An Hua Wu

US Patent:

20220250433, Aug 11, 2022

Filed:

Apr 25, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/728015

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
An Wu - San Jose CA, US
Matthew J. Daigle - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bruno M. Barthelemy - Los Gatos CA, US

International Classification:

B60H 1/00
G07C 5/00

Abstract:

Embodiments include a method for pre-conditioning a cabin of a vehicle, the method comprising: collecting, by a climate control system of the vehicle, a set of current conditions related to the vehicle; sending, by the climate control system of the vehicle, to a cloud-based climate control service, the collected set of current conditions related to the vehicle; receiving, by the climate control system of the vehicle from the cloud-based climate control service, a set of pre-conditioning instructions defining operation of the climate control system of the vehicle without input from a user of the vehicle and before the user enters the vehicle; and controlling, by the climate control system of the vehicle, a Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle based on the received pre-conditioning instructions.

US Patent:

20210291619, Sep 23, 2021

Filed:

Mar 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/822414

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
An Wu - San Jose CA, US
Joshua Smith - Los Gatos CA, US
Bruno M. Barthelemy - Los Gatos CA, US
Anqi Wang - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

B60H 1/00
B60W 10/30
B60W 40/08
B60W 50/00
B60W 50/10

Abstract:

Embodiments include a method for controlling a thermal environment inside of a vehicle, the method comprising: determining, by a processor of a climate control system of the vehicle, a plurality of factors influencing the thermal environment inside of the vehicle; calculating, by the processor of the climate control system, an equivalent temperature for each of a plurality of zones inside of the vehicle based on the plurality of factors, each equivalent temperature comprising an indication of a user's perception of the thermal environment at each of the plurality of zones inside of the vehicle; and controlling, by the processor of the climate control system, a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle based on the calculated equivalent temperatures for each of the plurality of zones inside of the vehicle.

US Patent:

20210291623, Sep 23, 2021

Filed:

Mar 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/822435

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
An Wu - San Jose CA, US
Matthew J. Daigle - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bruno M. Barthelemy - Los Gatos CA, US

International Classification:

B60H 1/00

Abstract:

Embodiments include a method for pre-conditioning a cabin of a vehicle, the method comprising: collecting, by a climate control system of the vehicle, a set of current conditions related to the vehicle; sending, by the climate control system of the vehicle, to a cloud-based climate control service, the collected set of current conditions related to the vehicle; receiving, by the climate control system of the vehicle from the cloud-based climate control service, a set of pre-conditioning instructions defining operation of the climate control system of the vehicle without input from a user of the vehicle and before the user enters the vehicle; and controlling, by the climate control system of the vehicle, a Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of the vehicle based on the received pre-conditioning instructions.