TWI692418B - Method for displaying remaining mileage by portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for displaying a remaining mileage by a portable device. The portable device includes an information acquisition module, a processing module, a display module, a prompt module and a positioning module for connecting to a vehicle. The information acquisition module can obtain the fuel quantity information of the vehicle, calculate the distance and range of the oil quantity information through the processing module, and display the distance and range of the oil quantity information in the form of a map through the display module. The user can set the destination of the vehicle. If the destination exceeds the distance and range of the fuel quantity information, the prompting module will remind the user that the vehicle may have insufficient oil. As such, the user can more easily estimate the range of the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle, and promptly remind the user whether the remaining oil can reach the destination, and avoid the accidental occurrence of the oil insufficient.

Description

Method for displaying remaining mileage by carrying device

The invention relates to a method for displaying the remaining mileage of a portable device, especially a method for displaying the remaining mileage suitable for a vehicle and a portable device.

In addition to the general mileage display and calculation of existing meters, more and more meters have also introduced the computing function of the microprocessor. After adding this function, the information that can be provided is more diverse, such as time display, remaining mileage If you add technology such as communication to the instrument, you can achieve the application function of the Internet of Vehicles.

When the instrument of the vehicle can receive the information of the fuel tank capacity of the entire vehicle and can obtain the riding dynamic information of the entire vehicle, the instrument can use wireless communication to transmit this information to the carrying device and calculate the remaining fuel mileage .

However, the current remaining mileage display method generally only uses numbers to display, so that the user can understand the remaining mileage that can be driven. This method can only be expressed by numbers and cannot allow the user to clearly feel the range of riding. The ride distance is different from what the user thinks. Because of this, the inventor, in the spirit of active invention, is anxious to think of a method for displaying the remaining mileage of a portable device that can solve the above-mentioned problems. After several research experiments, the present invention has been completed.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying the remaining mileage of a portable device, using the portable device to obtain the fuel reading information of the whole vehicle, and displaying it in a graphical manner on the display module of the portable device , So that the user can quickly understand the rideable range of the vehicle's remaining fuel. If the riding distance of the destination exceeds the feasible distance and range of the fuel information, the user may also be prompted that the vehicle may have fuel Insufficient situations occur.

To achieve the above object, the method for displaying the remaining mileage of the portable device of the present invention is used between the portable device and the vehicle. The portable device includes an information acquisition module, a processing module, a display module, and a prompt module And a positioning module for connecting a vehicle, the vehicle includes a wireless communication module and an oil reading module, the information acquisition module obtains the oil quantity of the oil reading module through the wireless communication module Information to display the distance and range that the remaining fuel of the vehicle can travel. The method includes the following steps: (A) determine whether the information acquisition module obtains fuel information; if so, perform step (B), if not, Then repeat step (A); (B) calculate the distance and range that the fuel quantity information can travel through the processing module, and execute step (C); (C) after positioning the location of the vehicle by the positioning module, through the display module The group displays the distance and range of the fuel information of step (B) in the form of a map, and executes step (D); (D) sets the destination of the vehicle and executes steps (E); (E) through the processing mode The group determines whether the destination of the vehicle exceeds the distance and range that can be driven by the fuel information. If it is, then perform step (F1); if not, perform step (F2); (F1) The prompt module prompts the user that the vehicle may have Insufficient fuel occurs; and (F2) The prompt module does not notify the user that the vehicle may have insufficient fuel.

Through the above design, the distance and range that can be driven by displaying fuel information in the form of a map and the execution method of the above steps are used, so that the user can more easily grasp the range of the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle, and prompt to use as soon as possible Whether the remaining fuel can reach the destination smoothly, and allows users to find gas stations in advance or change the destination in advance to avoid the embarrassment of accidentally running out of fuel.

After performing the above step (B), a step (B1) may be further included to display the distance and range of the fuel amount information of step (B) in a digital form through the display module, and then execute step (C). In this way, in addition to displaying the distance and range that the fuel quantity information can travel in the form of a map, the present invention can also be combined with the traditional digital display method to provide users with clear reference values and fully grasp the fuel quantity information of the entire vehicle.

The above-mentioned portable device may be a smart device, such as a smart phone, a smart tablet, a smart personal digital assistant, etc., used to obtain fuel information of the vehicle and perform the method of displaying the remaining mileage of the portable device of the present invention.

The above steps (A) to (F2) can be executed in a third-party application (APP) of the smart device. In this way, a third-party application (APP) can integrate the method and process of the present invention, and combine map information and prompt functions to form a highly convenient human-machine interface.

The above prompting module can prompt the user by means of sound, vibration or text. In this way, the prompt module can use the speaker, vibration device or display device of the portable device to provide the above prompt information to remind the user that the vehicle may have insufficient fuel.

The above summary and the following detailed description are of exemplary nature to further illustrate the patent application scope of the present invention. The other objects and advantages of the present invention will be explained in the following description and illustration.

1: carrying device

11: Information acquisition module

12: Processing module

13: Display module

14: prompt module

15: Positioning module

2: vehicle

21: Wireless communication module

22: Oil reading module

P1: first sign

P2: Second mark

A, B, B1, C, D, E, F1, F2: steps

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a portable device and a vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of steps of a method for displaying the remaining mileage of a portable device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a digital and map display interface of remaining oil quantity information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a structural diagram of a portable device and a vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the method for displaying the remaining mileage of the portable device requires the use of a portable device 1 and a vehicle 2. The portable device 1 includes an information acquisition module 11, a processing module 12, and a display module 13. A prompt module 14 and a positioning module 15. The vehicle 2 includes a wireless communication module 21 and an oil reading module 22. The information acquisition module 11 acquires the fuel quantity information of the fuel quantity reading module 22 through the wireless communication module 21 to display the distance and range that the remaining fuel quantity of the vehicle can travel.

Among them, the information acquisition module 11 is used to obtain the remaining fuel quantity information of the fuel quantity reading module 22, or the remaining mileage information and vehicle information of the vehicle 2, etc., and extract the information to the processing module 12 for calculation deal with. The processing module 12 calculates the mileage information of the vehicle by combining the above remaining fuel quantity information with the vehicle information, and is also responsible for the calculation of the map display. The display module 13 is used to display the remaining mileage information after arithmetic processing, which may include the remaining mileage information in the form of maps and numbers, and the information is transferred from various types of display screens (such as a resistive touch screen TFT) , LCD, etc.). The prompt module 14 uses a horn, a vibration device, or a display device to provide a sound, vibration, or text prompt to remind the user that the vehicle 2 may have insufficient fuel. Positioning module 15 series Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) inside the portable device 1 to receive the latitude and longitude coordinate data for positioning, to calculate the current location information of the user and to calculate the moving range during riding.

In addition, the wireless communication module 21 of the vehicle 2 is a built-in wireless communication interface. The wireless communication interface may be an interface such as WIFI, Bluetooth, near field communication, etc., which is not limited thereto. The main function of the wireless communication module 21 is to enable the vehicle 2 to be connected with the carrying device 1, so that the remaining oil quantity information obtained in the oil quantity reading module 22 can be smoothly received by the information acquisition module 11 to achieve The function to calculate the remaining mileage.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a method for displaying the remaining mileage of a portable device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The figure shows a method for displaying the remaining mileage on a portable device. The steps include:

(A) It is judged whether the information acquisition module 11 acquires the fuel quantity information, and if so, step (B) is executed, and if not, step (A) is repeated. With this, step (A) is used to confirm whether the carrying device 1 obtains the fuel quantity information of the vehicle 2 for the subsequent judgment process.

(B) Calculate the distance and range that the fuel quantity information can travel through the processing module 12, and execute step (C). At this time, step (B) imports the above fuel quantity information into the processing module 12, and calculates the actual travelable distance of the remaining fuel quantity information.

Please refer to FIG. 3 together, which is a schematic diagram of the digital and map display interface of the remaining oil quantity information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Following the above step (B), (B1) displays the distance and range that the fuel information of step (B) can travel in a digital form through the display module 13, and executes step (C). In this embodiment, step (B1) is combined with the traditional digital display method to provide the user with a clear reference value to understand the distance and range that the remaining fuel can travel, as shown in the remaining mileage in the upper left of FIG. 3.

(C) After locating the position of the vehicle 2 by the positioning module 15, the distance and the range of the fuel information of step (B) can be displayed in the form of a map through the display module 13, and step (D) is executed. Among them, as shown in FIG. 3, the first mark P1 in the center is the position of the vehicle 2 itself, which uses the first mark P1 as the center and calculates the drivable map range based on the drivable mileage information as the radius. Taking the second label P2 as an indication, it is an arc centered on the first label P1. That is to say, without fueling, the user can drive a straight distance not to exceed the second mark P2 is within the safe range, so that the user can more easily grasp the range of the remaining fuel of his vehicle can ride.

(D) Set the destination of the vehicle 2 and execute step (E). In this way, if the user wants to know whether the amount of remaining fuel is enough to reach the destination, he needs to input the destination of the vehicle 2 on the carrying device 1 to determine whether it exceeds the riding range.

(E) The processing module 12 determines whether the destination of the vehicle exceeds the distance and range that the fuel quantity information can travel. If yes, step (F1) is executed; if not, step (F2) is executed. (F1) The prompt module 14 prompts the user that the vehicle 2 may have insufficient fuel; and (F2) The prompt module 14 does not prompt the user 2 that the vehicle 2 may have insufficient fuel. In this way, step (E) compares the destination with the second label P2. If the destination exceeds the range of the second label P2, the prompt module 14 will use a speaker, vibration device or display device to provide sound, Vibration or text prompts are used to remind the user that the vehicle 2 may have insufficient fuel. If the destination does not exceed the range of the second label P2, the prompt module 14 will not perform the prompt action.

Wherein, the above-mentioned portable device 1 is a smart device, such as a smart phone, a smart tablet, a smart personal digital assistant, etc., used to obtain the fuel information of the vehicle 2 and execute the portable device of the present invention to display the remaining mileage Method, and the method is applied to the third-party application of the smart device Executed in the program (APP). In this way, a third-party application (APP) can integrate the method and process of the present invention, and combine map information and prompt functions to form a highly convenient human-machine interface.

Through the above design, the distance and range that can be driven by displaying fuel information in the form of a map and the execution method of the above steps are used, so that the user can more easily grasp the range of the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle, and prompt to use as soon as possible Whether the remaining fuel can reach the destination smoothly, and allows users to find gas stations in advance or change the destination in advance to avoid the embarrassment of accidentally running out of fuel.

The above embodiments are only examples for the convenience of description, and the scope of rights claimed by the present invention should be subject to the scope of the patent application, and not limited to the above embodiments.

A, B, B1, C, D, E, F1, F2: steps

Claims (5)

A method for displaying the remaining mileage of a portable device, the portable device includes an information acquisition module, a processing module, a display module, a prompt module and a positioning module for connecting a vehicle, the vehicle includes a wireless A communication module and an oil reading module. The information acquisition module obtains the oil information of the oil reading module through the wireless communication module to display the distance and range that the remaining fuel of the vehicle can travel Among them, the method includes the following steps: (A) determine whether the information acquisition module obtains fuel quantity information, if yes, then execute step (B), if not, repeat step (A); (B) through the process The module calculates the distance and range that the fuel quantity information can travel, and executes step (C); (C) After the positioning module locates the location of the vehicle, the step (B) is displayed in the form of a map through the display module ) The distance and range that the fuel quantity information can travel, and execute step (D); (D) set the destination of the vehicle, and execute step (E); (E) determine the purpose of the vehicle through the processing module Whether the ground exceeds the distance and range that can be driven by the fuel quantity information, if yes, perform step (F1), if not, perform step (F2); (F1) the prompt module reminds the user that the vehicle may have fuel Insufficient conditions occur; and (F2) The prompt module does not notify the user that the vehicle may have insufficient fuel. For example, the method for displaying the remaining mileage of the portable device according to item 1 of the patent scope, wherein after the step (B), it further includes (B1) displaying the amount of the fuel of the step (B) in a digital form through the display module Information the distance and range that can be traveled, and execute step (C). For example, the method of displaying the remaining mileage of a portable device according to item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the portable device is a smart device. For example, the method of displaying the remaining mileage of a portable device according to item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the steps (A) to (F2) are executed in a third-party application (APP) of the smart device. For example, the method of displaying the remaining mileage of the portable device according to item 1 of the patent scope, in which the prompt module can prompt the user by means of sound, vibration or text.

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