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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Applicants:
David T. Proefke, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Clark E. Mccall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William A. Biondo, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
David T. Proefke, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Clark E. McCall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William A. Biondo, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 23/00 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00642 (2013.01); B60H 1/00657 (2013.01); B60H 1/00735 (2013.01); B60H 1/00814 (2013.01); F02N 11/0807 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0804 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for preconditioning a vehicle includes the steps of obtaining a temperature inside the vehicle and remotely starting an engine of the vehicle, an environmental control system of the vehicle, or both, if the temperature inside the vehicle is within a predetermined range of temperatures.