CHILD SAFETY SEAT ALARM
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Abstract
An alarm system can remind or alert an adult about the presence of a child in a vehicle. A child detector, such as a weight sensor or weight-activated circuit, can detect whether a child is occupying the child safety seat. The child detector may be integrated with or coupled to a child safety seat. The child detector can be used in coordination with a vehicle alarm system to remind or alert a driver that a child is occupying the child safety seat when a key is not in the ignition.
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41 Claims
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22. A vehicle comprising:
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a seat for a passenger; an ignition sensor configured to indicate whether an engine of the vehicle is running; a detector configured to detect a presence of the passenger in the seat; and an alarm system coupled to the detector and the ignition sensor, wherein the alarm system is configured to produce a distinct alert in response to detecting the presence of the passenger in the seat when the ignition sensor indicates that the engine is deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An alarm system for use in a vehicle, the alarm system comprising:
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a first input for coupling to a detector configured to detect a presence of a passenger in a seat of the vehicle; a second input for coupling to an ignition sensor configured to indicate whether an engine of the vehicle is running; at least one output for coupling to an apparatus for generating an alert; and a controller configured to; receive, via the first input, a first signal indicative of the presence of the passenger in the seat, receive, via the second input, a second signal indicative that the engine is deactivated, and produce, via the at least one output, a distinct alert in response to receiving the first signal indicative of the presence of the passenger in the seat and the second signal indicative that the engine is deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for use in an alarm system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting, via a detector of the vehicle, a presence of a passenger in a seat of the vehicle; determining, via an ignition sensor, whether an engine of the vehicle is running; and producing a distinct alert in response to detecting the presence of the passenger in the seat when the ignition sensor indicates that the engine is deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification