Patent · US Active

System for detecting occupant left unattended in vehicle and method thereof

US11636751B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
2References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 2021
Grant dateApr 25, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 15, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60W2756/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

According to the present invention, a system for detecting an occupant left unattended in a vehicle, including a first detection unit that detects a situation in which a vehicle is stopped or parked; a carbon dioxide measurement unit that measures carbon dioxide concentration inside the vehicle; and a determination unit that detects the first detection unit's detection of the situation in which the vehicle is stopped or parked, and determines whether or not an occupant is left unattended in the vehicle based on the carbon dioxide concentration measured by the carbon dioxide measurement unit is disclosed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.