Patent ID: 8112185

Claim:
A remote engine starter, confirmation and vehicle monitoring and control system for use in a vehicle having a battery, a starter, and an engine having a flywheel attached thereto, the system including a transmitter and a controller capable of receiving and processing signals from the transmitter, the controller comprising: a) a monitoring circuit configured to detect a first pulsed voltage pattern and a second pulsed voltage pattern across the resistance of the battery during an engine start procedure, the second pulsed voltage pattern having a higher frequency than the first pulsed voltage pattern; b) a signaling circuit configured to signal the disengagement of the starter from the flywheel after a detection of the termination of the first pulsed voltage pattern and the start of the second pulsed voltage pattern; and c) an initiation circuit configured to initiate the monitoring of a vehicle condition after the detection of the termination of the first pulsed voltage pattern and the start of the second pulsed voltage pattern whereby when the monitoring circuit configured to detect the termination of the first pulsed voltage pattern and the start of the second pulsed voltage pattern indicating that the engine has been started, then the signaling circuit configured to sends a signal to disengage the starter from the flywheel and the initiation circuit configured to initiate the monitoring of a vehicle condition.