Method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a soothing seat for an infant
AssigneeWillow Blossom HoldCo Limited
InventorsJames Castro-Griffiths, David Connell
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Abstract
A method of monitoring the condition of a soothing seat for an infant is provided. The method can include receiving an input from an electronic sensor of the soothing seat, the input indicative of a condition of the soothing seat, receiving one or more pre-determined parameters indicative of the condition of the soothing seat being in an actionable state, determining based on the input from the electronic sensor and the one or more pre-determined parameters that the condition of the soothing seat is in the actionable state, and controlling an output to implement a remedial action.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method of monitoring a condition of a soothing seat for an infant, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, an input from an electronic sensor of the soothing seat,
- wherein the soothing seat comprises a support frame connecting to a base portion and rotatable relative to the base portion about a horizontal axis between a flat configuration and a bouncing configuration, and
- wherein the input is indicative of an orientation of the soothing seat about the horizontal axis;
- receiving, at the processor, one or more pre-determined parameters indicative of the orientation of the soothing seat being in an actionable state;
- determining based on the input from the electronic sensor and the one or more pre-determined parameters that the orientation of the soothing seat is in the actionable state;
- controlling an output to implement a remedial action;
- receiving, at the processor, a second input from a second electronic sensor;
- determining based on the second input whether the infant within the soothing seat is asleep;
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- upon determining that the infant is asleep, automatically controlling the support frame to the flat configuration.
A computer-implemented method of monitoring a condition of a soothing seat for an infant, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, an input from a weight sensor of the soothing seat;
- receiving, at the processor, an upper threshold weight and a lower threshold weight each being indicative of the soothing seat being in an actionable state, the upper threshold weight indicating the soothing seat being in an overloaded state;
- determining based on the input from the weight sensor, the upper threshold, and the lower threshold that the soothing seat is in the actionable state;
- controlling an output to implement a remedial action;
- receiving, at the processor, a second input from a second electronic sensor fixed to the soothing seat indicative of whether the soothing seat is positioned at an angle with respect to a level surface;
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- if the soothing seat is positioned at the angle with respect to the level surface, controlling the output to prevent the remedial action to be implemented.
A computer-implemented method of monitoring a condition of a soothing seat for an infant, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, a first input from an electronic sensor of the soothing seat, the input indicative of a position of a harness of the soothing seat;
- receiving, at the processor, a second input indicative of a position of the soothing seat;
- controlling an output to implement an action based on the first input from the electronic sensor and the second input;
- receiving, at the processor, a second input from a second electronic sensor;
- determining based on the second input whether the infant within the soothing seat is asleep;
- and
- upon determining that the infant is asleep, controlling the output to prevent the remedial action to be implemented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.