Method and apparatus for scheduling vehicle startup
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBrian Petersen, Joseph Paul Rork
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Abstract
A computer implemented method includes logging vehicle startup information. The method also includes determining, via a computer, if timing commonalities exist between logged vehicle startup information instances. Further, the method includes recommending automatic vehicle startup, based on a threshold number of timing commonalities. The method also includes formulating recommended start times based on logged vehicle startup information instances having timing commonalities. The method additionally includes presenting a schedule including recommended start times to a vehicle user and scheduling automatic vehicle startups upon vehicle user acceptance of the presented schedule.
Claims5
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- log vehicle start times;
- determine if timing commonalities exist between logged vehicle start time instances;
- based on a threshold number of timing commonalities, within a user-defined deviance, recommend automatic start;
- formulate recommended start times based on logged start time instances having timing commonalities;
- present a schedule including recommended start times;
- and
- schedule automatic vehicle startups upon vehicle user acceptance of the presented schedule.
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- log vehicle start times;
- determine if timing variances greater than a user-defined timing threshold exist between logged start times and scheduled start times;
- based on a user-defined threshold number of variances greater than the threshold, formulate new recommended start times based on logged vehicle startup information;
- present a new schedule including new recommended start times;
- and
- reschedule automatic vehicle startups upon vehicle user acceptance of the new schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.