Warning system for detecting presence of a child in an infant seat
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- means for detecting a presence of an occupant within an infant seat located within a vehicle;
means for detecting a state of a vehicle'"'"'s ignition system;
means for generating an alarm signal when the detection means detects the presence of an occupant within the infant seat and the means for detecting the state of the vehicle'"'"'s ignition system detects that the vehicle'"'"'s ignition system has been turned from an "on" state to an "off" state; and
means for generating an alarm in response to the alarm signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for warning when a child has been left in an infant seat and a vehicle as been turned off. The apparatus includes an occupant detection mechanism for detecting the presence of an occupant within an infant seat located within a vehicle; an ignition detection mechanism for detecting the state of the vehicle'"'"'s ignition system; a control unit for generating an alarm signal when the occupant detection mechanism detects the presence of an occupant within the infant seat and the ignition detection mechanism detects that the vehicle'"'"'s ignition system has been turned from an "on" state to an "off" state; and an alarm units for generating an alarm in response to the alarm signal. The components of the apparatus can be located within the infant seat, within the vehicle or combined within the infant seat and the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting a presence of an occupant within an infant seat located within a vehicle; means for detecting a state of a vehicle'"'"'s ignition system; means for generating an alarm signal when the detection means detects the presence of an occupant within the infant seat and the means for detecting the state of the vehicle'"'"'s ignition system detects that the vehicle'"'"'s ignition system has been turned from an "on" state to an "off" state; and means for generating an alarm in response to the alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for detecting a presence of an occupant in an infant seat located within a vehicle, said system comprising:
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a sensor that generates a signal indicative of whether the occupant is present in the infant seat; and a control unit coupled to the sensor and an ignition system of the vehicle, wherein the control unit generates an alarm signal when the signal generated by the sensor is indicative of the presence of an occupant in the infant seat and the ignition system of the vehicle is off. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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