Patent ID: 8125343

Claim:
A system for child safety, comprising: incorporating a child safety seat connection into a child safety seat, the child safety seat connection configured to serve as an entry point for communication between the child safety seat and a vehicle; activating an engagement mechanism upon securing a child into the child safety seat; transmitting a signal from the child safety seat via the child safety seat connection to the vehicle; responding to the activation of the engagement mechanism with an audio and visual alert once ignition of the vehicle is powered off; emitting the audible alert through the speaker of the vehicle, the speaker in communication with internal wiring of the vehicle and the internal wiring of the vehicle being in communication with the child safety seat via the child safety seat connection; providing power to the child safety seat via a conduit attached to the internal wiring of the vehicle and the child safety seat connection; providing a signal to and from the child safety seat via a conduit attached to the internal wiring of the vehicle and the child safety seat connection; providing a signal to and from the child safety seat via a wireless connection, the wireless connection being received and transmitted via an internal computer system of the vehicle that is in communication with the internal wiring of the vehicle, and the child safety seat connection; connecting the child safety seat via a conduit to the internal wiring and speaker system of the vehicle; closing a switch between the internal wiring of the vehicle and the child safety seat when the child safety seat is secured via the engagement mechanism; opening a switch between the internal wiring of the vehicle and the child safety seat when the child safety seat is not secured via the engagement mechanism; connecting the child safety seat via the child safety seat connection to at least one fuse contained in the vehicle; connecting the child safety seat via the child safety seat connection to at least one outlet contained in the vehicle; connecting the at least one fuse with the audio player of the vehicle, the audio player connected to the speaker; connecting the at least one outlet with the audio player of the vehicle, the audio player connected to the speaker; emitting sound from the speaker when the vehicle is switched off and the engagement mechanism is activated; emitting sound from the speaker when the vehicle is switched off and the engagement mechanism is activated; running a system check at the time the engagement mechanism is activated but before ignition of the vehicle is started; emitting an alert at the time the engagement mechanism is activated but before ignition of the vehicle is started; and emitting an alert at the time the engagement mechanism is activated but before ignition of the vehicle is started when physical components are functioning properly.