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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Chang Kiun Kwark, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00742 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); B60R 21/015 (2013.01); F24F 11/0034 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for detecting an occupant in a vehicle includes a proximity sensor installed at a back of a seat and detecting an object. An automotive key locks and unlocks a door. A starter starts and stops an engine of the vehicle. A controller is configured to determine whether the occupant is in the seat based sensor values of the proximity sensor, a door unlock signal from the automotive key, and a starting signal from the starter.