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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Martin Schmied, Neckarweihingen, DE;
Frank Mack, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Martin Schmied, Neckarweihingen, DE;
Frank Mack, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input device in a vehicle and a method for occupant classification, in which an input regarding occupant classification is requested from the driver or some other user. This input is compared with an automatically produced occupant classification, and depending on this comparison a warning is issued, an occupant classification is communicated to the control unit for restraining devices, and/or a new input is requested.