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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2002
Markus Christl, Tirschenreuth, DE;
Ludwig Ertl, Regensburg, DE;
Thorsten Köhler, Deuerling, DE;
Dirk Zittlau, Stöckelsberg, DE;
Markus Christl, Tirschenreuth, DE;
Ludwig Ertl, Regensburg, DE;
Thorsten Köhler, Deuerling, DE;
Dirk Zittlau, Stöckelsberg, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a system for monitoring the interior of a vehicle, wherein changes occurring in the occupancy of a seat, e.g. with a person P, a child seat K, an empty seat L, or an occupancy in another occupancy category, are effected in a computer unit by means of transitional probabilities which are externally specified to the monitoring system and which reflect the rapid speed at which a change in occupancy is taken into account by said monitoring system. As a result, an associated airbag or another safety device is activated or de-activated accordingly.