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Device and method for sensing an object or a person in the interior of a vehicle and vehicle occupant protection apparatus in a vehicle with such a device

  • US 6,773,029 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2001
  • Issued: 08/10/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle occupant protection apparatus, comprising:

  • a control device for a vehicle occupant protection device configured to output a control command;

    an impact sensing device connected to said control device; and

    a device for sensing an object or a person in the interior of a vehicle disposed spatially separate from and connected to said control device for receiving the control command output by said control device, said device including;

    a sensor for sensing an object or a person in an interior of a vehicle;

    a memory; and

    a control unit connected to said memory for storing sensor data or data derived therefrom in said memory upon receiving a corresponding control command from said control device, said control unit causing an impact code transmitted via an interface to be stored in said memory.

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