NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING OF VALUED CONTENTS IN A VEHICLE

摘要

A vehicle notification system for communicating with a driver of a passenger vehicle, after the driving journey has ended, that a child or valued object remains within the vehicle. A detection device detects the presence or restraint of a child or valued object, and transmits a presence/restraint status signal. A portable controller device attached to the OBD-II port has a transceiver that receives and re-transmits the presence/restraint status signal, and a microcontroller that interacts with the network of the vehicle to determine the status of the vehicle journey as being underway or ended. The controller also transmits a vehicle journey status signal. A drivers smartphone includes a microprocessor with software that configures the smartphone transceiver to receive the vehicle journey and presence/restraint status signals, and generates an alarm signal in response to a predetermined condition of the presence/restraint status and the vehicle journey status.