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AssigneeAutomotive Technologies International, Inc.
InventorsDavid S. Breed, Wilbur E. Duvall, Wendell C. Johnson
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Method and system for detecting the presence of the child seat on a seat in which information about contents of the seat is obtained and a signal is generated based on any contents of the seat, a different signal being generated for different contents of the seat when such contents are present on the seat. The signal is analyzed in order to determine whether the contents of the seat include a child seat, and in a preferred embodiment, a child seat in a rear-facing orientation. Another system within the vehicle may be affected or controlled based on the determination of whether a child seat is present on the seat. The analysis of the signal is preferably by pattern recognition techniques that can recognize and thus identify the contents of the seat.
In a motor vehicle having an interior passenger compartment including a seat on which a child seat may be placed, a detector system for detecting the presence of the child seat on the seat, comprising:
In a motor vehicle having an interior passenger compartment including a seat on which a child seat may be placed, a method for detecting the presence of a child seat on the seat, comprising the steps of:
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