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Systems and methods for vehicle interior protection from precipitation

  • US 9,915,090 B2
  • Filed: 01/27/2016
  • Issued: 03/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of protecting the interior of a vehicle comprising the steps of:

  • receiving and transmitting vehicle location data to a weather prediction module;

    receiving a precipitation likelihood within a predetermined radius of a vehicle location from the weather prediction module;

    powering on a precipitation sensor on the vehicle in response to determining that the precipitation likelihood is greater than a predetermined threshold, the predetermined threshold being adjustable based on a risk tolerance of a user;

    receiving a precipitation signal from the precipitation sensor;

    determining whether there is precipitation at the vehicle location based on the precipitation signal; and

    transmitting a close signal to a window control module to close a window of the vehicle in response to determining that there is precipitation at the vehicle location.

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