Patent ID: 7230530
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle safety system for notifying a caregiver whether a child is seated in a car seat during unattended time intervals, said vehicle safety system comprising: means for determining a location of a child such that a care giver can know whether a child is seated in the car seat, said child location determining means comprising a sound wave emitting module nested therein; means for determining a location of the care giver such that said vehicle safety system can know whether the care giver has traveled a predetermined distance away from the car seat; wherein said child location determining means and said care giver location determining means cooperate for sending an alert signal to the care giver when a plurality of predetermined parameters are detected, said care giver location determining means comprising a processor, and wherein said care giver location determining means comprises a receiver in active wireless communication with said sound wave emitting module when the care giver is located within said predetermined distance from said child location determining means, said first and second control signals being responsive to said care giver location determining means when the care giver moves a distance greater than said predetermined distance from said child location determining means such that the care giver is audibly reminded of the presence of the child during operating conditions.