Patent ID: 6639512
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A monitoring apparatus suitable for monitoring conditions inside a vehicle comprising:a sound detector suitable for detecting the sounds made by an occupant inside said vehicle, a sensor for sensing conditions which could be potentially dangerous to an occupant of said vehicle and for generating warning information, a transmitter for transmitting said sound and said warning information, a receiver for processing said sound and said warning information, and for issuing an alarm which includes a combination of said sound and said warning information. 2.The apparatus of claim (1) in which the receiver comprises an amplifier and a loudspeaker attached to said vehicle.3.The apparatus of claim (1) where the sensor comprises one from a group of:a temperature sensor capable of distinguishing between temperature conditions which are either comfortable, uncomfortable, or dangerous to said vehicle occupant a sensor for a dangerous gas.