereby facilitating fuel conservation. Further, the preferred vehicle may be further adapted to share at least one of music and air-conditioning (AC) with the requesting vehicle based upon the music genre and the preferable temperature respectively. In one aspect, the aforementioned method may be performed by a processor using programmed instructions stored in a memory coupled with the processor.
[008] In yet another implementation, a non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle is disclosed. The program may comprise a program code for enabling a plurality of vehicles to register with the system. In an aspect, each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being registered intends to physically connect with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. Further, the two vehicles are to be physically connected so that both the vehicles are driven by one of the two vehicles. The program may further comprise a program code for capturing a cost to be incurred by each vehicle for connecting with the other vehicle. Further,
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the program may comprise a program code for capturing individual preferences associated with each vehicle. In one embodiment, the individual preferences may comprise at least a music genre and a preferable temperature. The program may further comprise a program code for displaying, on a user device associated with a requesting vehicle, a list of set of vehicles, from the plurality of vehicles. Along with the list of the set of vehicles, the cost and the individual preferences associated with each of the set of vehicles may also be displayed. In one aspect, the set of vehicles intends to travel on a same route as that of the requesting vehicle. The program may further comprise a program code for comparing the individual preferences of the requesting vehicle with individual preferences of each of the set of vehicles in order to identify one or more vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the requesting vehicle. Further, the program may comprise a program code for selecting a preferred vehicle, of the one or more vehicles, based upon the cost suitable to an individual of the requesting vehicle. The preferred vehicle may be adapted to physically connect with the requesting vehicle in order to drive the requesting vehicle thereby facilitating fuel conservation. Further, the preferred vehicle may be further adapted to share at least one of music and air-conditioning (AC) with the requesting vehicle based upon the music genre and the preferable temperature respectively.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[009] The foregoing detailed description of embodiments is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the disclosure, example constructions of the disclosure is shown in the present document; however, the disclosure is not limited to the specific methods and apparatus disclosed in the document and the drawings.
[0010] The detailed description is given with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer like features and components.
[0011] Figure 1 illustrates a network implementation of a system for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
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[0012] Figure 2 illustrates the system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0013] Figure 3 illustrates working of the system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0014] Figure 4 illustrates a method for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] Some embodiments of this disclosure, illustrating all its features, will now be discussed in detail. The words "comprising," "having," "containing," and "including," and other forms thereof, are intended to be equivalent in meaning and be open ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items, or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items. It must also be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Although any systems and methods similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments of the present disclosure, the exemplary, systems and methods are now described. The disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the disclosure, which may be embodied in various forms.
[0016] Various modifications to the embodiment will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art and the generic principles herein may be applied to other embodiments. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments illustrated, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein.
[0017] The present disclosure for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle is disclosed. According to the present disclosure, a plurality of vehicles may register with the
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central server in order to share fuel, music, and Air-conditioning (AC) etc. amongst each other. During registration, the central server my capture the individual preferences including, but not limited to, music genres, climate preferences, temperature preferences associated to each vehicle. In order enable sharing of the fuel, the music and the AC; a vehicle may be physically connected with another vehicle such that one of the two vehicles will drive both the vehicles thereby enabling the conservation of the fuel. The vehicle being driven is referred as a dependent vehicle while the vehicle driving both the vehicles is referred as an independent vehicle.
[0018] In an embodiment, a list of independent vehicles which intends to follow the same route as that of a dependent vehicle may be displayed in the Human Machine Interface (HMI) of the dependent vehicle. Along with list, average fuel cost per unit of distance charged by each independent vehicle for carrying the dependent vehicle may also be displayed in the HMI. The cost may be determined based upon factors like load added, number of currently attached vehicles, allowable load, road/traffic conditions, facilities that are shared e.g. music, air conditioning etc., distance for which the pairing is desired etc. An individual present in the dependent vehicle may select an independent vehicle from the list based upon the cost affordable and matching of the individual preferences like music genres, climate/temperature preferences etc of the dependent vehicle with the independent vehicle.
[0019] The independent vehicle selected may then be physically latched/hooked with the dependent vehicle via any latch/hook mechanism know to a person skilled in the art. In addition to the physical latching, the disclosure enables the paired vehicles to share the music and the air conditioning, etc. According to aspects of the disclosure, the music may be shared over a wireless peer-to-peer protocol (e.g. Bluetooth); whereas in case of air conditioning, a physical pipe may be employed in order take the cool air (or warm air) from one vehicle to another vehicle. The pairing authorization would be secured by biometric authentication so as to avoid the misuse of stolen vehicles.
[0020] While aspects of described system and method for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle may be implemented in any number of different computing systems,
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environments, and/or configurations, the embodiments are described in the context of the following exemplary system.
[0021] Referring now to Figure 1, a network implementation 100 of a system 102 for method for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle is disclosed. In order to facilitate the fuel conservation, initially, the system 102 may enable a plurality of vehicles to register with the system. In an aspect, each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being registered intends to physically connect with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles. Further, the two vehicles are to be physically connected so that both the vehicles are driven by one of the two vehicles. The system 102 may capture a cost to be incurred by each vehicle for connecting with the other vehicle. Further, the system 102 may capture individual preferences associated with each vehicle. In one embodiment, the individual preferences may comprise at least a music genre and a preferable temperature. The system 102 may display, on a user device associated with a requesting vehicle, a list of set of vehicles, from the plurality of vehicles. Along with the list of the set of vehicles, the cost and the individual preferences associated with each of the set of vehicles may also be displayed. In one aspect, the set of vehicles intends to travel on a same route as that of the requesting vehicle. The system 102 may further compare the individual preferences of the requesting vehicle with individual preferences of each of the set of vehicles in order to identify one or more vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the requesting vehicle. Further, the system 102 may select a preferred vehicle, of the one or more vehicles, based upon the cost suitable to an individual of the requesting vehicle. The preferred vehicle may be adapted to physically connect with the requesting vehicle in order to drive the requesting vehicle thereby facilitating fuel conservation. Further, the preferred vehicle may be adapted to share at least one of music and air-conditioning (AC) with the requesting vehicle based upon the music genre and the preferable temperature respectively.
[0022] Although the present disclosure is explained considering that the system 102 is implemented as a software application on a server, it may be understood that the system 102 may also be implemented in a variety of computing systems, such as a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a notebook. It will be understood that the system 102 may be accessed by multiple users through user devices 108-1 and 108-2 (collectively referred as user devices
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108) or applications residing on the user devices 108. The user devices 108-1, 108-2 may be present within the vehicles 104-2 and 104-2 (collectively referred as vehicles 104) as shown in figure 1. Examples of the user devices 108 may include, but are not limited to, a portable computer, a personal digital assistant, a handheld device, and a HMI. The user devices 108 and the vehicles 104 are communicatively coupled to the system 102 through a network 106.
[0023] In one implementation, the network 106 may be a wireless network, a wired network or a combination thereof. The network 106 can be implemented as one of the different types of networks, such as intranet, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), the internet, cellular communication network such as 3G/4G and the like. The network 106 may either be a dedicated network or a shared network. The shared network represents an association of the different types of networks that use a variety of protocols, for example, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and the like, to communicate with one another. Further the network 106 may include a variety of network devices, including routers, bridges, servers, computing devices, storage devices, and the like.
[0024] Referring now to Figure 2, the system 102 is illustrated in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. In one embodiment, the system 102 may include at least one processor 202, an input/output (I/O) interface 204, and a memory 206. The at least one processor 202 may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, state machines, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate signals based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the at least one processor 202 is configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory 206.
[0025] The I/O interface 204 may include a variety of software and hardware interfaces, for example, a web interface, a graphical user interface, and the like. The I/O interface 204 may allow the system 102 to interact with the user directly or through the user devices 108. Further, the I/O interface 204 may enable the system 102 to communicate with other computing devices, such as web servers and external data servers (not shown). The I/O interface 204 can facilitate multiple communications within a wide variety of networks and
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protocol types, including wired networks, for example, LAN, cable, etc., and wireless networks, such as WLAN, cellular, or satellite. The I/O interface 204 may include one or more ports for connecting a number of devices to one another or to another server.
[0026] The memory 206 may include any computer-readable medium or computer program product known in the art including, for example, volatile memory, such as static random access memory (SRAM) and dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and/or non-volatile memory, such as read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM, flash memories, hard disks, optical disks, and magnetic tapes. The memory 206 may include modules 208 and data 210.
[0027] The modules 208 include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., which perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. In one implementation, the modules 208 may include a registration module 212, a data capturing module 214, a display module 216, a selecting module 218, a payment module 220 and other modules 222. The other modules 222 may include programs or coded instructions that supplement applications and functions of the system 102. The modules 208 described herein may be implemented as software modules that may be executed in the cloud-based computing environment of the system 102.
[0028] The data 210, amongst other things, serves as a repository for storing data processed, received, and generated by one or more of the modules 208. The data 210 may also include a system database 224 and other data 226. The other data 226 may include data generated as a result of the execution of one or more modules in the other modules 222. The detailed description of the system 102 along with the modules 208 will now be described referring to figures 2 and 3.
[0029] Referring to figure 2, the registration module 212 may enable the plurality of vehicles to register with the system 102. Each vehicle being registered intends to physically connect with other vehicle in order to share fuel, music, AC etc. In an aspect, one of the vehicles physically connected with the other vehicle intends to carry the other vehicle thereby
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facilitating conservation of the fuel. The vehicle carrying the other vehicle is referred as “independent vehicle” whereas the other vehicle is referred as “dependent vehicle”. Now, once the plurality of vehicles is registered with the system 102, each vehicle is ready to connect with other vehicle. This is further explained referring to figure 3.
[0030] As shown, at step 302, both the vehicles (104-1, 104-2) acts as independent vehicles and are not connected with each other or the system 102 (hereinafter referred as the central server 102). At step 304, the vehicle 104-1 connects with the central server 102 and communicates its intention to act as an independent vehicle. Hereinafter, the vehicle 104-1 will be referred as the independent vehicle 104-1. The independent vehicle 104-1 further communicates the intended route of its travel, the cost expected to connect, and the individual preferences (collectively referred as independent vehicle information). The individual preferences may include, but not limited to, music genres, climate preferences, and temperature preferences etc. In some embodiments, the cost expected by the independent vehicle 104-1 may be determined based upon predefined factors comprising load added, number of currently attached vehicles, allowable load, road condition, traffic condition and the individual preferences. The independent vehicle information may be captured by the data capturing module 214. Furthermore, the independent vehicle information may be stored in the system database 224. Further, the system database 224 may store additional data like past driving habits, blacklisted vehicles etc. in order to a check whether a vehicle is worthy of acting as an independent vehicle.
[0031] At step 306, the central server 102 may share details including cost expected by the independent vehicle and the individual preferences to the vehicles present within the vicinity of the independent vehicle 104-1. The vehicles may view the details in dashboard present in the HMI of each respective vehicle. In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, along with the details of the independent vehicle 104-1, the vehicles may also view the details of the other independent vehicles (not shown in figure 3) in the vicinity. One of the vehicles in the vicinity of the independent vehicle 104-1 would like to get connect itself with independent vehicle 104 -1 and hence may act as a dependent vehicle 104-2. As shown in figure 3, the details of the independent vehicle 104-1 is displayed on the HMI 300 of a dependent vehicle 104-2. Similarly, the details of the other independent vehicles may
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also be displayed on the HMI of the dependent vehicle 104-2. The details may be displayed via the display module 216.
[0032] In an embodiment, the selecting module 218 may compare the individual preferences of the dependent vehicle 104-2 with the individual preferences of each of the independent vehicles including the independent vehicle 104-1 in order to identify one or more independent vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the individual preferences of the dependent vehicle 104-2. Further, the selecting module 218 may select a preferred independent vehicle of the one or more independent vehicles based upon the cost suitable to the individual of the dependent vehicle 104-2. Assuming the preferred independent vehicle is the independent vehicle 104-1, an ad-hoc contract may be established between the independent vehicle 104-1 and the dependent vehicle 104-2 as indicated in step 308 of the figure 3. The ad-hoc contract indicates the cost, terms and conditions are agreed between the individuals of the independent vehicle 104-1 and the dependent vehicle 104-2.
[0033] Further, once the contract is established, the independent vehicle 104-1 and the dependent vehicle 104-2 may come close to each other. The independent vehicle 104-1 may be physically connected with the dependent vehicle 104-2 via a hook/latch mechanism. Before connecting the independent vehicle 104-1 and the dependent vehicle 104-2, the central server 102 may biometrically verify the individuals in the independent vehicle 104-1 and the dependent vehicle 104-2 to ensure that the independent vehicle 104-1 and the dependent vehicle 104-2 are not the stolen. Once the independent vehicle 104-1 and the dependent vehicle 104-2 are connected, the ignition of dependent vehicle 104-2 may be automatically turned off. The independent vehicle 104-1 is then adapted to carry/drive the dependent vehicle 104-2 thereby facilitating the fuel conservation. Additionally, as per the contract, the independent vehicle 104-1 may send music based upon the music genres preferred by the dependent vehicle 104-2. In an embodiment, the music may be sent over a peer-to-peer protocol (e.g. Bluetooth).Further, the independent vehicle 104-1 may share the AC with the dependent vehicle 104-2 based upon the climate/temperature preferences. In one embodiment, the AC may be shared using a physical pipe connected between the independent vehicle 104-1 and the dependent vehicle 104-2.
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[0034] In an embodiment, when a desired destination for carrying the dependent vehicle 104-2 is reached, the payment module 220 in the central server 102 may automatically credit an amount, as per the agreed cost, into the account of the individual of the independent vehicle 104-1. The amount is debited from the account of the individual of the dependent vehicle 104-2. Thereafter the contract may be terminated and the ignition of the dependent vehicle 104-2 may be turned ON accordingly. Now both the vehicles (104-1, 104-2) as shown will act as independent vehicles as a result of the termination of the contract. Therefore, based upon the aforementioned methodology, the system 102 (or the central server 102) facilitates the conservation of the fuel by enabling an independent vehicle to carry/drive the dependent vehicle in the vicinity of the independent vehicle in lieu of agreed cost. Further, the system 102 enables sharing of other facilities including AC, music etc amongst the independent vehicle and the dependent vehicle.
[0035] Referring now to Figure 4, a method 400 for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle is shown, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter. The method 400 may be described in the general context of computer executable instructions. Generally, computer executable instructions can include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, procedures, modules, functions, etc., that perform particular functions or implement particular abstract data types. The method 400 may also be practiced in a distributed computing environment where functions are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, computer executable instructions may be located in both local and remote computer storage media, including memory storage devices.
[0036] The order in which the method 400 is described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described method blocks can be combined in any order to implement the method 400 or alternate methods. Additionally, individual blocks may be deleted from the method 400 without departing from the spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein. Furthermore, the method can be implemented in any suitable hardware, software, firmware, or combination thereof. However, for ease of explanation, in the embodiments described below, the method 400 may be considered to be implemented as described in the system 102.
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[0037] At block 402, a plurality of vehicles may be registered with the system 102. Each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being registered intended to physically connect with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles in order to share fuel, music and Air conditioning etc. In one implementation, the each vehicle is being registered with the system via the registration module 212.
[0038] At block 404, cost to be incurred by each vehicle for connecting with the other vehicle may be captured. Additionally, individual preferences like music genres, preferred climate/temperature associated with each vehicle may be captured. In one implementation, the cost and the individual preferences associated with each vehicle may be captured via the data capturing module 214.
[0039] At block 406, a list of set of vehicles, from the plurality of vehicles, along with the cost and the individual preferences associated with each of the set of vehicles may be displayed on a user device associated with a requesting vehicle. In one implementation, the list of set of vehicles along with the cost and the individual preferences may be displayed via the display module 216.
[0040] At block 408, the individual preferences of the requesting vehicle may be compared with the individual preferences of each of the set of vehicles in order to identify one or more vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the requesting vehicle. In one implementation, the individual preferences may be compared using the selecting module 218.
[0041] At block 410, a preferred vehicle of the one or more vehicles may be selected based upon the cost suitable to the individual in the requesting vehicle. In one implementation, the preferred vehicle may be selected by the selecting module 218. The preferred vehicle is selected in order to connect the requesting vehicle with the preferred vehicle so that the preferred vehicle may carry/drive the requesting vehicle thereby facilitating the fuel conservation. Additionally, the preferred vehicle may further be enabled
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to share the music or the AC with the requesting vehicle based upon the music genre and the preferable temperature respectively.
[0042] Exemplary embodiments discussed above may provide certain advantages. Though not required to practice aspects of the disclosure, these advantages may include those provided by the following features.
[0043] Some embodiments enable a system running on a cloud platform that facilitates the fuel conservation between connected vehicles.
[0044] Some embodiments enable a system and a method providing flexibility and information to the user for selecting a vehicle to latch on for saving the fuel.
[0045] Some embodiments enable a system and a method facilitating sharing of music, AC etc in addition to sharing of the fuel.
[0046] Some embodiments enable a system and a method facilitating carrying/driving a breakdown vehicle by another vehicle in the vicinity of the said breakdown vehicle.
[0047] Although implementations for methods and systems for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle have been described in language specific to structural features and/or methods, it is to be understood that the appended claims are not necessarily limited to the specific features or methods described. Rather, the specific features and methods are disclosed as examples of implementations for facilitating fuel conservation in the vehicle.
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WE CLAIM:
1. A system (102) for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle, the system (102) comprising:
a processor (202); and
a memory (206) coupled to the processor (202), wherein the processor (202) is configured to execute a plurality of modules (208) stored in the memory (206), the plurality of modules (208) comprising:
a registration module (212) to enable a plurality of vehicles to register with the system, wherein each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being registered intends to physically connect with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, and wherein the two vehicles are to be physically connected so that both the vehicles are driven by one of the two vehicles;
a data capturing module (214) to capture
a cost to be incurred by each vehicle for connecting with the other vehicle and
individual preferences associated with each vehicle, wherein the individual preferences comprise at least a music genre and a preferable temperature;
a display module (216) to display, on a user device associated with a requesting vehicle, a list of set of vehicles, from the plurality of vehicles, along with the cost and the individual preferences associated with each of the set of vehicles, wherein the set of vehicles intends to travel on a same route as that of the requesting vehicle; and
a selecting module (218) to
compare the individual preferences of the requesting vehicle with individual preferences of each of the set of vehicles in order to identify one or more vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the requesting vehicle and
select a preferred vehicle, of the one or more vehicles, based upon the cost suitable to an individual of the requesting vehicle, wherein the preferred vehicle is adapted to physically connect with the requesting vehicle in order to drive the requesting vehicle thereby facilitating fuel conservation, and wherein the preferred vehicle is further adapted to share at least one of music and air-
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conditioning (AC) with the requesting vehicle based upon the music genre and the preferable temperature respectively.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the preferred vehicle is physically connected with the requesting vehicle after biometrically authenticating the individuals present in the preferred vehicle and the requesting vehicle, and wherein the preferred vehicle is physically connected with the requesting vehicle via a latch or a hook.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the AC is shared using a physical pipe connected between the preferred vehicle and the requesting vehicle, and wherein the music is shared via a Bluetooth protocol.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the cost, corresponding to each vehicle, is determined based upon a predefined factor comprising at least one of load added, number of currently attached vehicles, allowable load, road condition, traffic condition and the individual preferences.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a Smartphone or a HMI in the requesting vehicle.
6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a payment module (220) to automatically credit an amount as per the cost into the account of the individual of the preferred vehicle, wherein the amount is debited from the account of the individual of the requesting vehicle, wherein the amount is credited when the requesting vehicle along with the preferred vehicle reaches a desired destination.
7. A method for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle, the method comprising:
enabling, by a processor, a plurality of vehicles to register with a system, wherein each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being registered intends to physically connect with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, and wherein the two vehicles are to be physically connected so that both the vehicles are driven by one of the two vehicles;
capturing, by the processor,
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a cost to be incurred by each vehicle for connecting with the other vehicle and
individual preferences associated with each vehicle, wherein the individual preferences comprise at least a music genre and a preferable temperature;
displaying, by the processor, on a user device associated with a requesting vehicle, a list of set of vehicles, from the plurality of vehicles, along with the cost and the individual preferences associated with each of the set of vehicles, wherein the set of vehicles intends to travel on a same route as that of the requesting vehicle;
comparing, by the processor, the individual preferences of the requesting vehicle with individual preferences of each of the set of vehicles in order to identify one or more vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the requesting vehicle; and
selecting, by the processor, a preferred vehicle, of the one or more vehicles, based upon the cost suitable to an individual of the requesting vehicle, wherein the preferred vehicle is adapted to physically connect with the requesting vehicle in order to drive the requesting vehicle thereby facilitating fuel conservation, and wherein the preferred vehicle is further adapted to share at least one of music and air-conditioning (AC) with the requesting vehicle based upon the music genre and the preferable temperature respectively.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the preferred vehicle is physically connected with the requesting vehicle after biometrically authenticating the individuals present in the preferred vehicle and the requesting vehicle, and wherein the preferred vehicle is physically connected with the requesting vehicle via a latch or a hook.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the AC is shared using a physical pipe connected between the preferred vehicle and the requesting vehicle, and wherein the music is shared via a Bluetooth protocol.
10. The method of claim 7 further comprising crediting an amount as per the cost into the account of the individual of the preferred vehicle, wherein the amount is debited from the account of the individual of the requesting vehicle, wherein the amount is credited when the requesting vehicle along with the preferred vehicle reaches a desired destination.
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device for facilitating fuel conservation in a vehicle, the program comprising:
a program code for enabling a plurality of vehicles to register with a system, wherein each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles being registered intends to physically connect with another vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, and wherein the two vehicles are to be physically connected so that both the vehicles are driven by one of the two vehicles;
a program code for capturing
a cost to be incurred by each vehicle for connecting with the other vehicle and
individual preferences associated with each vehicle, wherein the individual preferences comprise at least a music genre and a preferable temperature;
a program code for displaying, on a user device associated with a requesting vehicle, a list of set of vehicles, from the plurality of vehicles, along with the cost and the individual preferences associated with each of the set of vehicles, wherein the set of vehicles intends to travel on a same route as that of the requesting vehicle;
a program code for comparing the individual preferences of the requesting vehicle with individual preferences of each of the set of vehicles in order to identify one or more vehicles having the individual preferences matched with the requesting vehicle; and
a program code for selecting a preferred vehicle, of the one or more vehicles, based upon the cost suitable to an individual of the requesting vehicle, wherein the preferred vehicle is adapted to physically connect with the requesting vehicle in order to drive the requesting vehicle thereby facilitating fuel conservation, and wherein the preferred vehicle is further adapted to share at least one of music and air-conditioning (AC) with the requesting vehicle based upon the music genre and the preferable temperature respectively.