A control unit for an air conditioning system is designed to operate one or more actuators of the air conditioning system automatically in an automatic operating mode in order to set reference ambient conditions in a chamber. The control unit is configured to detect that an automatic change has occurred in an operating state of an actuator of the air conditioning system. The control unit is further configured to output via a user interface of the air conditioning system, information relating to the automatic change in the operating state of the actuator.

A method controls a user interface and an air-conditioning unit of a vehicle. The user interface includes display and operating elements. The method displays a plurality of the elements on the user interface, receives at least two operation parameters of the air-conditioning unit, determines one or more display parameters for a first element from the plurality of elements on the basis of the at least two operation parameters, and displays the first element on the basis of the one or more display parameters.

Systems, methods and apparatus of climate control in vehicle cabins where occupants of vehicles are located/seated. For example, a vehicle includes: a climate control system; and an artificial neural network configured to receive climate control input parameters and generate, based on the climate control input parameters as a function of time, predictions of setting adjustments for the climate control system. For example, the climate control input parameters can include at least one setting of the climate control system and at least one operating parameter of the vehicle; and the vehicle is configured to effectuate an adjustment of the climate control system based at least in part on the predictions generated by the artificial neural network.

A vehicle system is directed to providing a driver with a utility mode, which is an indoor environment condition of a vehicle where it may be rested, and includes: a vehicle communication portion that is configured to receive a first request message requesting execution of the utility mode by communicating with a service terminal provided in the vehicle or a driver terminal possessed by the driver; and a vehicle controller that is configured to set electric components and controllers involved in driving of the vehicle to an off mode when an entry condition for the execution of the utility mode is satisfied and the vehicle's starting is in an on-state, and sets an air conditioning device controlling an indoor air condition of the vehicle and a stack generating power required in the utility mode to a driving mode to execute the utility mode.

An on-board device includes: an air-conditioning unit configured to perform air conditioning by blowing air-conditioning air into a vehicle cabin from an at outlet port that faces the vehicle cabin, and perform, in accordance with remote control, pre-air conditioning for air-conditioning the vehicle cabin before an occupant gets into a vehicle; a seat moving unit configured to move a vehicular seat in a seat front-rear direction, the vehicular seat being disposed such that a front face of a seat back faces the air outlet port; and a control unit configured to, when the remote control is perforated for performing the pre-air conditioning, control the air-conditioning unit such that the pre-air conditioning is performed, and control the seat moving unit such that the vehicular seat moves to a seat front side.

A multi-zone air conditioner system for large vehicles may include an air conditioning device configured to partition an internal of a vehicle into a plurality of zones to independently cool each zone, a detecting device configured to include a room temperature detector for detecting a room temperature of each zone and a photo detector for detecting an amount of solar radiation, an input device configured to switch an operating state of the air conditioning device to an automatic mode or a manual mode, and a control device configured to generate a control signal for operating the air conditioning device based on a signal transmitted from the detecting device and the input device.

A method of controlling a temperature altering element within a seating assembly of a vehicle comprising: presenting a vehicle including a seating assembly including a temperature altering element, a controller in communication with the temperature altering element, the controller including a Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing the activation of the temperature altering element as a function of data relating to Certain Identifiable Conditions, and a user interface configured to allow the temperature altering element to be manually activated or deactivated; occupying the seating assembly with a first occupant; collecting data relating to the Certain Identifiable Conditions while the first occupant is occupying the seating assembly; determining, by comparing the collected data to the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model, whether the collected data satisfies the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model so as to activate the temperature altering element; and activating the temperature altering element.

Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting and executing automated control of climate comfort settings based on user classification within a group identity database. Methods of generating and employing the group identity database are also disclosed.

A vehicle includes an electronic control unit (ECU); a human-machine interface (HMI); and a processor, configured to responsive to receiving a user profile from a mobile device wirelessly connected to the vehicle, identify a requested configuration associated with the user profile, responsive to verifying the requested configuration is unavailable to the vehicle, identify an alternative configuration to the requested configuration using a vehicle snapshot locally stored in the vehicle, and apply the alternative configuration, wherein the vehicle snapshot includes conversion information between the requested configuration and the alternative configuration.

The present disclosure provides a method including determining an operational mode of a vehicle based on data accumulated from at least one vehicle information system associated with the vehicle; selecting one of a plurality of power consumption profiles for the vehicle based on the determined operational mode; and applying the selected one of the power consumption profiles to the vehicle.