Alerting vehicle seat belt device
OwnerKevin Skipperinventor
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Abstract
An example may include creating a message via a monitoring device disposed in a buckle of the seat, transmitting the message via the monitoring device to one or more of the device and the vehicle, responsive to determining the seat is occupied, monitoring, via the device, a seat belt status associated with the seat until a change in vehicle status, and determining to create the alert, via the device, when the vehicle status has changed from being operated to the stopped operation and when the seat belt status is engaged and the device has exceeded a distance between the device and the vehicle.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a message at a device comprising a confirmation a seat has been occupied in a vehicle;
- responsive to receiving the message, determining, via the device, the vehicle is being operated;
- determining, via the device, that the vehicle has stopped operation for a period of time;
- determining, via the device, the seat is still occupied after the period of time;
- and
- creating, via the device, an alert notification indicating the seat is occupied.
A device comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a message comprising a confirmation a seat has been occupied in a vehicle;
- and
- a processor configured to
- responsive to the message being received, determine the vehicle is being operated;
- determine that the vehicle has stopped operation for a period of time;
- determine the seat is still occupied after the period of time;
- and
- create an alert notification indicating the seat is occupied.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:
- receiving a message at a device comprising a confirmation a seat has been occupied in a vehicle;
- responsive to receiving the message, determining, via the device, the vehicle is being operated;
- determining, via the device, that vehicle has stopped operation for a period of time;
- determining, via the device, the seat is still occupied after the period of time;
- and
- creating, via the device, an alert notification indicating the seat is occupied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.