Patent ID: 9738136
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B60H

Claim:
1. A vehicle climate control system comprising: a temperature sensor determining a temperature of a cabin area of a vehicle; a controller operatively connected to said temperature sensor; an air conditioner and a heater operatively connected to said controller and controlling said temperature of said cabin area of said vehicle; a first location sensor, comprising a smartphone, connected to said controller using a wireless connection, said first location sensor monitoring a location of an operator of said vehicle by a built-in GPS system; a second location sensor connected to said controller, said second location sensor monitoring a location of said vehicle; and a processor operatively connected to said controller, said processor determining a path that said operator of said vehicle may travel between said location of said operator and said location of said vehicle, said processor calculating a distance of said path, said processor determining an amount of time required for said operator of said vehicle to travel said distance of said path between said location of said operator and said location of said vehicle, said processor determining an amount of time required to adjust said temperature of said cabin area of said vehicle to a selected temperature by selectively using one of said air conditioner and said heater, and said processor automatically selectively operating one of said air conditioner and said heater to begin adjusting said temperature of said cabin area of said vehicle to said selected temperature when said amount of time required for said operator to travel between said location of said operator and said location of said vehicle is less than or equal to said amount of time required to adjust said temperature of said cabin area of said vehicle to said selected temperature.