APPARATUS FOR DETECTING START-UP OF A VEHICLE AND FOR CONTROLLING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting start-up of a vehicle and for controlling an external device, the apparatus being adapted to be electrically connected between a battery of the vehicle and the external device, and comprising:
- a detecting unit that is adapted to be electrically connected to the battery of the vehicle for obtaining information associated with a voltage of the battery; and
a control unit that is adapted to be electrically connected between said detecting unit and the external device, and that is configured to determine whether the vehicle has started up with reference to the information obtained by said detecting unit, and to generate a working signal for triggering the external device upon detecting that the vehicle has started up.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting start-up of a vehicle and for controlling an external device includes a detecting unit and a control unit. The detecting unit is to be electrically connected to a battery of the vehicle for obtaining information associated with a voltage of the battery. The control unit is electrically connected between the detecting unit and the external device, and is configured to determine whether the vehicle has started up with reference to the information obtained by the detecting unit, and to generate a working signal for triggering the external device upon detecting that the vehicle has started up.
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8 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting start-up of a vehicle and for controlling an external device, the apparatus being adapted to be electrically connected between a battery of the vehicle and the external device, and comprising:
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a detecting unit that is adapted to be electrically connected to the battery of the vehicle for obtaining information associated with a voltage of the battery; and a control unit that is adapted to be electrically connected between said detecting unit and the external device, and that is configured to determine whether the vehicle has started up with reference to the information obtained by said detecting unit, and to generate a working signal for triggering the external device upon detecting that the vehicle has started up. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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