OCCUPANCY SENSING WITH HEATING DEVICES
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1. A system comprising:
- a heater located within a steering wheel anda heater located within a vehicle seat;
wherein the heater in the steering wheel is a t plate and the heater in the vehicle seat is a second plate and a shift in a signal is monitored between the first plate, the second plate, or both so that a presence and absence of an occupant is detected, andwherein the heater in the steering wheel and the heater in the vehicle seat are a sensor.
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Abstract
A system comprising: a heater located within a steering wheel and a heater located within a vehicle seat; wherein the steering wheel is a first plate and the vehicle seat is a second plate and a shift in a signal is monitored from the first plate, the second plate, or both so that a presence and absence of an occupant is detected, and wherein the heater in the steering wheel and the heater in the vehicle seat are a sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a heater located within a steering wheel and a heater located within a vehicle seat; wherein the heater in the steering wheel is a t plate and the heater in the vehicle seat is a second plate and a shift in a signal is monitored between the first plate, the second plate, or both so that a presence and absence of an occupant is detected, and wherein the heater in the steering wheel and the heater in the vehicle seat are a sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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a) installing a heater into each of two discrete components of an automobile that are located adjacent to each other; b) providing energy to the heaters so that the heaters produces heat; c) providing a signal to the heaters so that a signal passes through the heaters to determine presence of an occupant, contact between the occupant and one or both of the two discrete components of the automobile, or both, and d) monitoring the signal for an occupant, lack of an occupant, lack of contact between one of the two discrete components and the occupant, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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