Remote vehicle child monitoring systems and methods

A method for remote monitoring of a child within a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a signal in a vehicle from a remote device requesting that one or more seats in the vehicle be monitored;
• monitoring a child within the one or more seats using one or more sensors positioned within a cabin of the vehicle to attempt to identify a plurality of status indicators relating to the child;
• processing signals received from the one or more sensors to categorize a current safety state of the child within one of a plurality of safety state categories using the plurality of status indicators from the one or more sensors, wherein at least one of the plurality of safety state categories includes a plurality of distinct conditions;
• transmitting a signal to the remote device indicative of a real-time safety state of the child within a corresponding safety state category of the plurality of safety state categories;
• determining whether the remote device is within the vehicle;
• upon determining that the remote device is not within the vehicle, entering a remote device monitoring mode, wherein the remote device monitoring mode adds and/or changes monitoring features within the remote device;
• receiving an assignment from a user of a sound and/or a haptic vibration pattern to a condition and/or safety state category of the child;
• detecting a condition of the child corresponding to the assignment;
• and
• transmitting a signal to the remote device, wherein the signal is configured to trigger the remote device to issue an alert, the alert comprising the sound and/or haptic vibration pattern.