METHOD OF CONTROLLING CLIMATE IN A PARKED VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of controlling temperature in a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- sensing a temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment at a predetermined time (tP);
comparing the sensed temperature (TIN) to a preferred temperature (TP);
confirming an absence of any objects positioned within a distance of a front and a rear of the parked vehicle;
turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the absence of any object within a distance of the front and the rear of the parked vehicle is confirmed and the sensed temperature (TIN) is not substantially equal to the preferred temperature (TP); and
utilizing a climate control system of the parked vehicle to change the temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a temperature in a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle is provided. The method broadly includes the steps of: (a) sensing a temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle at a predetermined time (tP); (b) comparing the sensed temperature (TIN) to a preferred temperature (TP); (c) confirming an absence of any object near a front and a rear of the parked vehicle; (d) turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the absence of any object is confirmed and the sensed temperature (TIN) is not the preferred temperature (TP); and (e) utilizing a climate control system to change the temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment. The method may further include the step of establishing the preferred temperature (TP) inside the vehicle passenger compartment and/or the predetermined time (tP) by accessing a climate control program utilizing a user interface within the parked vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling temperature in a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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sensing a temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment at a predetermined time (tP); comparing the sensed temperature (TIN) to a preferred temperature (TP); confirming an absence of any objects positioned within a distance of a front and a rear of the parked vehicle; turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the absence of any object within a distance of the front and the rear of the parked vehicle is confirmed and the sensed temperature (TIN) is not substantially equal to the preferred temperature (TP); and utilizing a climate control system of the parked vehicle to change the temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a temperature within a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a preferred temperature (TP) inside the vehicle passenger compartment and a predetermined time (tP) for sensing an actual temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment; comparing the actual temperature (TIN) sensed at time (tP) to the preferred temperature (TP); sensing whether the parked vehicle is parked in a confined space; turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the parked vehicle is not parked in a confined space and the actual temperature (TIN) is above or below the preferred temperature (TP); and utilizing a climate control system of the parked vehicle to change the actual temperature (TIN) to the preferred temperature (TP). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a temperature within a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a preferred temperature (TP) inside the vehicle passenger compartment and a predetermined time (tP) for sensing an actual temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment; sensing the actual temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment at the predetermined time (tP); comparing the actual temperature (TIN) to the preferred temperature (TP); determining whether the parked vehicle is in a confined space; turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the parked vehicle is not in a confined space and the actual temperature (TIN) is above or below the preferred temperature (TP); utilizing a climate control system of the vehicle to change the actual temperature (TIN) to a temperature closer to the preferred temperature (TP); and turning off the engine of the parked vehicle after a predetermined period of time (TRUN). - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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