Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Niro, Scavone, Hallero & Niro
  • Sleep mode for vehicle monitoring system
    Patent number: 6198995
    Abstract: After a vehicle has entered a sleep mode, the disclosed method places the vehicle monitoring system into longer and longer nap periods provided the monitoring system does not receive a wake-up signal from one of a plurality of vehicle subsystems. During the nap periods, the monitoring system requires a reduced amount of operating power thereby decreasing the parasitic current drain on the battery during the sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Settles, Thomas Benzie