Automatic control of a heating element in thermal communication with a rear window of a vehicle pursuant to predictive modeling that recalibrates based on occupant manual control of the heating element

A method of controlling a heating element in thermal communication with a rear window of a vehicle comprising:

• with a vehicle in an external environment, the vehicle comprising:
• a rear window and a heating element in thermal communication with the rear window;
• a controller in communication with the heating element, the controller including a Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing activation of the heating element as a function of data relating to Certain Identifiable Conditions;
• and
• a user interface configured to allow the heating element to be manually activated or deactivated;
• collecting data relating to the Certain Identifiable Conditions;
• determining, by comparing the collected data to the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model, whether the collected data satisfies the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model so as to initially automatically activate the heating element;
• and
• automatically activating the heating element;
• wherein, the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model establishes rules that are a function of at least the following Certain Identifiable Condition:
• whether there is sufficient moisture on a front windshield of the vehicle so as to cause activation of automatically activated wipers to wipe the front windshield.

A method of controlling a heating element in thermal communication with a rear window of a vehicle comprising:

• with a vehicle in an external environment, the vehicle comprising:
• a rear window and a heating element in thermal communication with the rear window;
• a controller in communication with the heating element, the controller including a Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing activation of the heating element as a function of data relating to Certain Identifiable Conditions;
• and
• a user interface configured to allow the heating element to be manually activated or deactivated;
• collecting data relating to the Certain Identifiable Conditions;
• determining, by comparing the collected data to the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model, whether the collected data satisfies the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model so as to initially automatically activate the heating element;
• and
• automatically activating the heating element;
• wherein, the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model establishes rules that are further a function of at least the following Certain Identifiable Conditions:
• a temperature of the external environment;
• and positioning of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle relative to fully depressed or not depressed.