Remote start control system for a vehicle with a bus controllable transmission and associated methods
First Claim
1. A remote start control system for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending through the vehicle, an engine, a transmission associated with the engine and having a selectable disengaged position based upon a disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus, and a vehicle climate control system operable based upon a climate control command on the data communications bus, the remote start control system comprising:
- a remote start transmitter remote from the vehicle and configured to generate a remote start signal; and
a vehicle remote start controller at the vehicle and comprisinga receiver configured to receive the remote start signal from said remote start transmitter, andat least one processor cooperating with said receiver and configured to, in response to the remote start signal,generate the disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus to select the disengaged position for the transmission,generate the climate control command on the data communications bus to operate the climate control system, andstart the engine.
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Abstract
A remote start control system is for a vehicle including a data communications bus extending through the vehicle, an engine, a transmission associated with the engine and having a selectable disengaged position based upon a disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus, and a vehicle climate control system operable based upon a climate control command on the data communications bus. The system may include a remote start transmitter to generate a remote start signal. The remote start control system may also include a vehicle remote start controller at the vehicle that may include a receiver to receive the remote start signal, and at least one processor cooperating with the receiver. The at least one processor, in response to the remote start signal may generate the disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus, generate the climate control command on the data communications bus, and start the engine.
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28 Claims
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1. A remote start control system for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending through the vehicle, an engine, a transmission associated with the engine and having a selectable disengaged position based upon a disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus, and a vehicle climate control system operable based upon a climate control command on the data communications bus, the remote start control system comprising:
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a remote start transmitter remote from the vehicle and configured to generate a remote start signal; and a vehicle remote start controller at the vehicle and comprising a receiver configured to receive the remote start signal from said remote start transmitter, and at least one processor cooperating with said receiver and configured to, in response to the remote start signal, generate the disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus to select the disengaged position for the transmission, generate the climate control command on the data communications bus to operate the climate control system, and start the engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle remote start controller for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending through the vehicle, an engine, a transmission associated with the engine and having a selectable disengaged position based upon a disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus, and a vehicle climate control system operable based upon a climate control command on the data communications bus, the vehicle remote start controller comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a remote start signal transmitter from a remote start transmitter remote from the vehicle; and at least one processor cooperating with said receiver and configured to, in response to the remote start signal, generate the disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus to select the disengaged position for the transmission, generate the climate control command on the data communications bus to operate the climate control system, and start the engine. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of operating a remote start control system for a vehicle comprising a data communications bus extending through the vehicle, an engine, a transmission associated with the engine and having at least a selectable disengaged position based upon a disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus, and a vehicle climate control system operable based upon a climate control command on the data communications bus, the method comprising, in response to a remote start signal from a remote start transmitter away from the vehicle:
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generating, using a vehicle remote start controller at the vehicle, the disengage transmission position command on the data communications bus to select the disengaged position for the transmission; generating, using the vehicle remote start controller, the climate control command on the data communications bus to operate the vehicle climate control system; and starting, using the vehicle remote start controller, the engine. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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