Warning system for child left unattended in vehicle
OwnerJames Morningstarinventor
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Abstract
A warning system for notifying another person when a child is left in a child safety seat. The system recognizes a child in a child safety seat by either a pressure pad or a secured child seat lap belt. The system is activated by the release of the driver's seat belt. Should a child remain in the seat when the driver's seat belt is disengaged, the system alarms notifying the driver of such. The alarm would include a calm audio output such as a lullaby, a song, or a story. The system can be integrated into the OEM features to provide an alert escalation process using a local alert, a vehicle alert, a wireless alert and ultimately a 911 alert.
Claims22
A child attendant warning system, said child attendant warning system comprising:
- a child detection apparatus, wherein said child detection apparatus identifies when a child is positioned in a child safety seat;
- a power source for operating said child attendant warning system;
- a driver's seat belt monitoring sensor which indicates when the driver's seat belt is engaged and disengaged, and
- at least one of a circuit and a microprocessor containing detection logic, wherein said at least one of a circuit and logic detects when said driver's seat belt monitoring sensor indicates the driver's seat belt is disengaged and when said child detection apparatus detects a child, said child attendant warning system provides a notification.
A child attendant warning system, said child attendant warning system comprising:
- a child detection apparatus, wherein said child detection apparatus identifies when a child is positioned in a child safety seat;
- a power source for operating said child attendant warning system;
- a driver's seat belt monitoring sensor which indicates when the driver's seat belt is engaged and disengaged, and
- at least one of a circuit and a microprocessor containing detection logic, wherein said at least one of a circuit and logic detects when said driver's seat belt monitoring sensor indicates the driver's seat belt is disengaged and when said child detection apparatus detects a child, said child attendant warning system provides a notification via a calm audio output.
A child attendant warning system, said child attendant warning system comprising:
- a child detection apparatus, wherein said child detection apparatus identifies when a child is positioned in a child safety seat;
- a power source for operating said child attendant warning system;
- a driver's seat belt monitoring sensor which indicates when the driver's seat belt is engaged and disengaged,
- at least one of a circuit and a microprocessor containing detection logic, wherein said at least one of a circuit and logic detects when said driver's seat belt monitoring sensor indicates the driver's seat belt is disengaged and when said child detection apparatus detects a child, said child attendant warning system provides a notification, and
- wherein said notification includes a calm audio output and a external notification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.