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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE PASSENGER DETECTION FOR REAR SEATING ROWS

  • US 20110074566A1
  • 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 an occupant of a vehicle when a passenger safety device in a rear row is not properly used comprising:

  • at least one control actuatable by a passenger in the rear row;

    at least one microphone disposed within the vehicle and detecting sound made by the passenger;

    a processor receiving control activity signals indicating that the at least one control has been actuated, receiving audio signals generated by the microphone, using the control activity signals and the audio signals to determine that the passenger is present, and receiving a status signal from the passenger safety device indicating that it is not in proper use; and

    an alerting device providing an alert if the processor determines that the passenger is present and the passenger safety device is not in proper use.

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