Autonomous-vehicle climate-control system
US10759255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H1/00878
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Controlling a vehicle includes determining that an occupancy status of the vehicle is unoccupied, estimating a remaining unoccupied time, and controlling a climate-control system according to climate-control parameters based on at least the occupancy status and the remaining unoccupied time. A climate-control parameter is a value or set of values for an attribute or attributes of vehicle climate control, such as a power status for the climate-control system as a whole, a target temperature for a passenger cabin, power statuses corresponding to individual climate zones of the passenger cabin, and target temperatures for the individual climate zones.
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