Vehicle glass clearing management system
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsPhillip C. Storck, III, Michael Andrew Gutierrez, James C. O'Kane, Gerard Parij
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a glass clearing system that performs method of clearing a glass surface of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a glass surface. The glass clearing system includes a glass clearing device and a processor. The glass clearing device is configured for clearing a glass surface. The processor receives a signal from a remote device indicative of an instruction for operating the glass clearing device, selects the glass clearing device, and activates the glass clearing device to clear the glass surface based on the instruction.
Claims20
A method of clearing a glass surface of a vehicle, comprising:
- tracking a predicted key-on time at the vehicle;
- sending a notification from a glass clearing system of the vehicle to a remote device 15 minutes prior to the predicted key-on event;
- receiving a signal at the glass clearing system from the remote device, wherein the signal is indicative of an instruction for operating a glass clearing device of the glass clearing system;
- selecting the glass clearing device;
- and
- activating the glass clearing device to clear the glass surface based on the instruction.
A glass clearing system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a glass clearing device for clearing a glass surface;
- a processor configured to:
- track a predicted key-on time at the vehicle;
- send a notification to a remote device 15 minutes prior to a predicted key-on event;
- receive a signal from the remote device indicative of an instruction for operating the glass clearing device;
- select the glass clearing device;
- and
- activate the glass clearing device to clear the glass surface based on the instruction.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a glass surface;
- a glass clearing device for clearing the glass surface;
- a glass clearing system for communication with a remote device and the glass clearing device, the glass clearing system including a processor configured to:
- track a predicted key-on time at the vehicle;
- send a notification to the remote device 15 minutes prior to a predicted key-on event;
- receive a signal from the remote device indicative of an instruction for operating the glass clearing device;
- select the glass clearing device;
- and
- activate the glass clearing device to clear the glass surface based on the instruction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.