SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ALERTS ABOUT A CONDITION OF A CHILD CAR SEAT
First Claim
1. A system for alerting a person about a child left in a car seat, the system comprising:
- a first unit, wherein the first unit includes a first short-range wireless transceiver;
a second unit, wherein the second unit includes a second short-range wireless transceiver, and wherein the first short-range wireless transceiver and the second short-range wireless transceiver pair with each other when they are in a pairing range; and
an occupancy sensor, wherein the occupancy sensor is communicably coupled to the second unit, and wherein when the occupancy sensor is disposed on a child car seat that is occupied by a child, and the first unit leaves the pairing range for a predetermined period of time, the first unit signals an alarm.
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Abstract
A system for alerting a person about a child left in a car seat, the system including: a first unit, wherein the first unit includes a first short-range wireless transceiver; a second unit, wherein the second unit includes a second short-range wireless transceiver, and wherein the first short-range wireless transceiver and the second short-range wireless transceiver pair with each other when they are in a pairing range; and an occupancy sensor, wherein the occupancy sensor is communicably coupled to the second unit, and wherein when the occupancy sensor is disposed on a child car seat that is occupied by a child, and the first unit leaves the pairing range for a predetermined period of time, the first unit signals an alarm.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for alerting a person about a child left in a car seat, the system comprising:
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a first unit, wherein the first unit includes a first short-range wireless transceiver; a second unit, wherein the second unit includes a second short-range wireless transceiver, and wherein the first short-range wireless transceiver and the second short-range wireless transceiver pair with each other when they are in a pairing range; and an occupancy sensor, wherein the occupancy sensor is communicably coupled to the second unit, and wherein when the occupancy sensor is disposed on a child car seat that is occupied by a child, and the first unit leaves the pairing range for a predetermined period of time, the first unit signals an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for alerting a person about a child left in a car seat, the system comprising:
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a first unit, wherein the first unit includes a first short-range wireless transceiver; a second unit, wherein the second unit includes a second short-range wireless transceiver, and wherein the first short-range wireless transceiver and the second short-range wireless transceiver pair with each other when they are in a pairing range; a third unit, wherein the third unit includes a long-range wireless transceiver; and an occupancy sensor, wherein the occupancy sensor is communicably coupled to the second unit, and wherein when the occupancy sensor is disposed on a child car seat that is occupied by a child, and the first unit leaves the pairing range for a predetermined period of time, the first unit signals an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for alerting a person about a child left in a car seat, the system comprising:
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a first unit, wherein the first unit includes a first short-range wireless transceiver and a first long-range wireless transceiver; a second unit, wherein the second unit includes a second short-range wireless transceiver, a temperature sensor and a G-force sensor; and an occupancy sensor, wherein the occupancy sensor is communicably coupled to the second unit, and wherein when the occupancy sensor is disposed on a child car seat that is occupied by a child, and a temperature measured by the temperature sensor exceeds a first preset limit for a first predetermined period of time, or a G-force measured by the G-force sensor exceeds a second preset limit for a second predetermined period of time, the first unit signals an alarm. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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