Patent ID: 8090504

Claim:
A method for automatically ensuring passenger safety comprising: identifying at least one article in need of securing in a vehicle; attaching at least one wireless signaling device to said article, said wireless signaling device emitting a wireless signal that indicates a state of said article; providing a mechanical blocking device for controlling said wireless signal of said wireless signaling device; providing a signal-reducing device; generating state information for said article; receiving said state information at a data network device to generate a state result for said state of said article, said state result indicating if said article is in a secured state or an unsecured state; verifying whether said secured state comprises a properly secured state or an improperly secured state by said signal-reducing device absorbing a portion of said wireless signal to generate a reduced strength wireless signal which indicates that said article is in said improperly secured state; and outputting said state result to an end user to notify said end user that said article is in said unsecured state, properly secured state or improperly secured state for automatically ensuring passenger safety.