System and Method for a Child Safety Seat Having Sensing and Notification Abilities
First Claim
1. A child safety seat system, comprising a child safety seat, a proximity sensor, a presence sensor, and a transmitter wherein:
- the proximity sensor is configured to detect when a wireless receiver is located outside a predefined distance of the child safety seat;
the presence sensor is configured to detect presence of a person in the child safety seat; and
the transmitter is configured to transmit a wireless signal to the wireless receiver when the presence sensor detects the presence of a person in the child safety seat and the wireless receiver is located outside the predefined distance, the wireless signal configured to cause the wireless receiver to generate an alert.
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Abstract
A child safety seat system having sensing and notification abilities includes a child safety seat, a proximity sensor, a presence sensor, and a transmitter. The proximity sensor is configured to detect when a wireless receiver is located outside a predefined distance of the child safety seat. The presence sensor is configured to detect presence of a person in the child safety seat. The transmitter is configured to transmit a wireless signal to the wireless receiver when the presence sensor detects the presence of a person in the child safety seat and the wireless receiver is located outside the predefined distance. Furthermore, the wireless signal configured to cause the wireless receiver to generate an alert.
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20 Claims
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1. A child safety seat system, comprising a child safety seat, a proximity sensor, a presence sensor, and a transmitter wherein:
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the proximity sensor is configured to detect when a wireless receiver is located outside a predefined distance of the child safety seat; the presence sensor is configured to detect presence of a person in the child safety seat; and the transmitter is configured to transmit a wireless signal to the wireless receiver when the presence sensor detects the presence of a person in the child safety seat and the wireless receiver is located outside the predefined distance, the wireless signal configured to cause the wireless receiver to generate an alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using a child safety seat system comprising the steps of:
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detecting when a wireless receiver is located outside a predefined distance of the child safety seat using a proximity sensor; detecting a presence of a person in the child safety seat using a presence sensor; and transmitting a wireless signal to the wireless receiver using a transmitter when the presence sensor detects the presence of a person in the child safety seat and the wireless receiver is located outside the predefined distance, the wireless signal configured to cause the wireless receiver to generate an alert. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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