Method and system for preventing leaving a child in an unattended vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for use with a child seat in a vehicle using a controller, the method comprising:
- determining whether a fastener of the child seat is fastened;
determining whether a person is seated in a vehicle seat;
if it is determined that the child seat fastener is fastened and the person is not seated in the vehicle seat;
enabling a first notification signal of an alarm system;
enabling a delay of the alarm system for a period of time;
enabling a second notification signal of the alarm system if a door of the vehicle is locked within the period of time; and
enabling the second notification signal after expiration of the period of time; and
if it is determined that the child seat fastener is not fastened or the person is seated in the vehicle seat, resetting the alarm system.
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Abstract
A method is provided that includes determining whether a fastener of a child seat is fastened, determining whether a person is seated in a vehicle seat, and if it is determined that the fastener is fastened and the person is not seated in the vehicle seat: enabling a first notification signal of the alarm system, enabling a delay of the alarm system for a period of time, enabling a second notification signal of the alarm system if a door of the vehicle is locked within the period of time, and enabling the second notification signal after expiration of the period of time. If it is determined that the fastener is not fastened or the person is seated in the vehicle seat, the method includes resetting the alarm system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for use with a child seat in a vehicle using a controller, the method comprising:
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determining whether a fastener of the child seat is fastened; determining whether a person is seated in a vehicle seat; if it is determined that the child seat fastener is fastened and the person is not seated in the vehicle seat; enabling a first notification signal of an alarm system; enabling a delay of the alarm system for a period of time; enabling a second notification signal of the alarm system if a door of the vehicle is locked within the period of time; and enabling the second notification signal after expiration of the period of time; and if it is determined that the child seat fastener is not fastened or the person is seated in the vehicle seat, resetting the alarm system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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8. A system for use with a child seat in a vehicle, the system comprising a first detector for detecting whether a fastener of the child seat is fastened, a second detector for detecting whether a person is seated in a vehicle seat, a third detector for detecting whether a door of the vehicle is locked, and a controller that is configured to:
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determine whether the fastener of the child seat is fastened; determine whether the person is seated in the vehicle seat; if it is determined that the fastener is fastened and the person is not seated in the vehicle seat; enable a first notification signal of an alarm system; enable a delay of the alarm system for a period of time; enable a second notification signal of the alarm system if a door of the vehicle is locked within the period of time; and enable the second notification signal after expiration of the period of time; and if it is determined that the fastener is not fastened or the person is seated in the vehicle seat, reset the alarm system.
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15. A method for preventing leaving a child in an unattended vehicle using a controller, the method comprising:
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enabling a first notification signal of an alarm system when a fastener of a child seat is fastened, the child seat being located in the vehicle; resetting the alarm system when a person is seated in the driver seat; thereafter, enabling a second notification signal of the alarm system for a period of time when the person is not seated in the driver seat and the fastener of the child seat remains fastened; enabling a third notification signal of the alarm system when a driver door of the vehicle is locked within the period of time; enabling the third notification signal of the alarm system after expiration of the period of time; and resetting the alarm system when the fastener of the child seat is unfastened. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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