AUTOSTARTING A VEHICLE BASED ON USER CRITERIA

摘要

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.

主权项

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.