VEHICULAR AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE REGULATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An automatic vehicle temperature regulation system, comprising:
- a portable transceiver;
a fixed transceiver provided in an associated vehicle and configured to communicate with the portable transceiver;
a temperature adjusting system configured to perform operations which adjust a temperature within a vehicle cabin; and
a controller in communication with the fixed transceiver and the temperature adjusting system, the controller being configured to determine a distance between the portable transceiver and the fixed transceiver and to variably control the temperature adjusting system based on the determined distance between the portable transceiver and the fixed transceiver.
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Abstract
An automatic vehicle temperature regulation system regulates and/or adjusts a cabin temperature based in part on a separation distance between a user and an associated vehicle. The system includes a portable transceiver, a fixed transceiver provided in the associated vehicle and configured to communicate with the portable transceiver, a temperature adjusting system configured to perform operations which adjust a temperature within a vehicle cabin, and a controller in communication with the fixed transceiver and the temperature adjusting system. The controller determines a distance between the portable transceiver and the fixed transceiver, and variably controls the temperature adjusting system based on the determined distance between the portable transceiver and the fixed transceiver. The controller may also recognize three distance-defined zones extending outwardly from the vehicle, and may control the temperature adjusting system to perform unique operations depending on which zone the portable transceiver is detected to be in.
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28 Claims
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1. An automatic vehicle temperature regulation system, comprising:
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a portable transceiver; a fixed transceiver provided in an associated vehicle and configured to communicate with the portable transceiver; a temperature adjusting system configured to perform operations which adjust a temperature within a vehicle cabin; and a controller in communication with the fixed transceiver and the temperature adjusting system, the controller being configured to determine a distance between the portable transceiver and the fixed transceiver and to variably control the temperature adjusting system based on the determined distance between the portable transceiver and the fixed transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle ECU, comprising:
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a fixed transceiver configured to communicate with a portable transceiver; and a controller in communication with the fixed transceiver, the controller being configured to determine a distance between the portable transceiver and the fixed transceiver, and to variably control a vehicle temperature adjusting system based on the determined distance between the portable transceiver and the fixed transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for automatically regulating vehicle cabin temperature, comprising:
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recognizing a plurality of predefined zones extending outwardly from the vehicle; detecting a portable transceiver within any of the plurality of predefined zones; determining which of the predefined zones the portable transceiver is disposed in; and operating a vehicle temperature adjusting system in a unique manner based on the predefined zone in which the portable transceiver is disposed. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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