System and method for controlling the interior temperature of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for remote control of an undesirable condition inside a vehicle comprising:
- an undesirable condition sensor disposed in the interior of the vehicle that detects the undesirable condition;
a controller contained within the vehicle and operably coupled to the sensor, the controller responsive to a signal from the sensor and operative to compare the signal received from the sensor to a threshold and generate at least one control signal based on the comparison; and
a wireless communication device operably coupled to the controller operative to transmit a wireless signal in response to the at least one control signal.
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Abstract
A passenger compartment monitoring and control system provides for remote control of an undesirable condition inside a vehicle. The passenger compartment monitoring and control system includes an undesirable condition sensor disposed in the interior of the car that detects the undesirable condition. In response to a signal from the sensor, a controller contained within the vehicle and operably coupled to the sensor generates at least one control signal based on the comparison. A wireless communication device operably coupled to the controller then transmits a wireless signal in response to the at least one control signal. The transmitted wireless signal may be received by a vehicle operator'"'"'s mobile station or by a call center, which are each capable of then engaging in remedial actions to remotely ameliorate the undesirable condition.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for remote control of an undesirable condition inside a vehicle comprising:
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an undesirable condition sensor disposed in the interior of the vehicle that detects the undesirable condition;
a controller contained within the vehicle and operably coupled to the sensor, the controller responsive to a signal from the sensor and operative to compare the signal received from the sensor to a threshold and generate at least one control signal based on the comparison; and
a wireless communication device operably coupled to the controller operative to transmit a wireless signal in response to the at least one control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for detecting and communicating an undesirable condition inside a vehicle when the vehicle is off, the method comprising steps of:
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sensing an undesirable condition in a passenger compartment of the vehicle through a sensor disposed in the interior of the vehicle;
comparing the sensed interior condition to an interior threshold;
generating at least one control signal based on the comparison; and
transmitting a wireless signal in response to the at least one control signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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