Patent ID: 7199703

Claim:
A seatbelt use indicating apparatus comprising: a detector that detects whether a seatbelt is used; a use indicator that indicates by displaying a first glow for indicating that the seatbelt is used based on a result of detection provided by the detector; and a non-use indicator that indicates by displaying a second glow for indicating that the seatbelt is not used based on a result of detection provided by the detector; wherein: both the first glow and the second glow are at least one of a flickering glow or a combination of a continuous glow and the flickering glow; the displayed second glow of the non-use indicator is brighter than the displayed first glow of the use indicator; and the second glow changes to the first glow when the use indicator determines that the seatbelt is in use, such that either the first glow or the second glow is always on to indicate the seatbelt status.