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• the present invention relates to a method for determining at least one set value of a maintenance parameter of a vehicle.
• the invention applies, for example, to motor vehicles.
• 2017, in the European Union there are more than fifteen million new cars registered.
• the subject of the invention is a method for determining, by a computer system, at least one setpoint value of at least one maintenance parameter of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
• step b) calculate the setpoint value using the fill parameter, the location parameter and the alphanumeric code.
• step b) may include a step of using the alphanumeric code to determine a value of a vehicle operating parameter.
• the method is capable of differentiating the vehicles from the point of view of the fuel used.
• step b) may comprise a step of using the location parameter to select at least one geographical coordinate.
• step b) may comprise a step of determining a value of a predicted consumption parameter, and, in another variant, a step of determining a predicted path, said path being identified by at least one geographical departure coordinate and an arrival geographical coordinate.
• the method may comprise a step consisting of:
• cl transmitting an instruction to a control system of a mobile replenishment device, said instruction being determined on the basis of the fill parameter, the location parameter and the alphanumeric code, and said instruction comprising at least one geographical coordinate.
• the method according to the invention allows the optimization of a refueling process to the point that it can be implemented without any intervention of the user being necessary.
• the method may comprise a step consisting of:
• the method according to the invention allows a better security of a refueling process.
• step a) may comprise the substeps of:
• aO receiving the digital value generated during the detection of an electrical signal supplied by a sensor arranged in a tank of the vehicle
• the method according to the invention is adapted to support a plurality of vehicles.
• the invention furthermore relates to a system for determining at least one setpoint value of at least one maintenance parameter of a vehicle, the system comprising means for implementing the steps of a method such as described above.
• the system may comprise at least one computer and storage means in which at least one program is stored for performing the steps of a method as described above.
• the invention further relates to a computer program comprising instructions for performing the steps of a method as described above.
• the invention further relates to a support usable in a computer and on which is recorded a program as described above.
• FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for determining values of maintenance parameters according to the invention
• FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating certain steps of the method implemented by the system of FIG.
• FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating certain steps of the method implemented by the system of FIG.
• FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating certain steps of the method implemented by the system of FIG. 1, and
• FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating certain steps of the method implemented by the system of FIG. 1.
• the determination system 100 is illustrated in FIG. 1.
• the system comprises an information processing unit 101 comprising one or more processors, data storage means 102, input and output means 103 and possibly, display means 104.
• the system 100 comprises one or more computers, one or more servers, one or more supercomputers and / or any combination comprising one of these computer systems.
• the system 100 comprises an interface with a communication network, private or public, for example Internet, to send and receive data.
• the system 100 is thus able to communicate by exchanging data in real time with a vehicle tracking system, the latter regularly receiving data from at least one telematic box arranged in at least one vehicle.
• the system 100 communicates directly with a telematic box of a vehicle.
• the system 100 also includes dedicated interfaces for generating and issuing instructions to a control system of a mobile replenishment device (not shown).
• the determination method according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 2. As indicated above, the method aims at enabling the optimization of a fuel filling process of a vehicle.
• a first step illustrated by the block 201 consists in extracting from the data storage means 102 a digital value of a filling parameter, a value of a location parameter and an alphanumeric code.
• a telematic box arranged in the vehicle has been used previously to generate the digital value on the basis of an electrical signal emitted by a sensor arranged in the vehicle tank.
• the telematic case of the vehicle having its own means for processing and storing data, has been used to generate the location parameter via its interface functions with a vehicle location device.
• the vehicle telematics box has also been used to generate the alphanumeric code, for example by extracting this code from a secure data storage medium included in the telematic housing or arranged independently in the vehicle.
• the telematic box has also been used to send these processing parameters so that they have been received at the communication interface of the system 100 during a step 301 and, during a step 302, finally recorded in the data storage means 102.
• the filling parameter preferably corresponds to a volume equivalent to the filling level of a reservoir of a vehicle or a volume equivalent to the difference between a level of filling and a level of reserve.
• the location parameter preferably includes at least one geographic coordinate to identify a value of longitude and / or latitude so as to accurately identify the geographical position of the vehicle.
• the alphanumeric code preferably corresponds to the unique identification code of a motor vehicle, usually called VIN code according to the English acronym of "Vehicle Identification Number".
• a deliberate choice is therefore made as to the nature of the process parameters of the method according to the invention, in particular by their voluntarily limited number. This choice is justified by the search for a balance between, on the one hand, the minimization of the energy cost from a computer point of view that this choice implies and, on the other, the relevance of the information obtained relative to a refueling process. By precisely selecting these three particular parameters, the method according to the invention is able to achieve the desired balance.
• a second step of the method illustrated by the block 202 and implemented by the means 101 then consists in using the filling parameter, the location parameter and the alphanumeric code jointly to calculate a set value of at least a first maintenance parameter.
• the maintenance parameter identifies by its set value the need for refueling a vehicle.
• a numerical value corresponding to the null value is assigned to identify a lack of need for replenishment of fuel while a value non-zero numerical is assigned to identify the presence of a replenishment requirement.
• the setpoint value of the maintenance parameter indicates a remaining time or a number of kilometers remaining before replenishment.
• step 202 further comprises several steps that further improve the ability of the method according to the invention to allow the adaptation of an even more optimized refueling process.
• step 202 comprises a step of using the alphanumeric code to determine a value of a vehicle operating parameter.
• a vehicle operating parameter may correspond to a maximum filling capacity of the tank, a suitable type of fuel, a tank reserve volume, etc.
• the VIN code is used to determine that the appropriate fuel for a relevant vehicle is diesel.
• the process is therefore capable of differentiating the vehicles with regard to the fuel used.
• step 202 comprises a step of using the location parameter to select at least one geographical coordinate.
• a coordinate preferably corresponds to a meeting place or will be set up a replenishment process by means of a mobile replenishment device.
• the geographical coordinate is selected so as to minimize a vehicle travel distance.
• a geographical coordinate of a meeting place may alternatively be selected to minimize both the vehicle path and that performed by a mobile replenishment device.
• the step 202 comprises a step of determining a forecast consumption or a forecast path. Based on the received processing parameters, the method extracts a consumption history and / or a trip history for the vehicle concerned. On the basis of these elements, other setpoints of other maintenance parameters are determined.
• another maintenance parameter corresponds to a replenishment period and is determined when it is considered, according to a simulation of a predicted path made on the basis of a journey history, that a vehicle concerned rolls a lot on fuel-consuming journeys and must therefore be refueled according to a specific supply periodicity.
• another maintenance parameter corresponds to a consumption profile and is attributed on the basis of a simulation of a forecast consumption made in comparison with a consumption history. Therefore, the method according to the invention is able to differentiate the vehicles from the point of view of their operating profile, particularly in terms of consumption and usual routes. Indirectly, this functionality enabled by the method makes it possible to further optimize the replenishment process by making it adaptive in real time.
• the method comprises a step illustrated by the block 401 of FIG. 4, which consists of using the processing parameters or the setpoint value to transmit an instruction to a control system of a replenishment device mobile.
• an instruction comprises the geographical coordinate of a meeting place at which the mobile replenishment must go to replenish a vehicle with fuel.
• the instruction includes information identifying an appropriate fuel type and schedule indication data.
• the method comprises a step illustrated by the block 501 of FIG. 5 which consists in generating an alert instruction, for example by means of editing and transmission of an electronic mail or a minimessage.
• the method is able to allow the information of a user, a maintenance service or any other entity involved in a refueling process.
• the method provides an optimization of the refueling process by enabling security evolution by providing a functionality coupling a continuous control of the replenishment parameters with means. alert.
• the method according to the invention then allows the implementation of replenishment processes in which, through these alerting means, an interaction feature is set up so that a user can interact directly with a control system. control of a mobile replenishment device.
• the alert means are used in connection with access security means as described above to facilitate a better security of the replenishment process.

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