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Motor vehicle, and method relating to the turning off of a drive device in a motor vehicle
US9302583B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9302583-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214394572-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Publication date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
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A motor vehicle has a drive device, a control device for starting and turning off the drive device and a detection device for monitoring the presence of a person in the motor vehicle. The control device is designed to turn off the drive device if the detection device signals that the person leaves or has left the motor vehicle. The control device is also set up to restart the drive device, after it has been previously detected that the person has gotten out of the motor vehicle, if the detection device signals the presence of a person again.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for controlling a drive device in a motor vehicle using a control device, comprising: starting by the control device, the drive device if it is detected that a starting device has been operated by a driver; monitoring by a detection device, whether the driver is present in a predetermined monitoring area of the motor vehicle and whether the driver has left the motor vehicle; automatically turning off, by the control device, the drive devic…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9302583B2 cover?
- A motor vehicle has a drive device, a control device for starting and turning off the drive device and a detection device for monitoring the presence of a person in the motor vehicle. The control device is designed to turn off the drive device if the detection device signals that the person leaves or has left the motor vehicle. The control device is also set up to restart the drive device, afte…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Geissenhoener Martin, Audi Ag
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60K28/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).