Patent ID: 7610129
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: B60R,F02N

Abstract:
1. A remote vehicle starter for allowing a user to start an engine of a vehicle remotely, the starter comprising: a monitor that monitors a power source voltage value of a power source of the vehicle; a parameter-signal generating unit that generates a vehicle-parameter signal using the power source; a receiving unit that receives an instruction for starting the engine from a transmitter; an engine starting unit that starts the engine when receiving the instruction for starting the engine from the receiving unit; and a controller that controls the engine starting unit, wherein: the controller allows the engine starting unit to start the engine when the monitored power source voltage value is more than a threshold value and the vehicle-parameter signal satisfies a starting permission condition; the controller prohibits the engine starting unit to start the engine when the monitored power source voltage value is more than the threshold value and the vehicle-parameter signal does not satisfy the starting permission condition; the controller prohibits the engine starting unit to start the engine when the monitored power source voltage value is equal to or less than the threshold value and the vehicle-parameter signal satisfies the starting permission condition; when the receiving unit receives the instruction for starting the engine, the monitor monitors the power source voltage value; and when the controller detects that the monitored power source voltage value decreases to the threshold value, the controller transmits a detection result to the transmitter.