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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Andrew D. Sarkisian, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Matthew J. Dalebout, Canton, MI (US);
Lawrence Daniel Cepuran, Northville, MI (US);
Anthony Dwayne Cooprider, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kevin Thomas Hille, Plymouth, MI (US);
Karl William Wojcik, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Terry Thomas Cwik, Northville, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Andrew D. Sarkisian, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Matthew J. Dalebout, Canton, MI (US);
Lawrence Daniel Cepuran, Northville, MI (US);
Anthony Dwayne Cooprider, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kevin Thomas Hille, Plymouth, MI (US);
Karl William Wojcik, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Terry Thomas Cwik, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for notifying primary and second drivers about a status of a safety restraint in a vehicle is provided. A primary and secondary keys are adapted to be associated to the primary and secondary drivers. A key ignition device is positioned on each of the primary key and secondary keys. The key ignition device is adapted to generate driver status signals indicative of whether the driver the primary driver or the secondary driver. A controller is adapted to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary driver or the secondary driver based on the driver status signals. The controller is further adapted to generate restraint status signals indicative of the status of the safety restraint. The controller is further adapted to selectively control the operation of generating the restraint signals based on whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary or secondary driver.