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 first 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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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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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 first 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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