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US 10,895,236 B2Granted
Vehicle engine control apparatus and vehicle engine control method
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorMin Woo Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed are a vehicle engine control apparatus and a vehicle engine control method. An engine of a vehicle is turned off after a predetermined time elapses when a user gets off the vehicle with a smart key after stopping the vehicle indoors (e.g., a garage or an underground parking lot) while the engine is in an ON state. The engine of the vehicle is maintained in the ON state when there is a user's request. Thus, the ON/OFF state of the engine of the vehicle is may be controlled depending on the user's situation.
Claims16
A vehicle engine control apparatus comprising:
- a smart key system configured to detect a smart key of a vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- control an engine of the vehicle based on a request of a user when the smart key is located outside the vehicle, which has stopped indoors while the engine is in an ON state,
- generate a message that notifies the user of a turn-off of the engine of the vehicle when the smart key is located outside the vehicle, which has stopped indoors while the engine is in the ON state, and
- turn off the engine of the vehicle after a predetermined time elapses when the request of the user in response to the message indicates turning-off the engine of the vehicle.
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A vehicle engine control method comprising:
- allowing a smart key system to detect a smart key of a vehicle;
- and
- controlling, by a controller, an engine of the vehicle based on a request of a user when the smart key is located outside the vehicle, which has stopped indoors while the engine is in an ON state,
- wherein controlling the engine of the vehicle comprises generating, by the controller, a message that notifies the user of a turn-off of the engine of the vehicle when the smart key is located outside the vehicle, which has stopped indoors while the engine is in the ON state,
- wherein controlling the engine of the vehicle further comprises turning off the engine of the vehicle after a predetermined time elapses when the request of the user in response to the message indicates turning-off the engine of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.