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US 2008/0164990 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Automobile Child Seat Alarms
OwnerMonte S. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first wireless transmitter configured to transmit a first wireless signal when the first wireless transmitter detects the presence of a child in a child seat. The apparatus also includes a second wireless transmitter configured to transmit a second wireless signal when the second wireless transmitter detects the presence of the child seat in an automobile. The apparatus also includes a module configured to activate an alert when a door of the automobile is ajar and the module receives both the first and second wireless signals.
Claims14
An apparatus, comprising
- a first wireless transmitter configured to transmit a first wireless signal when the first wireless transmitter detects the presence of a child in a child seat;
- a second wireless transmitter configured to transmit a second wireless signal when the second wireless transmitter detects the presence of the child seat in an automobile;
- and
- a module configured to activate an alert when a door of the automobile is ajar and the module receives both the first and second wireless signals.
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An apparatus, comprising
- a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal when the wireless transmitter detects the presence of a child in a child seat and the presence of the child seat in an automobile;
- and
- a module configured to activate an alert when a door of the automobile is ajar and the module receives the wireless signal.
A method, comprising
- receiving a first wireless signal indicating the presence of a child in a child seat;
- receiving a second wireless signal indicating the presence of the child seat in an automobile;
- detecting when a door of the automobile is ajar;
- and
- activating an alert when the detecting, receiving the first wireless signal, and receiving the second wireless signal occur simultaneously.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.