Reminder device for eliciting behavioral response in a vehicle
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1. A device for reminding or warning a user of a vehicle'"'"'s occupancy status, wherein:
- said device is attachable to said vehicle remote from said user;
said device is non-distracting during operation of said vehicle, andone or more characteristics associated with said device are capable of triggering a memory in said user of said occupancy status only upon the occurrence of a condition;
wherein said condition is selected from the group consisting of said user exiting said vehicle, a door of said vehicle opening and the ignition of said vehicle turning off.
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Abstract
A reminder device for alerting or triggering the memory of a vehicular occupant includes one or more visual, auditory and tactile indicators which the occupant associates with the presence of a person, pet, plant or inanimate object located in the vehicle.
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1. A device for reminding or warning a user of a vehicle'"'"'s occupancy status, wherein:
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said device is attachable to said vehicle remote from said user; said device is non-distracting during operation of said vehicle, and one or more characteristics associated with said device are capable of triggering a memory in said user of said occupancy status only upon the occurrence of a condition; wherein said condition is selected from the group consisting of said user exiting said vehicle, a door of said vehicle opening and the ignition of said vehicle turning off. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of remembering a vehicle'"'"'s occupancy status, comprising:
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a) removably attaching a device proximate to or on an interior handle of a vehicle door prior to operating said vehicle; b) operating said vehicle without being distracted by said device; and c) noticing said device upon the occurrence of at least one condition selected from the group consisting of a user exiting said vehicle, a door of said vehicle opening and the ignition of said vehicle turning off, wherein said device is indicative of said vehicle'"'"'s occupancy status. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of remembering a vehicle'"'"'s occupancy status, comprising:
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a) activating a switch on a device that is removably attachable to a vehicle remote from a user, wherein said switch is indicative of said occupancy status; b) generating an alarm on the occurrence of a condition; and c) deactivating said switch to silence said alarm, wherein said switch is connected to said alarm, and said condition is selected from the group consisting of said user exiting said vehicle, a door of said vehicle opening and the ignition of said vehicle turning off. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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