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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mahmoud Abdelhamid, Canton, MI (US);
Meisam Lois Yousif, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Manibharathi Gudiyattam Gnanamurugan, Southfield, MI (US);
Sonya Bentley, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Saeed D. Barbat, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for a vehicle includes detecting within a first predetermined time period of a vehicle ignition transitioning from an OFF status to an ON status: (a) a rear door OPEN status; and (b) at least one of: (i) a stored record of rear seat occupancy; and (ii) a rear seat belt BUCKLED status; and outputting a rear seat occupancy indicator within the vehicle upon detecting the vehicle ignition transitioning from the ON status to the OFF status.