Remote fuel monitoring system, vehicle-mounted device, vehicle or machine, server, remote fuel monitoring method, remote fuel monitoring program and storage medium

1. A server comprising:

a means for acquiring vehicle information including a measured value of a remaining fuel amount of a vehicle or a machine from a vehicle-mounted device;

a storage means for storing at least information regarding an operation schedule of the vehicle or the machine;

a learning means for calculating a fuel consumption efficiency of the vehicle or the machine based on the remaining fuel amount and the information regarding the operation schedule;

an analyzing means for calculating a predicted value of a remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on the measured value, the information regarding the operation schedule and the fuel consumption efficiency;

a refueling plan calculation means for autonomously calculating a refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine based on the prediction value; and

an output means for outputting the refueling plan to a refueling means; wherein

the information regarding the operation schedule includes operation information of the vehicle or the machine and a refueling time when fuel is to be refueled to the vehicle or the machine,

the refueling plan includes the refueling time and a refueling amount of the vehicle or the machine,

the refueling plan calculation means changes the refueling time included in the information regarding the operation schedule stored in the storage means when detecting that the refueling time included in the refueling plan, and

the server further outputs to a user terminal at least any one information of the vehicle information, the information stored in the storage means, predicted value calculated by the analyzing means and the refueling plan calculated by the refueling plan calculation means.

2. The server according to claim 1 , wherein

the server issues a refueling notification to the vehicle or the machine when the measured value of the vehicle or the machine is lower than a refueling notification remaining amount, and

the refueling plan calculation means brings forward the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine to which the refueling notification was issued.

3. The server according to claim 1 , wherein

the refueling plan calculation means calculates an amount of fuel necessary for the vehicle or the machine according to an operation time scheduled until a next refueling time, and

the refueling plan calculation means calculates the refueling amount included in the refueling plan based on the amount of fuel.

4. The server according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle information includes an amount of fuel which is refueled to the vehicle or the machine by the refueling means.

5. The server according to claim 1 , wherein

the refueling plan calculation means recalculates the refueling plan when the theft is detected by the analyzing means.

6. A remote fuel monitoring method comprising the steps of;

acquiring, at a server, vehicle information including a measured value of a remaining fuel amount of a vehicle or a machine from a vehicle-mounted device;

storing, at the server, at least information regarding an operation schedule of the vehicle or the machine;

calculating, at the server, a fuel consumption efficiency of the vehicle or the machine based on the remaining fuel amount and the information regarding the operation schedule;

calculating, at the server, a predicted value of a remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on the measured value, the information regarding the operation schedule and the fuel consumption efficiency;

calculating autonomously, at the server, a refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine based on the prediction value; and

outputting, at the server, the refueling plan to a refueling means; wherein

the information regarding the operation schedule includes operation information of the vehicle or the machine and a refueling time when fuel is to be refueled to the vehicle or the machine,

the refueling plan includes the refueling time and a refueling amount of the vehicle or the machine, and

the method further comprises the step of changing the refueling time included in the information regarding the operation schedule stored in the storage means when detecting that the refueling time included in the refueling plan; and

outputting, from the server to a user terminal, at least any one information of the vehicle information, the information stored in the storage means, predicted value calculated by the analyzing means and the refueling plan calculated by the refueling plan calculation means.

7. A server comprising:

a means for acquiring vehicle information including a measured value of a remaining fuel amount of a vehicle or a machine from a vehicle-mounted device;

a storage means for storing at least information regarding an operation schedule of the vehicle or the machine;

a learning means for calculating a fuel consumption efficiency of the vehicle or the machine based on the remaining fuel amount and the information regarding the operation schedule;

an analyzing means for calculating a predicted value of a remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on the measured value, the information regarding the operation schedule and the fuel consumption efficiency;

a refueling plan calculation means for autonomously calculating a refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine based on the prediction value; and

an output means for outputting the refueling plan to a refueling means;

wherein

the information regarding the operation schedule includes operation information of the vehicle or the machine and a refueling time when fuel is to be refueled to the vehicle or the machine,

the refueling plan includes the refueling time and a refueling amount of the vehicle or the machine,

the refueling plan calculation means changes the refueling time included in the information regarding the operation schedule stored in the storage means when detecting that the refueling time included in the refueling plan,

the analyzing means detects a theft of fuel from the vehicle or the machine based on the measured value and the information regarding the operation schedule, and

the server notifies the theft to at least one of a management terminal and a user terminal when the theft is detected by the analyzing means.

8. A remote fuel monitoring method comprising the steps of;

acquiring, at a server, vehicle information including a measured value of a remaining fuel amount of a vehicle or a machine from a vehicle-mounted device;

storing, at the server, at least information regarding an operation schedule of the vehicle or the machine;

calculating, at the server, a fuel consumption efficiency of the vehicle or the machine based on the remaining fuel amount and the information regarding the operation schedule;

calculating, at the server, a predicted value of a remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on the measured value, the information regarding the operation schedule and the fuel consumption efficiency;

calculating autonomously, at the server, a refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine based on the prediction value; and

outputting, at the server, the refueling plan to a refueling means; wherein

the information regarding the operation schedule includes operation information of the vehicle or the machine and a refueling time when fuel is to be refueled to the vehicle or the machine,

the refueling plan includes the refueling time and a refueling amount of the vehicle or the machine, and

the method further comprises the step of:

changing the refueling time included in the information regarding the operation schedule stored in the storage means when detecting that the refueling time included in the refueling plan;

detects, at the server, a theft of fuel from the vehicle or the machine based on the measured value and the information regarding the operation schedule, and

notifying, from the server to at least one of a management terminal and a user terminal, the theft when the theft is detected.