Remote climate control system providing an indication relating to remote climate control operation and associated methods
First Claim
1. A remote climate control system for a vehicle comprising an electrical power source and an electrically powered climate control system selectively powered thereby, the remote climate control system comprising:
- a remote climate control handheld unit comprising a housing and a processor carried thereby; and
a remote climate controller to be positioned at the vehicle for starting the electrically powered climate control system based upon the remote climate control handheld unit and causing the electrically powered climate control system to run for a run time period before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system;
said remote climate controller also being resettable based upon the remote climate control handheld unit to cause the electrically powered climate control system to run for an additional run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system;
said remote climate control handheld unit further comprising an indicator cooperating with said processor for providing an indication to a user prior to expiration of the run time period to permit a user to use said remote climate control handheld unit to reset the run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system.
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Abstract
A remote climate control system for a vehicle includes a remote climate controller to be positioned at a vehicle for starting an electrically powered climate control system based upon a remote climate control handheld unit and causing the electrically powered climate control system to run for a run time period before shutting it off. The remote climate controller is resettable based upon the remote climate control handheld unit to cause the electrically powered climate control system to run for an additional run time period before shutting it off. The remote climate control handheld unit has an indicator for providing an indication to a user prior to expiration of the run time period to permit a user to reset the run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system.
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25 Claims
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1. A remote climate control system for a vehicle comprising an electrical power source and an electrically powered climate control system selectively powered thereby, the remote climate control system comprising:
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a remote climate control handheld unit comprising a housing and a processor carried thereby; and a remote climate controller to be positioned at the vehicle for starting the electrically powered climate control system based upon the remote climate control handheld unit and causing the electrically powered climate control system to run for a run time period before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system; said remote climate controller also being resettable based upon the remote climate control handheld unit to cause the electrically powered climate control system to run for an additional run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system; said remote climate control handheld unit further comprising an indicator cooperating with said processor for providing an indication to a user prior to expiration of the run time period to permit a user to use said remote climate control handheld unit to reset the run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A remote climate control system for a vehicle comprising an electrical power source, an electrically powered climate control system selectively powered thereby, and a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, the remote climate control system comprising:
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a remote climate control handheld unit comprising a housing and a processor carried thereby; a remote climate controller to be positioned at the vehicle for causing a climate control start signal to be generated on the data communications bus for starting the electrically powered climate control system based upon the remote climate control handheld unit and causing the electrically powered climate control system to run for a settable run time period before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system; said remote climate controller also being resettable based upon the remote climate control handheld unit to cause the electrically powered climate control system to run for an additional settable run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system; said remote climate control handheld unit further comprising an indicator cooperating with said processor for providing an indication to a user prior to expiration of the settable run time period to permit a user to use said remote climate control handheld unit to reset the run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of using a remote climate control system for a vehicle comprising an electrical power source and an electrically powered climate control system selectively powered thereby, the method comprising:
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starting the electrically powered climate control system, with a remote climate controller positioned at the vehicle, based upon a remote climate control handheld unit and the electrically powered climate control system, and causing the electrically powered climate control system to run for a run time period before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system; and generating an indication, using an indicator, to a user prior to expiration of the run time period to permit a user to use the remote climate control handheld unit to reset the run time period to cause the electrically powered climate control system to run for an additional run time period, while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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