Child car seat safety system
OwnerAmber Westmorelandinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are various aspects of a buckle assembly for use with a child safety seat. The buckle assembly comprises a buckle sensor, the buckle sensor configured for determining whether fasteners of the child safety seat are secured into the buckle assembly; a processor coupled with the buckle sensor; and a transceiver coupled with the processor, the transceiver for communicating with a control system of a vehicle. The transceiver is configured to receive a signal from the control system, the signal indicating at least what gear the vehicle is in and whether the vehicle's ignition is “on” or “off”; and signal the control system after a first period of time has passed after receiving a signal that the vehicle's ignition is “off” and the fasteners remain secured into the buckle.
Claims20
A buckle assembly for use with a child safety seat, the buckle assembly comprising:
- a buckle sensor, the buckle sensor configured for determining whether fasteners of the child safety seat are secured into the buckle assembly;
- a processor coupled with the buckle sensor;
- and
- a transceiver coupled with the processor, the transceiver for communicating with a control system of a vehicle, the transceiver configured to:
- receive a signal from the control system, the signal indicating at least what gear the vehicle is in and whether the vehicle's ignition is “on” or “off”;
- and
- signal the control system after a first period of time has passed after receiving a signal that the vehicle's ignition is “off” and the fasteners remain secured into the buckle.
A child safety system for use with a vehicle, the safety system comprising:
- a control system coupled with the vehicle;
- a buckle for receiving fasteners of a child safety seat therein;
- a buckle sensor, the buckle sensor configured for determining whether the fasteners of the child safety seat are secured into the buckle;
- a processor coupled with the buckle sensor;
- and
- a transceiver coupled with the processor, the transceiver for communicating with the control system, the transceiver configured to:
- receive a signal from the control system, the signal indicating at least what gear the vehicle is in and whether the vehicle's ignition is “on” or “off”;
- and
- signal the control system after a first period of time has passed after receiving a signal that the vehicle's ignition is “off” and the fasteners remain secured into the buckle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.