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US 2013/0278408 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.
Claims17
A child car seat and notification device, in combination, comprising:
- a sensor integral with said child car seat;
- an accelerometer;
- a notification system;
- and
- a controller;
- wherein
- if said sensor detects a child in said child car seat and said accelerometer detects repeated acceleration along a fixed axis, then said controller does not activate said notification system;
- and
- if said sensor does not detect a child in said child car seat and said accelerometer detects repeated acceleration along a fixed axis, then said controller activates said notification system to provide a first notification.
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A child car seat and notification system, in combination, comprising:
- a sensor integral with said child car seat;
- an accelerometer;
- a notification system;
- and
- a controller;
- wherein
- if said sensor detects a child in said child car seat and said accelerometer detects repeated acceleration along a fixed axis, then said controller does not activate said notification system;
- and
- if said sensor does detect a child in said child car seat and said accelerometer does not detect repeated acceleration along a fixed axis, then said controller activates said notification system to provide a notification.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.