System and method of increasing safety to occupants in a vehicle
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1. A method of increasing safety to occupants in a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
- monitoring an input from a user that identifies a presence of a non-autonomous entity;
storing information relating to the presence of the non-autonomous entity; and
, warning the user about the presence of the non-autonomous entity when a predetermined condition exists.
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Abstract
A method of increasing safety to occupants in a vehicle, the method comprising, monitoring an input from a user that identifies a presence of a non-autonomous entity; storing information relating to the presence of the non-autonomous entity; and, warning the user about the presence of the non-autonomous entity when a predetermined condition exists.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of increasing safety to occupants in a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
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monitoring an input from a user that identifies a presence of a non-autonomous entity;
storing information relating to the presence of the non-autonomous entity; and
,warning the user about the presence of the non-autonomous entity when a predetermined condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of increasing safety to occupants in a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
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monitoring a sensor associated with a passenger seat belt of the vehicle for a predetermined time after an engine in the vehicle is turned off; and
warning a driver of the vehicle about a presence of a non-autonomous entity if the sensor associated with the passenger seat belt of the vehicle indicates that the seat belt is in an unreleased state after the predetermined time after the engine in the vehicle is turned off. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for increasing safety of a non-autonomous entity in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a user input that is configured to allow a driver of the vehicle to identify a presence of the non-autonomous entity;
a learning module that stores information relating to the presence of the non-autonomous entity, a warning module configured to issue a warning about the presence of the non-autonomous entity when a predetermined condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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