US 12,000,706 B2
Vehicle carbon footprint management
Olarinre Salako, Plano, TX (US); Varun Prasad, Plano, TX (US); Mehmet Cil, Plano, TX (US); Danny Bargas, Plano, TX (US); Daniel Ellis Holman, Plano, TX (US); Shravanthi Denthumdas, Frisco, TX (US); Erik Edmonds, Plano, TX (US); and Brian M. Kursar, Fairview, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/876,883.
Prior Publication US 2024/0035837 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01)
CPC G01C 21/3415 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01C 21/3484 (2013.01); G01C 21/3617 (2013.01); H04L 67/535 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining a first carbon footprint of a first mode of transportation and a second carbon footprint of a second mode of transportation, wherein the first mode of transportation is a primary mode of transportation and the second carbon footprint is less than the first carbon footprint;
responsive to the first carbon footprint being above a threshold, calculating a period of time the second mode of transportation is utilized to negate an amount above the threshold; and
sending a notification to use the second mode of transportation for the period of time.