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US 11,453,361 B2Granted
Passenger safety system
AssigneeJason J. Davis
InventorsJason J. Davis, Edgar Vela, Uriel Romero, Isaac Juarez, Jorge Villa, Catarino Almeida
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for passenger safety. A sensing unit, remote device, and/or fob may interoperate to provide various alerts and other indications representative of aspects of a context environment proximate to a sensing unit. In this manner, passenger safety may be enhanced.
Claims8
A fob of a passenger safety system comprising:
- a portable electronic device to provide human readable indications corresponding to radio signals from a sensing unit configured to be installed proximate to a seat occupiable by a person,
- wherein the portable electronic device indicates at least one of a securement of a seat belt associated with the sensing unit, a temperature proximate to the sensing unit, and a distance of the portable electronic device from the sensing unit, in response to the radio signals, and
- wherein the portable electronic device comprises:
- a fob transceiver configured to send and receive the radio signals to and from the sensing unit via a fob communication channel;
- at least one visual indicator, the at least one visual indicator comprising at least one of:
- a visual battery indicator configured to provide a visual indication of whether a battery of the portable electronic device is charged beyond a battery charge threshold;
- a visual attachment indicator configured to provide a visual indication of whether one or more sensors of the sensing unit indicate the securement of a seat belt associated with the sensing unit;
- a visual temperature indicator configured to provide a visual indication of whether a temperature proximate to the sensing unit is within an acceptable range;
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- a visual fob range indicator configured to provide a visual indication of whether the portable electronic device has exceeded a predetermined range from the sensing unit.
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A sensing unit of a passenger safety system, wherein the sensing unit comprises:
- a housing connectable by a first attachment mechanism to a first safety strap and by a second attachment mechanism to a second safety strap, the housing having a release button configured to selectively disconnect at least one of the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism from the housing;
- an attachment mechanism sensor array disposed in the housing to determine whether at least one of the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism is disconnected;
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- a radio transmitter configured to wirelessly communicate to at least one of a fob and a smartphone at least one of whether the first attachment mechanism is disconnected and whether the second attachment mechanism is disconnected.
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A sensing unit of a passenger safety system, wherein the sensing unit comprises:
- a housing selectively connectable to at least one of a first attachment mechanism and a second attachment mechanism and having a release button configured to selectively disconnect at least one of the least one of the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism from the housing;
- an attachment mechanism sensor array to determine whether the first attachment mechanism is disconnected and to determine whether the second attachment mechanism is disconnected;
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- a radio transmitter configured to wirelessly communicate to at least one of a fob and a smartphone whether the first attachment mechanism is disconnected and whether the second attachment mechanism is disconnected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.