AUTOSTARTING A VEHICLE BASED ON USER CRITERIA
First Claim
1. A method of remotely performing a vehicle autostart function when starting a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- receiving two or more geo-boundary parameters and a time-session parameter, wherein the parameters are associated with auto-starting a vehicle;
determining that the vehicle and a handheld communication device (HCD) associated with the vehicle are within a geographic area defined by the geo-boundary parameters at a time defined by the time-session parameter;
remotely auto-starting the vehicle'"'"'s engine; and
performing at least one vehicle autostart function as a result of the determination.
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Abstract
A method of remotely performing a vehicle autostart function when starting a vehicle engine. A vehicle may be associated with a handheld communication device (HCD) using a vehicle mobile application (e.g., on the HCD). Using the application, a configuration of at least one vehicle function and autostart criteria may be received. The auto-start criteria may define a geographic area. It may be determined that the vehicle and the HCD are located within the geographic area at a time when it is desirable to autostart the vehicle. Weather data may be determined for the geographic area at that time. The vehicle'"'"'s engine may be autostarted and at least one vehicle autostart function may be performed.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of remotely performing a vehicle autostart function when starting a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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receiving two or more geo-boundary parameters and a time-session parameter, wherein the parameters are associated with auto-starting a vehicle; determining that the vehicle and a handheld communication device (HCD) associated with the vehicle are within a geographic area defined by the geo-boundary parameters at a time defined by the time-session parameter; remotely auto-starting the vehicle'"'"'s engine; and performing at least one vehicle autostart function as a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of configuring auto-start criteria of a vehicle using a handheld communication device (HCD), comprising the steps of:
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providing a vehicle mobile application (VMA) for associating a vehicle with an HCD; receiving via the VMA a configuration of auto-start criteria associated with a remote auto-start of the vehicle, wherein the auto-start criteria includes two or more geo-boundary parameters and at least one time-session parameter; and receiving via the VMA a configuration of one or more vehicle autostart functions to be applied at the time vehicle is remotely started when both the vehicle and the HCD are within a geographic area defined by the geo-boundary parameters at a time defined by the at least one time-session parameter. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of remotely performing a vehicle autostart function when starting a vehicle engine, comprising the steps of:
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associating a vehicle with a handheld communication device (HCD) using a vehicle mobile application, wherein the application is available via the HCD; receiving a configuration of at least one vehicle function via the application; receiving auto-start criteria for the vehicle via the application, wherein the auto-start criteria includes two or more geo-boundary parameters and at least one time-session parameter; determining that the vehicle and the HCD are located within a geographic area defined by the geo-boundary parameters at a time defined by the at least one time-session parameter; determining weather data of the geographic area at the time defined by the at least one time-session parameter; auto-starting the vehicle'"'"'s engine; and performing at least one vehicle autostart function as a result of both determining steps. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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