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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-VEHICLE PRESENCE DETECTION AND DRIVER ALERTING

  • US 20110074565A1
  • Filed: 09/28/2009
  • Published: 03/31/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for alerting a responsible party to the presence of an occupant in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • at least one vibration sensor disposed in the passenger compartment and configured to detect movement of an occupant and to output signals related to the sensed movement;

    at least one microphone disposed within the passenger compartment and configured to detect sound made by the occupant and to output signals related to the sensed sound;

    a processor configured to receive the signals output from the vibration sensor and the microphone and to use a combination of the vibration sensor signals and the microphone signals to determine whether the occupant is present; and

    an alerting device configured to provide an alert to the responsible party if the processor determines that the occupant is present.

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