REMOTE CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL AC UNIT FOR A HYBRID ...

(54) REMOTE CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE

INCLUDING ELECTRICAL AC UNIT FOR A
HYBRID VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED
METHODS

(75) Inventor: Kenneth E. Flick, Douglasville,

GA(US)

Correspondence Address:

ALLEN, DYER, DOPPELT, MILBRATH & GIL-
CHRIST P.A.

1401 CITRUS CENTER 255 SOUTH ORANGE
AVENUE, P.O. BOX 3791
ORLANDO, FL 32802-3791 (US)

(73) Assignee: Omega Patents, L.L.C.,

Douglasville, GA (US)

(21) Appl.No.: 12/181,026

(22) Filed: Jul. 28, 2008

Publication Classification

(51) Int. CI.

G05D 23/00 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 236/51; 29/428; 903/902

(57) ABSTRACT

A remote climate control system is for a hybrid vehicle having a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical air conditioning (AC) unit selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, and a data communications bus extending throughout the hybrid vehicle. At least one of the electrical AC unit and the sensor is coupled to the data communications bus. The remote climate control system includes a remote transmitter and a receiver to be positioned at the hybrid vehicle for receiving signals from the remote transmitter. A vehicle remote climate controller cooperates with the receiver and to be coupled to the data communications bus extending within the hybrid vehicle for communication thereover to selectively operate the electrical AC unit responsive to the sensor and the remote transmitter.