US 11,919,388 B2
Vehicle remote start prevention alert
Padmanaban Kanagaraj, Farmington Hills, MI (US); and Katherine Freund, Livonia, MI (US)
Assigned to Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US)
Filed by Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/829,832.
Application 17/829,832 is a continuation of application No. 16/538,958, filed on Aug. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,376,959.
Application 16/538,958 is a continuation of application No. 15/797,054, filed on Oct. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,421,359, issued on Sep. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/419,737, filed on Nov. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0289024 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60K 28/10 (2006.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); F02N 11/00 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC B60K 28/10 (2013.01) [B60R 25/04 (2013.01); F02N 11/00 (2013.01); F02N 11/0807 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); F02N 2200/12 (2013.01); F02N 2200/123 (2013.01); F02N 2300/306 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote starting arrangement for a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
an engine start system;
a global positioning system; and
an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the global positioning system and the engine start system, the electronic processor being configured to:
determine, based upon geographical coordinates provided by the global positioning system, whether the motor vehicle is disposed within an enclosure;
receive an engine start request signal wirelessly transmitted by a user;
in response to receiving the engine start request signal:
cause the engine start system to start an engine of the motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is not disposed within an enclosure; and
inform the user that the engine of the motor vehicle will not be started, the informing occurring when the motor vehicle is disposed within an enclosure;
receive an override signal after informing the user that the engine of the motor vehicle will not be started; and
in response to receiving the override signal, cause the engine start system to start an engine of the motor vehicle.