AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A HEATING ELEMENT IN A STEERING WHEEL OF A VEHICLE PURSUANT TO PREDICTIVE MODELING THAT RECALIBRATES BASED ON OCCUPANT MANUAL CONTROL OF THE HEATING ELEMENT
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a heating element within a steering wheel of a vehicle comprising:
- presenting a vehicle comprising;
a steering wheel including a heating element;
a controller in communication with the heating element, the controller including a Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing activation of the heating element as a function of data relating to Certain Identifiable Conditions; and
a user interface configured to allow the heating element to be manually activated or deactivated;
collecting data relating to the Certain Identifiable Conditions;
determining, by comparing the collected data to the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model, whether the collected data satisfies the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model so as to initially automatically activate the heating element; and
automatically activating the heating element.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a heating element within a steering wheel of a vehicle comprising: presenting a vehicle comprising a steering wheel including a heating element, a controller in communication with the heating element, the controller including a Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing activation of the heating element as a function of data relating to Certain Identifiable Conditions, and a user interface configured to allow the heating element to be manually activated or deactivated; collecting data relating to the Certain Identifiable Conditions; determining, by comparing the collected data to the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model, whether the collected data satisfies the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model so as to initially automatically activate the heating element; and automatically activating the heating element.
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1. A method of controlling a heating element within a steering wheel of a vehicle comprising:
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presenting a vehicle comprising; a steering wheel including a heating element; a controller in communication with the heating element, the controller including a Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing activation of the heating element as a function of data relating to Certain Identifiable Conditions; and a user interface configured to allow the heating element to be manually activated or deactivated; collecting data relating to the Certain Identifiable Conditions; determining, by comparing the collected data to the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model, whether the collected data satisfies the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model so as to initially automatically activate the heating element; and automatically activating the heating element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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