Seatbelt reminder system
First Claim
1. A seatbelt reminder system for outputting a reminder for an occupant when the occupant leaves a seatbelt unfastened, comprising:
- a first detection element for detecting a fastened state of a seatbelt associated with a primary occupant'"'"'s seat;
a primary occupant'"'"'s seat reminder element for outputting a reminder according to a predetermined first pattern when an unfastened state of the seatbelt of the primary occupant'"'"'s seat is detected by said first detection element;
a second detection element for detecting a fastened state of a seatbelt associated with a secondary occupant'"'"'s seat;
a secondary occupant'"'"'s seat reminder element for outputting a reminder according to a predetermined second pattern when an unfastened state of the seatbelt of the secondary occupant'"'"'s seat is detected by said second detection element; and
a synchronization element operative when the output of the reminder according to the second pattern is to be started by said secondary occupant'"'"'s seat reminder element while the reminder according to the first pattern is being output by said primary occupant'"'"'s seat reminder element, to synchronize the reminder according to the first pattern and the reminder according to the second pattern with each other.
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Abstract
A seatbelt reminder system for outputting a reminder for an occupant when the occupant leaves a seatbelt unfastened. The system includes a driver'"'"'s seat reminder instruction section for outputting a reminder according to a first pattern (S405), a front passenger seat-rear passenger seat reminder instruction section for outputting a reminder according to a second pattern, and a second reminder synchronization section for synchronizing the reminders according to the first and second patterns with each other (S406) when the output of the reminder according to the second pattern is to be started while the reminder according to the first pattern is being output.
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14 Claims
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1. A seatbelt reminder system for outputting a reminder for an occupant when the occupant leaves a seatbelt unfastened, comprising:
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a first detection element for detecting a fastened state of a seatbelt associated with a primary occupant'"'"'s seat; a primary occupant'"'"'s seat reminder element for outputting a reminder according to a predetermined first pattern when an unfastened state of the seatbelt of the primary occupant'"'"'s seat is detected by said first detection element; a second detection element for detecting a fastened state of a seatbelt associated with a secondary occupant'"'"'s seat; a secondary occupant'"'"'s seat reminder element for outputting a reminder according to a predetermined second pattern when an unfastened state of the seatbelt of the secondary occupant'"'"'s seat is detected by said second detection element; and a synchronization element operative when the output of the reminder according to the second pattern is to be started by said secondary occupant'"'"'s seat reminder element while the reminder according to the first pattern is being output by said primary occupant'"'"'s seat reminder element, to synchronize the reminder according to the first pattern and the reminder according to the second pattern with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A seatbelt reminder method for outputting a reminder for an occupant when the occupant leaves a seatbelt unfastened, comprising the steps of:
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outputting a reminder according to a predetermined first pattern when a seatbelt associated with a primary occupant'"'"'s seat is unfastened; outputting a reminder according to a predetermined second pattern when a seatbelt associated with a secondary occupant'"'"'s seat is unfastened; and synchronizing the reminder according to the first pattern and the reminder according to the second pattern with each other when the output of the reminder according to the second pattern is to be started while the reminder according to the first pattern is being output. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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