SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ADJUST VEHICLE TEMPERATURE BASED ON DRIVER LOCATION

摘要

A vehicle climate control system. An air conditioner and heater are operatively connected to a controller and control the temperature of the cabin area of a vehicle. A processor, operatively connected to the controller, determines the amount of time for an operator of the vehicle to travel between their location and the location of the vehicle. The processor determines an amount of time required to adjust the temperature of the cabin area of the vehicle to a selected temperature by using one of the air conditioner and the heater. The processor automatically operates one of the air conditioner and the heater to begin adjusting the temperature of the cabin area to the selected temperature when the amount of time required for the operator to travel between their location and the location of the vehicle is less than or equal to the amount of time required to adjust the temperature of the cabin area vehicle to the selected temperature.

主权项

1. A method of controlling temperature inside a vehicle, said method comprising:
automatically monitoring a location of an operator of a vehicle, using a computerized device; automatically determining a distance between said location of said operator and a location of said vehicle, using said computerized device; automatically determining an amount of time required for said operator to travel said distance, using said computerized device; automatically determining an internal temperature of said vehicle, using said computerized device; automatically determining an amount of time required to adjust said internal temperature of said vehicle to a selected temperature, using said computerized device; and automatically controlling a climate control system of said vehicle to begin adjusting said internal temperature of said vehicle to said selected temperature when said amount of time required for said operator to travel said distance is less than or equal to said amount of time required to adjust said internal temperature of said vehicle to said selected temperature, using said computerized device.