Passenger occupancy identification system
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1. A seat for a passenger vehicle, the seat comprising:
- a first sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an occupant in the seat; and
a second sensor for validating the seat occupancy based on a received validation code and a reservation record pertaining to the seat by;
identifying occupant identity information from the received validation code;
identifying the reservation record; and
comparing the occupant identity information and the reservation record to determine whether the occupancy of the seat is valid,wherein the seat further comprises a transmitter for transmitting a signal indicative of valid occupancy of the seat and wherein, in use, the occupancy data is transmitted to and from the vehicle during transit of the vehicle for updating the reservation record substantially in real-time with at least one of the comparing or a current vehicle journey.
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Abstract
A seat for a passenger vehicle is provided that comprises a first sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an occupant in the seat and a second sensor for validating the seat occupancy. The seat further comprises a transmitter for transmitting a signal indicative of valid occupancy of the seat. The first sensor may be a non-contact, capacitive sensor and the second sensor may comprise a near-field communication device for receiving a seat validation code. A seat validation system may be established on a passenger vehicle such as a train, wherein a central controller may report on seat occupancy status for the vehicle.
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1. A seat for a passenger vehicle, the seat comprising:
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a first sensor for detecting the presence or absence of an occupant in the seat; and a second sensor for validating the seat occupancy based on a received validation code and a reservation record pertaining to the seat by; identifying occupant identity information from the received validation code; identifying the reservation record; and comparing the occupant identity information and the reservation record to determine whether the occupancy of the seat is valid, wherein the seat further comprises a transmitter for transmitting a signal indicative of valid occupancy of the seat and wherein, in use, the occupancy data is transmitted to and from the vehicle during transit of the vehicle for updating the reservation record substantially in real-time with at least one of the comparing or a current vehicle journey. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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