CHILD SEAT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a seat belt sensor for detecting a child seat belt status;
a vehicle gear selector;
a child presence detector; and
a user interface to present a first notification when;
the gear selector is in park, the seat belt sensor detects that the child seat belt status is unbuckled, and the child presence detector detects a child in the vehicle.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a vehicle comprising a user interface, a first sensor coupled to a child seat for detecting a child seat belt status; a gear selector for selecting a vehicle gear, and a processor communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the gear selector, and configured to cause the user interface to present a first notification if a first alarm condition is detected based on the child seat belt status and a selected gear. Embodiments also include a method of providing child seat monitoring in a vehicle, the method comprising receiving a gear position from a vehicle gear selector, receiving a child seat belt status from a first sensor coupled to a vehicle child seat, and presenting a first notification using a vehicle user interface if the gear position is a non-park position and the child seat belt status is unbuckled.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a seat belt sensor for detecting a child seat belt status; a vehicle gear selector; a child presence detector; and a user interface to present a first notification when;
the gear selector is in park, the seat belt sensor detects that the child seat belt status is unbuckled, and the child presence detector detects a child in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing child seat monitoring in a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a gear position from a vehicle gear selector; receiving a child seat belt status from a vehicle seat sensor; receiving a child presence status from a child presence detector; presenting, via a user interface, a first notification when the gear position is in a park position, the child presence status is positive, and the child seat belt status is unbuckled. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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