System for remotely starting the engine of a vehicle that has a manual transmission
First Claim
1. ) A slave controller for mounting in a vehicle having:
- a) an engine for driving at least one wheel of the vehicle via a manual transmission;
b) a cabin having a plurality of components for operation by an user of the vehicle while being in the cabin, the plurality of components including an ignition switch for receiving a key;
c) said slave controller comprising;
i) a control module having an output, said control module being responsive to an RF signal conveying an engine start command for starting the engine;
ii) said control module capable to perform a transmission state check to determine if the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel, when said transmission state check is performed and the control module determines that the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel said control module acquiring a operational state preventing starting of the engine in response to the RF signal;
iii) said transmission state check including preventing the engine from shutting down when the key is removed from the ignition switch;
said control module responsive to actuation of one or more of the plurality of components to initiate the transmission state check, said components being selected in the group consisting of brake pedal a light, a cigarette lighter, heating or ventilation system, a flasher, electric seat control, wipers, electric defroster, remote mirror control and electric window control, electric roof control and trunk.
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Abstract
A slave controller for mounting in a vehicle having an engine for driving at least one wheel of the vehicle via a manual transmission and a cabin having a plurality of components for operation by a user of the vehicle while in the cabin. The slave controller has a control module responsive to an RF signal conveying an engine start command for starting the engine of the vehicle. The control module is capable of performing a transmission state check to determine if the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel. When the transmission state check is performed and the control module determines that the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel, the control module acquires an operational state preventing starting of the engine in response to the RF signal. The control module is responsive to actuation of one or more of the plurality of components to initiate the transmission state check.
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51 Claims
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1. ) A slave controller for mounting in a vehicle having:
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a) an engine for driving at least one wheel of the vehicle via a manual transmission;
b) a cabin having a plurality of components for operation by an user of the vehicle while being in the cabin, the plurality of components including an ignition switch for receiving a key;
c) said slave controller comprising;
i) a control module having an output, said control module being responsive to an RF signal conveying an engine start command for starting the engine;
ii) said control module capable to perform a transmission state check to determine if the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel, when said transmission state check is performed and the control module determines that the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel said control module acquiring a operational state preventing starting of the engine in response to the RF signal;
iii) said transmission state check including preventing the engine from shutting down when the key is removed from the ignition switch;
said control module responsive to actuation of one or more of the plurality of components to initiate the transmission state check, said components being selected in the group consisting of brake pedal a light, a cigarette lighter, heating or ventilation system, a flasher, electric seat control, wipers, electric defroster, remote mirror control and electric window control, electric roof control and trunk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. ) A slave controller for mounting in a vehicle having:
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a) an engine for driving at least one wheel of the vehicle via a manual transmission;
b) a cabin having a plurality of components for operation by an user of the vehicle while being in the cabin, the plurality of components including an ignition switch for receiving a key;
c) said slave controller comprising;
i) a control module being responsive to an RF signal containing an engine start command for starting the engine;
ii) said control module capable to perform a transmission state check to determine if the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel, when said transmission state check is performed and the control module determines that the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel said control module acquiring a operational state preventing starting of the engine in response to the RF signal;
iii) said transmission state check including preventing the engine from shutting down when the key is removed from the ignition switch;
iv) when the transmission state check is being initiated by said control module, said control module is operative to generate a status signal for alerting the user about a status of the transmission state check. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. ) A slave controller for mounting in a vehicle having an engine, said slave controller capable of being configured to function in a vehicle having an automatic transmission or in a vehicle having a manual transmission, said slave controller having a control module;
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a) responsive to an RF signal containing an engine start command to start the engine;
b) capable to acquire a plurality of operative states, including an automatic transmission operative state and a manual transmission operative state, said automatic transmission operative state being suitable when the slave controller is mounted in a vehicle having an automatic transmission and said manual transmission operative state being suitable when said slave controller is mounted in a vehicle having a manual transmission;
c) said control module including an input to obtain information from at least one component required during the manual transmission operative state;
d) said control module including an interlock precluding said control module from acquiring the automatic transmission operative state when the at least one component communicates with said input. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. ) A slave controller for mounting in a vehicle having:
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a) an engine for driving at least one wheel of the vehicle via a manual transmission;
b) a cabin having a plurality of components for operation by an user of the vehicle while being in the cabin, the plurality of components including an ignition switch for receiving a key;
c) said slave controller comprising;
i) a control module having an output, said control module being responsive to an RF signal conveying an engine start command for starting the engine;
ii) said control module capable to perform a transmission state check to determine if the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel, when said transmission state check is performed and the control module determines that the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel said control module acquiring a operational state preventing starting of the engine in response to the RF signal;
iii) said transmission state check including preventing the engine from shutting down when the key is removed from the ignition switch;
said control module responsive to actuation of one or more of the plurality of components a plurality of times to initiate the transmission state check. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. ) A slave controller for mounting in a vehicle having:
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a) an engine for driving at least one wheel of the vehicle via a manual transmission;
b) a cabin having a plurality of components for operation by an user of the vehicle while being in the cabin, the plurality of components including an ignition switch for receiving a key;
c) said slave controller comprising;
i) a control module having an output, said control module being responsive to an RF signal conveying an engine start command for starting the engine;
ii) said control module capable to perform a transmission state check to determine if the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel, when said transmission state check is performed and the control module determines that the engine is in a driving relationship with the wheel said control module acquiring a operational state preventing starting of the engine in response to the RF signal;
iii) said transmission state check including preventing the engine from shutting down when the key is removed from the ignition switch;
said control module responsive to actuation of at least two components of the plurality of components to initiate the transmission state check. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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