Unattended vehicle passenger detection system

A detection system for detecting the presence of a living being within an interior compartment of a vehicle, the detection system comprising:

• a control unit adapted to be mounted within the vehicle;
• a temperature sensor that senses temperatures, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle, the temperature sensor communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• a carbon dioxide sensor that senses carbon dioxide levels, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle, the carbon dioxide sensor communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• a camera having facial recognition capability, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• a sound sensor capable of sensing a sound, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• a motion detector capable of sensing motion capability, adapted mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• an alarm system communicatively coupled to the control unit, such that the alarm system is capable of triggering a first alarm event;
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• wherein the temperature sensor senses the temperature within interior compartment and if the temperature crosses a first predetermined threshold temperature which is outside a safe temperature range, the carbon dioxide sensor senses the carbon dioxide level within the interior compartment of the vehicle and this carbon dioxide level is stored by the control unit as a baseline carbon dioxide level, and thereafter the carbon dioxide sensor senses at least one subsequent carbon dioxide level within the interior compartment of the vehicle and the control unit compares each of the at least one subsequent carbon dioxide levels against the baseline carbon dioxide level in order to obtain a differential, and if the differential is positive and exceeds a predetermined amount, the control unit commands the alarm system to trigger the first alarm event if the camera detects a face within the interior compartment of the vehicle via its facial recognition capability, or if the sound sensor detects a sound within the interior compartment of the vehicle and the control unit determines that the sound detected is from either a human cry or an animal, or if the motion detector detects a motion within the interior compartment of the vehicle.

A detection system for detecting the presence of a living being within an interior compartment of a vehicle, the detection system comprising:

• a control unit adapted to be mounted within the vehicle;
• a temperature sensor that senses temperatures, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle, the temperature sensor communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• a carbon dioxide sensor that senses carbon dioxide levels, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle, the carbon dioxide sensor communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• a camera having facial recognition capability, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• a sound sensor capable of sensing a sound, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• a motion detector capable of sensing motion capability, adapted to be mounted within the interior compartment of the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the control unit;
• an alarm system communicatively coupled to the control unit, such that the alarm system is capable of triggering a first alarm event;
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• wherein the temperature sensor senses the temperature within interior compartment and if the temperature crosses a first predetermined threshold temperature which is outside a safe temperature range, the carbon dioxide sensor senses the carbon dioxide level within the interior compartment of the vehicle and this carbon dioxide level is stored by the control unit as a baseline carbon dioxide level, and thereafter the carbon dioxide sensor senses at least one subsequent carbon dioxide level within the interior compartment of the vehicle and the control unit compares each of the at least one subsequent carbon dioxide levels against the baseline carbon dioxide level in order to obtain a differential, and if the differential is positive and exceeds a predetermined amount and a second fault event occurs, the control unit commands the alarm system to trigger the first alarm event, the second fault event occurs if the camera detects a face within the interior compartment of the vehicle via its facial recognition capability, or if the sound sensor detects a sound within the interior compartment of the vehicle and the control unit determines that the sound detected is either a human cry or a dog bark or a cat meow, or if the motion detector detects a motion within the interior compartment of the vehicle.