Patent Application
20240067059
Various types of vehicle alert systems are known in the prior art. However, what has been needed is a vehicle occupant detection system including at least one weight sensing pad, at least one infrared sensor, disposed within an automobile. What has been further needed is for each of the at least one weight sensing pad, the at least one infrared sensor, and the at least one motion sensor to be in operational communication with each of a battery and a computer system for the automobile. Lastly, what has been needed is for the computer system to be configured to activate at least one of a horn, an alarm, an engine, at least one power window, a wireless communication with a remotely disposed fob, a wireless text communication with a remotely disposed personal electronic device, and a cellular communication with an emergency responder when at least one of the at least one infrared sensor, the at least one weight sensing pad, and the at least one motion sensor detects a passenger disposed within the vehicle. The vehicle occupant detection system is thus uniquely structured to wire directly into a computer system of an automobile in order to prevent children and pets from being accidentally left in the automobile in extreme temperatures.
The present invention relates to vehicle alert systems, and more particularly, to a vehicle occupant detection system.
The general purpose of the present vehicle occupant detection system, described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a vehicle occupant detection system which has many novel features that result in the vehicle occupant detection system which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combination thereof.
To accomplish this, the present vehicle occupant detection system includes at least one weight sensing pad, at least one infrared sensor, and at least one motion sensor. The at least one weight sensing pad is disposed within a seat member of at least one seat of an automobile; the at least one infrared sensor is medially disposed on a dashboard of the automobile; and the at least one motion sensor is disposed on an interior roof of the automobile.
Each of at least one weight sensing pad, the at least one infrared sensor, and at the at least one motion sensor is in operational communication with each of a battery and a computer system of the automobile. The computer system has wireless capabilities and is configured to activate at least one of a horn of the automobile, an alarm of the automobile, an engine of the automobile, at least one power window of the automobile, a wireless communication with a remotely disposed fob after the engine has been having wireless capabilities, a wireless text communication with a remotely disposed personal electronic device having wireless capabilities, and a cellular communication with an emergency responder when at least one of the at least one infrared sensor, the at least one weight sensing pad, and the at least one motion sensor detects a passenger disposed in the vehicle after the engine of the automobile has been turned off. The at least one weight sensing is optionally four in order that a single weight sensing pad is disposed under the seat member of each of four seats of the automobile. Furthermore, the at least one motion sensor is optionally two in order to sufficiently cover an interior of the automobile.
Preferably, the system will operate in a series of four steps: a) the horn of the automobile will sound several times after a passenger is detected within the automobile; b) the alarm of the vehicle will sound and a text will be wirelessly communicated to a remote user's phone; c) the engine of the vehicle will self start, either the air conditioning or heating system of the automobile will turn on, and the power windows will lower if the interior temperature of the automobile reaches a certain degree; and d) the automobile's cellular or wireless system will initiate a communication to an emergency responder and alert the emergency responder as to the location of the automobile; e) the automobile's cellular or wireless system may also communicate other relevant data to an emergency responder such as the exact GPS coordinates, the vehicle, make, model, license plate number, and State where registered, as well as the vehicle's VIN number and/or the owner's name address and phone number.
The vehicle occupant detection system is uniquely structured to prevent the accidental unplugging of the system, since it is operationally connected directly into the computer system of the automobile. Moreover, the at least one infrared sensor prevents a false alarm from occurring with the at least one weight sensing pad since the at least one infrared sensor will prevent the false detection of a package or piece of luggage as a person. It is also envisaged that the system can be structured for use within a crib and a kennel.
Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of the present vehicle detection system so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.
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Each of the at least one weight sensing pad 20, the at least one motion sensor 24 is in operational communicational communication with each of a battery 36 and a computer system of the automobile 38. The at least one weight sensing pad 20 is optionally four, and the at least one motion sensor 24 is optionally two.
