Claims
- 1. A seatbelt drive interlock system for adjusting airbag deployment power based on occupant presence and seatbelt usage by communication with an in-vehicle stand-alone computer system comprising:a passenger/occupant detection system; a communications medium coupling the passenger/occupant detection system to the stand-alone computer system for adjusting airbag deployment power.
- 2. The seatbelt drive interlock system of claim 1 wherein the passenger/occupant detection system comprises a NEC Automotive Electronics Passenger Sensing System.
- 3. The seatbelt drive interlock system of claim 1 wherein the standalone computer is a laptop model.
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/980,641, filed Dec. 1, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,032,089, and a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 09/221,504 filed Dec. 28, 1998 pending.
The disclosures of Ser. Nos. 08/980,641 and 09/221,504 are hereby incorporated by reference.
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S. J. Buckley et al., The Car as a Peripheral, Adapting A Portable Computer To A Vehicle Intranet, 6 pages, Copyright 1997 Society of Automotivke Engineers, Inc. |
Continuation in Parts (2)
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08/980641 |
Dec 1997 |
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09/483208 |
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09/221504 |
Dec 1998 |
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08/980641 |
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