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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Martin Jay Caspe-detzer, Fall City, WA (US);
Andrew Joseph Ressa, Kirkland, WA (US);
Phu Vi Tran, Renton, WA (US);
Ian David O'connor, Seattle, WA (US);
John William Espinosa, Aubrey, TX (US);
Paul Stephen Crowe, Aubrey, TX (US);
Martin Jay Caspe-Detzer, Fall City, WA (US);
Andrew Joseph Ressa, Kirkland, WA (US);
Phu Vi Tran, Renton, WA (US);
Ian David O'Connor, Seattle, WA (US);
John William Espinosa, Aubrey, TX (US);
Paul Stephen Crowe, Aubrey, TX (US);
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention are directed at allowing a vehicle to idle for a predetermined amount of time before shutdown. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that accepts input from the vehicle operator to initiate a countdown to vehicle shutdown. When the input is received, a countdown is initiated that is regularly updated to reflect the passage of time. During the countdown, a vehicle ignition bus is maintained in an active state and a countdown value that reflects the time remaining before shutdown is presented on a graphical display. Then, in response to expiration of the countdown, the method allows the vehicle ignition bus to transition into an inactive state.