Patent ID: 8489085

Claim:
A vehicle remote starter scheduling system for a vehicle having a data bus in communication with a plurality of installed vehicle devices, the scheduling system comprising: a wireless cellular telephone configured for wireless communication with a telecommunication network, and a vehicle; scheduling software application residing within said wireless cellular telephone configured to: interface and to synchronize with scheduling software not residing within the cellular telephone through said telecommunication network; at least one location determination device residing within said wireless cellular telephone configured to determine the location of said vehicle when a user exits the vehicle; and the at least one location determination device configured to determine a current location of said wireless cellular telephone, a computer server in communication with said telecommunication network configured to gather weather and mapping data from said telecommunication network and processing instructions; said software application configured to: query said scheduling software for the time and location of a scheduled meeting, query said telecommunication network for weather and mapping data, determine a time necessary to warm said vehicle after starting said vehicle based on said weather information; calculate the distance and time necessary to travel from the current location of the cellular telephone to the location of the vehicle, and timely generate a signal in connection with remotely starting said vehicle through said telecommunications network based on said calculation.