Patent ID: 8868292

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle interior temperature, the apparatus comprising: a controller comprising a computer processor configured to: store a temperature control table; receive a message from an external device and transmit a corresponding response message using a wireless transceiver; analyze the message received from the external device; identify a current vehicle interior temperature; and control an air conditioner, a heater, a window, a sunroof, and a seat heater based on the temperature control table, when the analyzed message analyzed is a temperature control message, wherein the temperature control table comprises a first temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is less than 50° F. to control the heater and the seat heater; a second temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 50° F. and less than 65° F. to control the heater; a third temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 65° F. and less than 77° F. to control the window and the sunroof; and a fourth temperature section in which the current vehicle interior temperature is equal to or greater than 77° F. to control the air conditioner, the window, and the sunroof.