Method and apparatus for importing weather data from source external to vehicle
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1. A control system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a weather data source residing outside of the motor vehicle;
a weather importing subsystem in data communication with the weather data source, the weather importing subsystem operable to determine a current position for the motor vehicle and to access weather data from said weather data source based on the current vehicle position, and adapted to receive said weather data and operable to control at least one vehicle function based on said weather data.
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Abstract
A method for importing weather data into a motor vehicle for controlling at least one motor vehicle function located therein includes determining a current position of the motor vehicle. Next, weather data based on the current position of the motor vehicle is accessed from a weather data source external to the motor vehicle. At least one motor vehicle function is then controlled based on the weather data.
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20 Claims
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1. A control system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a weather data source residing outside of the motor vehicle;
a weather importing subsystem in data communication with the weather data source, the weather importing subsystem operable to determine a current position for the motor vehicle and to access weather data from said weather data source based on the current vehicle position, and adapted to receive said weather data and operable to control at least one vehicle function based on said weather data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A weather importing subsystem in a motor vehicle for importing weather data from a weather data source external to the motor vehicle to operate a climate control system, the weather importing subsystem comprising:
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a global positioning system operable to determine a current position of the motor vehicle;
a controller adapted to receive said current position from said global positioning system and operable to select a weather data source based on said current position, and further operable to control at least one function of the motor vehicle based on a set of weather data; and
a wireless communication device adapted to receive the selected weather data source from said controller and operable to receive said set of weather data via a wireless communication link from the selected weather data source. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for importing weather data into a motor vehicle for controlling at least one motor vehicle function located therein, the method comprising:
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determining a current position of the motor vehicle;
accessing weather data based on said current position of the motor vehicle from a weather data source external to the motor vehicle; and
controlling at least one motor vehicle function based on said weather data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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