Child detection and alert system for a vehicle
US9569948B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/22
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A child detection and alert system for a vehicle is an easily installed alert system for the driver of a motor vehicle that uses the vehicle's anti-theft system to notify the driver, after leaving the vehicle that a child has been left behind in a child car seat. The system has a sensor mat having two different types of sensors that is placed in the child car seat before the child is seated. The sensor mat has a battery, a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting a signal from the processor in the housing with the transmitter, and a charge cord. A second part of the system has a wireless receiver that plugs into the vehicle's computer and accesses the on-board vehicle anti-theft system to utilize the alarm functions that honk the horn and flash the lights if alarm conditions are met.
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