Patent · US Expired

System for monitoring the interior of a vehicle

US7124007B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

7References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Markus Christl · Tirschenreuth, DE
Ludwig Ertl · Regensburg, DE
Thorsten Köhler · Deuerling, DE
Dirk Zittlau · Stöckelsberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 2002
Grant date	Oct 17, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2210/24
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for monitoring the interior of a vehicle, wherein changes occurring in the occupancy of a seat, e.g. with a person P, a child seat K, an empty seat L, or an occupancy in another occupancy category, are effected in a computer unit by means of transitional probabilities which are externally specified to the monitoring system and which reflect the rapid speed at which a change in occupancy is taken into account by said monitoring system. As a result, an associated airbag or another safety device is activated or de-activated accordingly.

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