CIGARETTE LIGHTER ADAPTER FOR ENGINE STATUS MONITORING
First Claim
1. A system for determining an idling status of a vehicle having an engine and a cigarette lighter socket, the system comprising:
- a cigarette lighter adapter operable to be inserted in the cigarette lighter socket to sense a battery voltage of the vehicle;
a sensor operable to sense movement of the vehicle; and
a processor coupled with the cigarette lighter adapter and the sensor, the processor operable to;
determine a speed of the vehicle using information provided by the sensor;
determine an engine status using the sensed battery voltage, anddetermine a vehicle idling status using the determined engine status and the determined speed.
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Abstract
A system for determining an idling status of a vehicle having an engine and a cigarette lighter socket may comprise a cigarette lighter adapter, a sensor, and a processor. The cigarette lighter adapter may be inserted in the cigarette lighter socket to sense a battery voltage of the vehicle. The sensor may be used to determine a speed of the vehicle. The processor may be coupled with the cigarette lighter adapter and the sensor. The processor may determine an engine status using the sensed battery voltage and determine a vehicle idling status using the determined engine status and the determined speed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for determining an idling status of a vehicle having an engine and a cigarette lighter socket, the system comprising:
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a cigarette lighter adapter operable to be inserted in the cigarette lighter socket to sense a battery voltage of the vehicle; a sensor operable to sense movement of the vehicle; and a processor coupled with the cigarette lighter adapter and the sensor, the processor operable to; determine a speed of the vehicle using information provided by the sensor; determine an engine status using the sensed battery voltage, and determine a vehicle idling status using the determined engine status and the determined speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining an idling status of a vehicle having an engine and a cigarette lighter socket, the method comprising the steps of:
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sensing a battery voltage of the vehicle through the cigarette lighter socket; determining an engine status of the vehicle using the sensed voltage; determining a speed of the vehicle; and determining a vehicle idling status using the determined engine status and the determined speed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining an idling status of a vehicle having an engine and a cigarette lighter socket, the system comprising:
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a cigarette lighter adapter operable to be inserted in the cigarette lighter socket to sense a battery voltage of the vehicle; and an electronic device operable to couple with the cigarette lighter adapter, the electronic device including a processor and a sensor operable to sense movement of the vehicle, wherein the processor is operable to; determine a speed of the vehicle using information provided by the sensor; determine an engine status using the sensed battery voltage of the vehicle, wherein the engine status includes a first state of running, and determine that the vehicle is idling when the determined engine status is running and the determined speed is below a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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