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US 6,639,512 B1Granted
Environmental warning system
OwnerKyu-Woong Lee, Aaron M. Jungreisinventors
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A system used to protect the occupants of a stationary motor vehicle, particularly unattended children and pets, from dangerous conditions occurring within the vehicle. The system comprises a sensor which senses dangerous environmental conditions such as high temperatures within the vehicle. In the preferred embodiment, the sensor is used with a transmitter to continuously transmit sound detected within the vehicle passenger compartment as well as transmitting information about any dangerous conditions which occur to a remotely located person. In a second embodiment, dangerous conditions trigger an alarm attached to the vehicle. The alarm amplifies the sound detected within the vehicle, such as a crying child, or a barking dog, and also produces a standard alarm sound alternated with an amplified voice declaring the dangerous condition. In a third embodiment, a sensor module attached to a wireless telephone informs a remotely located person of the dangerous condition through another wireless telephone or a pager.
A monitoring apparatus suitable for monitoring conditions inside a vehicle comprising:
The apparatus of claim (1) where the transmitter comprises a wireless phone circuit.
The apparatus of claim (1) where the alarm generator comprises a voice generator circuit capable of conveying said warning information.
The apparatus of claim (1) where the sensor comprises a temperature sensor capable of distinguishing between temperature conditions which are either comfortable, uncomfortable or dangerous to said vehicle occupant and a circuit which causes temperature information to be transmitted to the receiver at predetermined intervals.
A method for monitoring a condition within a vehicle comprising the following steps:
The method of claim (7) in which one of the following conditions is sensed:
The method of claim (7) including the further step of transmitting the warning information to a remote receiver.
The method of claim (9) including the further step of producing an alarm sound at the receiver, said alarm sound being representative of said warning information.
The method of claim (10) in which the alarm sound comprises one of the following:
The method of claim (12) in which the alarm sound comprises one of the following:
A new monitoring apparatus suitable for monitoring conditions inside a vehicle consisting of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.