Parked vehicle interior lifeform recognition
First Claim
1. A dongle configured to couple with an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) system of a parked vehicle, the vehicle having a first sensor in communication with the OBD system providing first sensor data to the OBD system, the dongle comprising:
- a housing;
a connector disposed along an edge of the housing, the connector configured to couple with an OBD port of an OBD system;
a Central Processing Unit (CPU) disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the connector, the CPU programmed to couple with and access data from the OBD system; and
a second sensor at least partially disposed within the housing and in communication with the CPU providing second sensor data to the CPU, wherein the CPU is programmed to, upon receiving second sensor data and first sensor data each respectively exceeding a second sensor data threshold value and a first sensor data threshold value, and the vehicle being in a parked state, send a response signal indicating the presence of a human or animal inside the parked vehicle.
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Abstract
A dongle that may be plugged into an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) port of a vehicle and provide notification if a human or animal is left within a parked car. The dongle accesses a first sensor from the vehicle'"'"'s communication system and a second sensor from within the dongle. If data from the first and second sensors exceeds predetermined threshold values programmed into the dongle'"'"'s memory, then the dongle sends out a response signal. The response signal may be sent to an owner'"'"'s cellular phone or to a 911 dispatch center. Additional sensors within the vehicle, or placed within the dongle, may also be used to verify the presence of a human or animal left within the parked vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A dongle configured to couple with an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) system of a parked vehicle, the vehicle having a first sensor in communication with the OBD system providing first sensor data to the OBD system, the dongle comprising:
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a housing; a connector disposed along an edge of the housing, the connector configured to couple with an OBD port of an OBD system; a Central Processing Unit (CPU) disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the connector, the CPU programmed to couple with and access data from the OBD system; and a second sensor at least partially disposed within the housing and in communication with the CPU providing second sensor data to the CPU, wherein the CPU is programmed to, upon receiving second sensor data and first sensor data each respectively exceeding a second sensor data threshold value and a first sensor data threshold value, and the vehicle being in a parked state, send a response signal indicating the presence of a human or animal inside the parked vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A lifeform recognition system for an interior of a parked automobile, the automobile having an on-board vehicle computer and at least one vehicle-based sensor providing vehicle-based sensor data to the on-board vehicle computer, the system comprising:
a dongle disposable within an interior of a parked automobile, the dongle having a central processing unit (CPU) configured to communicate with an on-board vehicle computer of the parked automobile and access the vehicle-based sensor data, the dongle having at least one dongle-based sensor configured to provide dongle-based sensor data to the CPU, and the CPU programmed to, upon receiving vehicle-based and dongle-based sensor data above a first and second sensor data threshold, respectively, send a response signal to a mobile electronic device located outside of the interior of the parked vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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