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US 2017/0001560 A1Published application
Systems and methods for removable vehicle seat sensor
AssigneeHorse Sense Shoes, LLC
InventorsRoger Roisen, Michael McHugh, Ryan Borovansky, Christian Wilcock
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Abstract
Methods and systems for detection of removable vehicle seats may be used to indicate presence or absence of a child in the vehicle. In some examples, an alarm system includes a radio frequency (RF) transceiver and a removable seat magnetic coupling. Various actions are triggered when the parent (e.g., guardian) goes beyond a predefined range while the removable seat is within the vehicle, such as sounding an alarm on a mobile electronic device.
Claims38
A removable object proximity detection system, the system comprising:
- a magnet attached to a removable object;
- a magnetic sensor attached to a base, the magnetic sensor configured to generate a magnetic proximity signal representative of a magnetic proximity between the removable object and the base, the removable object configured to be removably attached to the base;
- a radio frequency (RF) circuit, the RF circuit configured to communicate with a mobile electronic device and to generate an RF proximity indication, the RF proximity indication representative of a device distance between the RF circuit and the mobile electronic device;
- and
- a device processor electrically coupled to the magnetic sensor and to the RF circuit, the device processor specifically programmed to:
- receive the magnetic proximity signal from the magnetic sensor;
- determine, based on the magnetic proximity signal, that the removable object is attached to the base;
- receive the RF proximity indication from the RF circuit;
- determine, based on the RF proximity indication, that the device distance exceeds a maximum device distance threshold;
- and
- generate an abandonment alert, the alert indicating that the removable object is attached to the base and that the device distance exceeds the maximum device distance threshold.
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A magnetic proximity detection system, the system comprising:
- a mobile electronic device RF circuit, the RF circuit configured to communicate with a magnetic sensor and to generate an RF proximity indication, the RF proximity indication representative of a device distance between the RF circuit and the magnetic sensor;
- a mobile electronic device processor electrically coupled to the RF circuit, the mobile electronic device configured to execute software specifically programmed to:
- receive a magnetic proximity signal from the magnetic sensor, the magnetic proximity signal representative of a magnetic proximity between a magnet and the magnetic sensor;
- determine, based on the magnetic proximity signal, that the magnet is in close proximity to the magnetic sensor;
- receive the RF proximity indication from the RF circuit;
- determine, based on the RF proximity indication, that the device distance exceeds a maximum device distance threshold;
- and
- generate an abandonment alert, the alert indicating that the magnet is in close proximity to the magnetic sensor and that the device distance exceeds the maximum device distance threshold.
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A method for removable object proximity detection executing on a specifically programmed device processor, the method including:
- generating a magnetic proximity signal representative of a magnetic proximity between a magnetic sensor attached to a base and a magnet attached to a removable object, the removable object configured to be removably attached to the base;
- determining, based on the magnetic proximity signal, that the removable object is attached to the base;
- generating an RF proximity indication representative of a device distance between an RF circuit and a mobile electronic device;
- determining, based on the RF proximity indication, that the device distance exceeds a maximum device distance threshold;
- and
- generating an abandonment alert, the alert indicating that the removable object is attached to the base and that the device distance exceeds the maximum device distance threshold.
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A removable object proximity detection system, the system comprising:
- a magnet attached to a removable object;
- a magnetic sensor attached to a base, the magnetic sensor configured to provide an attachment signal representative of an attachment of the removable object to the base;
- a radio frequency (RF) circuit, the RF circuit configured to communicate with a mobile electronic device and to generate an RF proximity indication, the RF proximity indication representative of a device distance between the RF circuit and the mobile electronic device and
- a device processor electrically coupled to the magnetic sensor, the device processor specifically programmed to:
- receive the attachment signal from the magnetic sensor
- determine, based on the attachment signal, that the removable object is attached to the base;
- receive the RF proximity indication from the RE circuit;
- determine, based on the RF proximity indication, that the device distance exceeds a maximum device distance threshold;
- and
- generate an abandonment alert, the alert indicating that the removable object is attached to the base and that the device distance exceeds the maximum device distance threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.