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US 2004/0055558 A1Published application
System and method for vehicle idle reduction
OwnerJay McElroyinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for reducing idle times of a vehicle wherein circuitry determines whether a vehicle is occupied and upon detection that the vehicle is occupied, disabling a timer that generates a signal to shut off an engine of the vehicle.
Claims18
A method for reducing vehicle idle time, comprising the steps of:
- detecting whether there is an occupant in the vehicle;
- and
- disabling a timer that generates a signal to shut off an engine of the vehicle if an occupant is detected in the vehicle.
A system for reducing idling time of a vehicle, comprising:
- override circuitry for providing an indication of an occupant in the vehicle, and
- a controller responsive to the indication from the override circuitry for disabling a timer module for generating a signal that stops an engine of the vehicle.
A vehicle comprising;
- an engine;
- and
- a system for controlling an idling time of said engine, said system further comprising:
- a timer module for timing a predetermined time period responsive to at least one input indicating the vehicle has stopped for activating and upon expiration of the predetermined time period for generating a signal for stopping the engine of the vehicle;
- override circuitry for providing an indication of an occupant in the vehicle;
- and
- a controller responsive to the indication from the override circuitry for disabling the timer module.
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A system for reducing idling time of a vehicle, comprising:
- a timer module for timing a predetermined time period responsive to at least one input indicating the vehicle has stopped for activating the timer and upon expiration of the predetermined time period for generating a signal for stopping an engine of the vehicle;
- override circuitry for providing an indication of an occupant in the vehicle;
- and
- a controller responsive to the indication from the override circuitry for disabling the timer module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.