Child's car seat assembly enabling access to remote gaming applications and two-way person-to-person communications

• US 8,016,676 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Issued: 09/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Revolutionary Concepts, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Revolutionary Concepts, Inc.
• Inventors: Carter, Ronald
• Primary Examiner(s): MCCLELLAN, JAMES S
• Application Number:
  US12/464,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20090278390A1
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 463/39, 463/40, 463/42, 463/46, 297/219.12, 297/256.16
• US Class Current: 463/40
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2839 having a front guard or barrier

Abstract

A child'"'"'s car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling wireless gaming applications. A child'"'"'s car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling two-way, person-to-person communications. A child'"'"'s car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling both wireless gaming applications and two-way, person-to-person communications. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of the invention is intended for use with an infant or toddler.

Claims

1. A child'"'"'s car seat assembly comprising:

(a) a car seat, and

(b) communication components that are incorporated into the car seat and that enable wireless gaming applications to be played by a child who is retained in the car seat assembly and that enable two-way communications between a child retained in the car seat assembly and a person remotely located relative to the child,

(c) wherein a video display and controls are housed within a cross bar of the car seat assembly, and

(d) wherein the cross bar of the car seat assembly rotates relative to a seat portion of the car seat assembly, by which the cross bar rotates from a first position to a forward position, in which the video display and controls are located in front of, and are accessible by, a child retained in the seat.

2. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication components include a transceiver and a transmitter.

3. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication components include a speaker and a microphone.

4. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 3, wherein the communication components further include a camera and a display screen.

5. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the car seat assembly further includes a processing unit for locally executing software at the car seat assembly.

6. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the gaming applications are hosted remotely from the car seat assembly.

7. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the gaming applications are downloaded on demand and executed locally at the car seat assembly.

8. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication components of the car seat assembly are configured to receive an audiovideo program that is streamed to the car seat assembly.

9. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication components of the car seat assembly are configured to download an audiovideo program and play the audiovideo program from a memory of a component of the car seat assembly.

10. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication components are configured to initiate the two-way communications by the child.

11. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication components are configured to initiate the two-way communications by the person remotely located to the child.

12. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication components comprise one or more speakers located proximate a headrest of the car seat assembly.

13. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 1, wherein the communication components are configured to communicate an alarm from the car seat assembly to an appropriate adult, wherein the car seat assembly includes one or more sensors and monitoring circuitry for determining when a predefined alarm condition is met, wherein the communication components are configured to automatically communicate an alarm from the car seat assembly when the predefined alarm condition is met, and wherein one or more images are taken with a camera of the communication components and are included with the alarm that is communicated.

14. A child'"'"'s car seat assembly comprising:

(a) a car seat, and

(b) communication components that are incorporated into the car seat and that enable wireless gaming applications to be played by a child who is retained in the car seat assembly and that enable two-way communications between a child retained in the car seat assembly and a person remotely located relative to the child,

(c) wherein the communication components are configured to communicate an alarm from the car seat assembly to an appropriate adult, wherein the car seat assembly includes one or more sensors and monitoring circuitry for determining when a predefined alarm condition is met, wherein the communication components are configured to automatically communicate an alarm from the car seat assembly when the predefined alarm condition is met, and wherein one or more images are taken with a camera of the communication components and are included with the alarm that is communicated.

15. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 14, wherein, the sensor is a temperature sensor for detecting ambient temperature within the vehicle.

16. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 14, wherein the sensor is for sensing the weight of a child retained within the car seat assembly.

17. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 14, wherein the alarm communication is sent to a designated telephone numbers and to a designated email address.

18. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 14, wherein the alarm communicated includes the ambient temperature detected in the vehicle.

19. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 14, wherein the communication components are configured to initiate the two-way communications by the child.

20. The child'"'"'s car seat assembly of claim 14, wherein the communication components are configured to initiate the two-way communications by the person remotely located to the child.