Conditional vehicle remote starting
First Claim
1. A remote starter that is installed in a vehicle for executing starting control of a driving apparatus of the vehicle, and that executes the starting control of the driving apparatus in response to a request for starting transmitted by an information processor that is located outside the vehicle, the request for starting being transmitted based on vehicle position information of the vehicle at a time of start of parking prior to the request for starting, the remote starter comprising:
- a communicator, controlled by the information processor, that communicates with the information processor by transmitting and receiving information;
a position-information-obtaining-part, controlled by the information processor, that obtains the vehicle position information of the vehicle; and
a controller, controlled by the information processor, that obtains information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle,wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking to the information processor,wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has not obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits last position information that is the vehicle position information obtained by the position-information-obtaining-part just before the vehicle position information becomes unavailable, to the information processor as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking,wherein the controller;
measures a running distance of the vehicle; and
judges whether to transmit the vehicle position information based on the running distance,wherein the controller measures the running distance from a time when the position-information-obtaining-part has judged that the vehicle position information is not available to a time when the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, andwherein when the position-information-obtaining-part cannot obtain the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the controller determines to transmit the last position information as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking, as long as the running distance is equal to or shorter than a prescribed distance.
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Abstract
When vehicle position information at a time of parking start is available, a remote starter transmits the vehicle position information at the time of parking start to an information processor. When the vehicle position information at the time of parking start is unavailable, the remote starter transmits the vehicle position information obtained just before the vehicle position information becomes unavailable, as the vehicle position information at the time of parking start to the information processor.
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Citations
7 Claims
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1. A remote starter that is installed in a vehicle for executing starting control of a driving apparatus of the vehicle, and that executes the starting control of the driving apparatus in response to a request for starting transmitted by an information processor that is located outside the vehicle, the request for starting being transmitted based on vehicle position information of the vehicle at a time of start of parking prior to the request for starting, the remote starter comprising:
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a communicator, controlled by the information processor, that communicates with the information processor by transmitting and receiving information; a position-information-obtaining-part, controlled by the information processor, that obtains the vehicle position information of the vehicle; and a controller, controlled by the information processor, that obtains information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking to the information processor, wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has not obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits last position information that is the vehicle position information obtained by the position-information-obtaining-part just before the vehicle position information becomes unavailable, to the information processor as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking, wherein the controller; measures a running distance of the vehicle; and judges whether to transmit the vehicle position information based on the running distance, wherein the controller measures the running distance from a time when the position-information-obtaining-part has judged that the vehicle position information is not available to a time when the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, and wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part cannot obtain the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the controller determines to transmit the last position information as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking, as long as the running distance is equal to or shorter than a prescribed distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5)
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3. A remote starter that is installed in a vehicle for executing starting control of a driving apparatus of the vehicle, and that executes the starting control of the driving apparatus in response to a request for starting transmitted by an information processor that is located outside the vehicle, the request for starting being transmitted based on vehicle position information of the vehicle at a time of start of parking prior to the request for starting, the remote starter comprising:
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a communicator, controlled by the information processor, that communicates with the information processor by transmitting and receiving information; a position-information-obtaining-part, controlled by the information processor, that obtains the vehicle position information of the vehicle; and a controller, controlled by the information processor, that obtains information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, wherein the controller includes; a timer that measures a running time of the vehicle; and the controller that judges whether to transmit the vehicle position information based on the running time, wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking to the information processor, wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has not obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits last position information that is the vehicle position information obtained by the position-information-obtaining-part just before the vehicle position information becomes unavailable, to the information processor as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking, wherein the timer measures the running time from a time when the position-information-obtaining-part has judged that the vehicle position information is unavailable to a time when the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, and wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part cannot obtain the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the controller determines to transmit the last position information as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking, as long as the running time is equal to or shorter than a prescribed time.
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6. A remote starting system comprising:
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an information processor; a remote starter that is installed in a vehicle and executes starting control of a driving apparatus of the vehicle in response to a request for starting transmitted by the information processor that is located outside the vehicle, the request for starting being transmitted based on vehicle position information of the vehicle at a time of start of parking prior to the request for starting, the remote starter comprising; a communicator, controlled by the information processor, that communicates with the information processor by transmitting and receiving information; a position-information-obtaining-part, controlled by the information processor, that obtains the vehicle position information of the vehicle; a controller, controlled by the information processor, that obtains information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking to the information processor, and when the position-information-obtaining-part has not obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits last position information that is the vehicle position information obtained by the position-information-obtaining-part just before the vehicle position information becomes unavailable, to the information processor as the vehicle position information at the time of parking start; and a mobile terminal that transmits the request for starting of the vehicle to the information processor, the information processor being configured to be communicatively coupled to the mobile terminal and to the remote starter, and the information processor transmitting the request for starting of the vehicle to the remote starter based on the request for starting of the vehicle received from the mobile terminal, wherein the controller; measures a running distance of the vehicle; and judges whether to transmit the vehicle position information based on the running distance, wherein the controller measures the running distance from a time when the position-information-obtaining-part has judged that the vehicle position information is not available to a time when the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, and wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part cannot obtain the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the controller determines to transmit the last position information as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking, as long as the running distance is equal to or shorter than a prescribed distance.
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7. A remote starting system comprising:
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an information processor; a remote starter that is installed in a vehicle and executes starting control of a driving apparatus of the vehicle in response to a request for starting transmitted by the information processor that is located outside the vehicle, the request for starting being transmitted based on vehicle position information of the vehicle at a time of start of parking prior to the request for starting, the remote starter comprising; a controller configured to operate; a communicator, controlled by the information processor, that communicates with the information processor by transmitting and receiving information; a position-information-obtaining-part, controlled by the information processor, that obtains the vehicle position information of the vehicle; and a controller, controlled by the information processor, that obtains information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, wherein the controller includes; a timer that measures a running time of the vehicle; and the controller that judges whether to transmit the vehicle position information based on the running time, wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking to the information processor, wherein when the position-information-obtaining-part has not obtained the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the communicator transmits last position information that is the vehicle position information obtained by the position-information-obtaining-part just before the vehicle position information becomes unavailable, to the information processor as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking; and a mobile terminal that transmits the request for starting of the vehicle to the information processor, the information processor being configured to be communicatively coupled to the mobile terminal and to the remote starter, and the information processor transmitting the request for starting of the vehicle to the remote starter based on the request for starting of the vehicle received from the mobile terminal, the timer measures the running time from a time when the position-information-obtaining-part has judged that the vehicle position information is unavailable to a time when the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking of the vehicle, and when the position-information-obtaining-part cannot obtain the vehicle position information at the time that the controller obtains the information relating to the start of parking, the controller determines to transmit the last position information as the vehicle position information at the time of the start of parking, as long as the running time is equal to or shorter than a prescribed time.
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