Patent ID: 8437935
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B60G,B60Q,B60W,F02D,F02N

Abstract:
1. A monitoring system for a vehicle located within the vehicle, comprising: a. a vehicle speed sensor configured to emit a periodic function with a frequency correlated to a stationary motion status of the vehicle; b. a transmission status detector to detect a transmission status of the vehicle; c. a control device coupled to the vehicle speed sensor and the transmission status detector, wherein the vehicle speed sensor and the transmission status detector send a signal to the control device and the control device operates in a manner dependent on the separate stationary motion status signal from the vehicle speed sensor and the signal from the transmission status detector; and d. idling timer which is activated after receiving a frequency correlated to a stationary status of the vehicle and configured to send a de-activation signal once the timer has expired, wherein the de-activation signal is sent to the control device, and in response to the de-activation signal, the control device turns off the vehicle's engine.