CHILD SAFETY SEAT MOBILE ALARM AND METHOD THEREFOR
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1. An alert system for monitoring a child buckled in a child safety seat in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a child safety seat having a lap buckle for securing a child within said safety seat, said lap buckle further comprising at least one transceiver for wireless communication and a sensor configured to activate said at least one transceiver to generate a wireless signal upon buckling of the child safety seat;
at least one portable device configured to receive said wireless signal, said at least one portable device having a programmed distance range from said child safety seat;
wherein said at least one portable device transmits an alarm signal if said programmed distance range is exceeded by said at least one portable device;
wherein said alarm signal includes at least one alarm selected from the group comprising an audible alarm, a visual alarm, and a vibration alarm.
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Abstract
The instant disclosure provides a child safety seat alarm to notify the driver of a vehicle that an infant is in its carrier inside of the vehicle when a personal electronic device carried by the driver is moved a great distance from the carrier. The instant disclosure provides a computer application for notification of user selected contacts via SMS messaging, e-mail messaging, or social media alerts.
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1. An alert system for monitoring a child buckled in a child safety seat in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a child safety seat having a lap buckle for securing a child within said safety seat, said lap buckle further comprising at least one transceiver for wireless communication and a sensor configured to activate said at least one transceiver to generate a wireless signal upon buckling of the child safety seat; at least one portable device configured to receive said wireless signal, said at least one portable device having a programmed distance range from said child safety seat; wherein said at least one portable device transmits an alarm signal if said programmed distance range is exceeded by said at least one portable device; wherein said alarm signal includes at least one alarm selected from the group comprising an audible alarm, a visual alarm, and a vibration alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for monitoring occupancy of a child safety seat in a vehicle, the device comprising:
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a child safety seat having a buckle for securing a child within said safety seat, said buckle comprising at least one transceiver for transmitting a wireless signal; a portable device configured to receive said wireless signal, said portable device comprising a transceiver capable of communicating data over a wireless communications network and a memory for storing a user'"'"'s data and a program for automatically performing the following steps; storing a proximity distance for said portable device to be located from said transceiver located within the child safety seat; comparing, by the portable device, proximate location data for said portable device in relation to said transceiver located within the child safety seat; providing an alarm signal based on the result of said comparison of said proximate location data with said proximity distance, said alarm signal selected from the group comprising an audible alarm, a visual alarm, and a vibration alarm; transmitting a user'"'"'s data to at least one user-selected contact, wherein said user data is selected from the group comprising;
vehicle location data, vehicle information data, vehicle image data, parent name data, child name data, child age data, child gender data, child medical data, and child image data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An alert system for monitoring a child buckled in a child safety seat in a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a child safety seat having a buckle for securing a child within said safety seat, said buckle further comprising at least one transceiver for wireless communication and a sensor configured to activate said at least one transceiver to generate a wireless signal upon buckling of the child safety seat; at least one portable device configured to receive said wireless signal and having a programmed distance range from said child safety seat, said at least one portable device further comprising; a computing platform; a processor; a memory in communication with said processor and storing user data; and a transceiver capable of communicating data over a wireless communication network; wherein said at least one portable device provides an alarm signal and transmits user data to at least one user-selected contact if said programmed distance range is exceeded by said at least one portable device; and wherein said alarm signal includes at least one alarm selected from the group comprising an audible alarm, a visual alarm, and a vibration alarm. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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