INTELLIGENT ENGINE IDLE STOP LOGIC
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- turning on the internal combustion engine; and
inquiring whether a first predetermined quantity of data samples exists in memory and further inquiring whether the first predetermined quantity of data samples corresponds to a specific time of day, of a specific day of the week, of a specific month of the year, for a specific GPS location.
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Abstract
A method of controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle may involve turning on the internal combustion engine, stopping the vehicle or while the vehicle is approaching a known potential stopping location, inquiring whether a first predetermined quantity of data samples exists in memory and further inquiring whether the first predetermined quantity of data samples corresponds to a specific time of day, of a specific day of the week, of a specific month of the year, for a specific GPS location, inquiring whether a second predetermined quantity of data samples exists in memory for the specific time of any day of the week for the specific GPS location, inquiring whether a third predetermined quantity of data samples exists for any single, specific time of day for any day of the week for the specific GPS location. Depending upon the reply to each of the above inquiries, the method may include turning off the internal combustion engine.
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1. A method of controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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turning on the internal combustion engine; and inquiring whether a first predetermined quantity of data samples exists in memory and further inquiring whether the first predetermined quantity of data samples corresponds to a specific time of day, of a specific day of the week, of a specific month of the year, for a specific GPS location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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turning on the internal combustion engine; determining that a brake pedal of the vehicle is applied; determining that an accelerator pedal of the vehicle is not applied; determining that a battery of the vehicle is adequately charged; determining that an air temperature of air coming from an air conditioning unit is within a predetermined range; determining that a humidity level of air coming from an air conditioning unit is within a predetermined range; and inquiring whether a first predetermined quantity of data samples exists in memory and further inquiring whether the first predetermined quantity of data samples corresponds to a specific time of day, of a specific day of the week, of a specific month of the year, for a specific GPS location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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