Patent ID: 11919388
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMPANY OF AMERICA, DIVISION OF PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 0:
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.