Systems and methods for networking of car seat monitoring systems utilizing a central hub
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1. A system for providing notifications of a condition relating to a child in vehicular child seat, the system comprising:
- a sensor detecting a condition relating to a vehicular child seat or a child in said vehicular child seat when said vehicular child seat is installed in a vehicle;
a central hub comprising;
a transmitter/receiver receiving from said sensor a first datagram containing information related to said detected condition;
a microprocessor;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having programming instructions which, when executed by said microprocessor, cause a second datagram to be formed containing notification information, said notification information based at least in part upon at least some of said information related to said detected condition contained in said first datagram;
a notification system receiving from said central hub said second datagram and conveying a notification to a user, said notification based at least in part upon at least some of said notification information in said second datagram.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring child seats and children in child seats through sensors paired with a central processing hub which in turn relays notifications of conditions to caregivers or other users based on a notification hierarchy and the urgency of the conditions detected.
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1. A system for providing notifications of a condition relating to a child in vehicular child seat, the system comprising:
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a sensor detecting a condition relating to a vehicular child seat or a child in said vehicular child seat when said vehicular child seat is installed in a vehicle; a central hub comprising; a transmitter/receiver receiving from said sensor a first datagram containing information related to said detected condition; a microprocessor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium having programming instructions which, when executed by said microprocessor, cause a second datagram to be formed containing notification information, said notification information based at least in part upon at least some of said information related to said detected condition contained in said first datagram; a notification system receiving from said central hub said second datagram and conveying a notification to a user, said notification based at least in part upon at least some of said notification information in said second datagram. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for notifying a user of a condition related to a child in a child seat comprising the steps of:
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providing a child seat installable in a vehicle and comprising one or more sensors capable of detecting a condition related to a child when said child is in said child seat and said child seat is installed in said vehicle; providing a central hub; providing a notification system; one or more of said one or more sensors detecting a condition related to a child in said child seat when said child seat is installed in a vehicle; forming a first datagram comprising information related to said detected condition; transmitting said first datagram to said central hub in a first transmission; said central hub forming a second datagram comprising notification information, said notification information based at least in part upon at least some of said information related to said detected condition in said first datagram received by said central hub; transmitting said second datagram to said notification system in a second transmission; said notification system conveying a notification about said detected condition to a user, said notification based at least in part on at least some of said notification information in said second datagram received by said notification system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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