SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ADJUST VEHICLE TEMPERATURE BASED ON DRIVER LOCATION
First Claim
1. A method of controlling temperature inside a vehicle, said method comprising:
- automatically monitoring a location of an operator of a vehicle, using a computerized device;
automatically determining a distance between said location of said operator and a location of said vehicle, using said computerized device;
automatically determining an amount of time required for said operator to travel said distance, using said computerized device;
automatically determining an internal temperature of said vehicle, using said computerized device;
automatically determining an amount of time required to adjust said internal temperature of said vehicle to a selected temperature, using said computerized device; and
automatically controlling a climate control system of said vehicle to begin adjusting said internal temperature of said vehicle to said selected temperature when said amount of time required for said operator to travel said distance is less than or equal to said amount of time required to adjust said internal temperature of said vehicle to said selected temperature, using said computerized device.
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Abstract
A vehicle climate control system. An air conditioner and heater are operatively connected to a controller and control the temperature of the cabin area of a vehicle. A processor, operatively connected to the controller, determines the amount of time for an operator of the vehicle to travel between their location and the location of the vehicle. The processor determines an amount of time required to adjust the temperature of the cabin area of the vehicle to a selected temperature by using one of the air conditioner and the heater. The processor automatically operates one of the air conditioner and the heater to begin adjusting the temperature of the cabin area to the selected temperature when the amount of time required for the operator to travel between their location and the location of the vehicle is less than or equal to the amount of time required to adjust the temperature of the cabin area vehicle to the selected temperature.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling temperature inside a vehicle, said method comprising:
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automatically monitoring a location of an operator of a vehicle, using a computerized device; automatically determining a distance between said location of said operator and a location of said vehicle, using said computerized device; automatically determining an amount of time required for said operator to travel said distance, using said computerized device; automatically determining an internal temperature of said vehicle, using said computerized device; automatically determining an amount of time required to adjust said internal temperature of said vehicle to a selected temperature, using said computerized device; and automatically controlling a climate control system of said vehicle to begin adjusting said internal temperature of said vehicle to said selected temperature when said amount of time required for said operator to travel said distance is less than or equal to said amount of time required to adjust said internal temperature of said vehicle to said selected temperature, using said computerized device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a temperature sensor generating a temperature signal indicating an internal cabin temperature of a vehicle; a climate control system controlling said internal cabin temperature of said vehicle; a location sensor generating a location signal indicating a location of an operator of said vehicle; and a processor that automatically determines an amount of time required for said operator to travel the distance between a location of said operator and a location of said vehicle, automatically determines an amount of time required to adjust said internal cabin temperature of said vehicle to a selected temperature using said climate control system, based on said internal cabin temperature, and automatically operates said climate control system to begin adjusting said internal cabin temperature of said vehicle to said selected temperature when said amount of time required for said operator to travel said distance is less than or equal to said amount of time required to adjust said internal cabin temperature of said vehicle to said selected temperature. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle climate control system comprising:
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a temperature sensor determining a temperature of a cabin area of a vehicle; a controller operatively connected to said temperature sensor; an air conditioner and a heater operatively connected to said controller and controlling said temperature of said cabin area of said vehicle; and a processor operatively connected to said controller, said processor determining an amount of time required for an operator of said vehicle to travel between a location of said operator and a location of said vehicle, said processor determining an amount of time required to adjust said temperature of said cabin area of said vehicle to a selected temperature by selectively using one of said air conditioner and said heater, and said processor automatically selectively operating one of said air conditioner and said heater to begin adjusting said temperature of said cabin area of said vehicle to said selected temperature when said amount of time required for said operator to travel between said location of said operator and said location of said vehicle is less than or equal to said amount of time required to adjust said temperature of said cabin area of said vehicle to said selected temperature. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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