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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2007
Joseph Kinman Lee, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel Ray Spach, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Prasanna Srinivasan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Darren Paul Umstead, Apex, NC (US);
Joseph Kinman Lee, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel Ray Spach, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Prasanna Srinivasan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Darren Paul Umstead, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A wireless system that detects the presence of a child in a safety seat located in the passenger cabin of a vehicle includes a controller responsive to signals generated by sensors monitoring predefined functions of the vehicle, RFID tag device attached to the safety seat and RFID tag reader mounted in the cabin. The system generates control signals which activate an alarm, open the doors of the vehicle and roll down windows if the child is left in the safety seat of an unattended vehicle.