Patent ID: 8313039

Claim:
A remote climate control system for a vehicle comprising an electrical power source and an electrically powered climate control system selectively powered thereby, the remote climate control system comprising: a remote climate control handheld unit comprising a housing and a processor carried thereby; and a remote climate controller to be positioned at the vehicle for starting the electrically powered climate control system based upon the remote climate control handheld unit and causing the electrically powered climate control system to run for a run time period before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system; said remote climate controller also being resettable based upon the remote climate control handheld unit to cause the electrically powered climate control system to run for an additional run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system; said remote climate control handheld unit further comprising an indicator cooperating with said processor for providing an indication to a user prior to expiration of the run time period to permit a user to use said remote climate control handheld unit to reset the run time period while the electrically powered climate control system is still running and before shutting off the electrically powered climate control system.