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US 2009/0212955 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for Indicating the Presence of a Child in a Vehicle
AssigneeCars-N-Kids LLC
InventorsGregory B. Schoenberg, Robert S. Steffen
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Abstract
Systems and methods which provide for an alarm or notification that a child is in a car seat, The systems generally determine if a child is in the seat and that the seat, and therefore the vehicle, is not in motion Upon detecting both situations, the notification or alarm is activated.
Claims19
A device for providing notice that a child is in a car seat comprising:
- a pressure sensor;
- an accelerometer;
- a notification system;
- and
- a controller;
- wherein if said pressure sensor detects pressure and said accelerometer does not detect movement, said controller activates said notification system.
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A device for providing notice that a child is in a car seat comprising:
- means for detecting that a child is in a car seat;
- means for detecting that a said car seat is in motion;
- and
- means for notifying which provides notice if said means for detecting said child indicates said child is in said car seat and said means for detecting that said car seat is in motion indicates that it is not.
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A method for assisting in the detection of a child in a parked motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting whether or not a child is in a vehicle;
- detecting whether or not said vehicle is not in motion;
- and
- if said child is in said vehicle and said vehicle is not in motion, generating a notification signal to indicate the presence of said child.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.