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CHILD ABANDONMENT MONITOR

  • US 20180096578A1
  • Filed: 08/15/2017
  • Published: 04/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A child car seat, comprising:

  • a base configured to couple to a vehicle seat;

    a seat configured to couple to the base; and

    a sensor device mounted to one of the base or the seat, the sensor device including a sensor that outputs a measurement signal indicating whether a child is present in the seat, a processor configured to receive the measurement signal and to determine, based on the measurement signal, whether a child is present in the seat, and a communication circuit controlled by the processor, the communication circuit transmitting a proximity signal in response to the processor determining that a child is present in the seat, the proximity signal being configured for reception by a first mobile device;

    wherein the proximity signal causes a first alert to be communicated to a user of a first mobile device in response to the first mobile device exceeding a range from the sensor device; and

    wherein a second alert is communicated to the user of a second mobile device if, after a threshold amount of time, the measurement signal continues to indicate that a child is present in the seat and no response is received by the sensor device in response to the first alert.

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