Child seat safety management method, apparatus, system, vehicle, and storage medium

Abstract

This invention discloses a child seat safety management method, comprising the steps of: establishing a Bluetooth connection between the vehicle's infotainment system and the child seat before the vehicle starts moving; the infotainment system receiving the current status of the child seat reported via Bluetooth, the current status including the child seat's seat position and seatbelt status; analyzing the current status to determine whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm; during the pop-up window and / or sound alarm period, sending a gear shift restriction request to the vehicle's gear shift management system to restrict the vehicle's gear shift to drive. This invention also discloses corresponding devices, systems, vehicles, and storage media. Implementing this invention allows for real-time detection of the child seat's status and provides pop-up window and / or sound alarms and gear shift restrictions when the seatbelt is not fastened, improving safety.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of vehicle networking communication technology, and in particular to a child seat safety management method, device, system, vehicle, and storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] With the increasing prevalence of vehicles, the use of child seats is becoming more common. Currently, most child seats do not provide a warning when a child is not wearing a seatbelt or is not properly fastened. Some child seats may emit a simple beeping alarm for several seconds, but these alarms are often missed or ignored by the driver as they return to the driver's seat. Therefore, it is crucial to be able to promptly detect the seatbelt status of a child seat while driving and when parked. However, existing child seat seatbelt unfastened warning systems have some shortcomings: they are not clear and direct enough, are easily overlooked, and pose certain safety hazards. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a child seat safety management method, device, system, vehicle and storage medium, which can provide real-time reminders and restrict the operation of shifting gears when the child seat seat belt is not fastened, so as to avoid safety hazards caused by parental negligence and better protect the travel safety of children.

[0004] To address the aforementioned technical problems, as one aspect of the present invention, a child seat safety management method is provided, which includes at least the following steps:

[0005] Establish a Bluetooth connection between the vehicle's infotainment system and the child seat;

[0006] The vehicle infotainment system receives the current status of the child seat periodically reported via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat's seat position and the seat belt position.

[0007] The current status of the child seat is analyzed to determine whether to trigger a pop-up window and / or sound alarm.

[0008] During the pop-up and / or audible alarm process, a gear restriction request is sent to the vehicle's shift management system to restrict the vehicle from shifting to driving gear.

[0009] The analysis of the current state of the child seat, and the determination of whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm based on the analysis results, includes:

[0010] When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, no pop-up window or audible alarm will be triggered.

[0011] When the child seat reports the current status of the child seat as follows: seated status is "seated" and seat belt status is "not fastened", a pop-up window and / or an audible alarm will be triggered.

[0012] When the child seat reports the current status as "seated" and "seatbelt fastened", cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm.

[0013] This further includes:

[0014] When a pop-up window or / and audible alarm is triggered, a notification message will be sent to the vehicle's instrument panel, displaying a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the instrument panel screen.

[0015] This further includes:

[0016] During driving or after parking, when the child seat reports the current status as: seated (sitting) and seatbelt (not fastened), a pop-up window and / or audible alarm will be triggered again, and the vehicle's instrument panel will also be alerted.

[0017] When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, cancel the pop-up window and / or sound alarm.

[0018] Accordingly, as another aspect of the present invention, a child seat safety management device is also provided, installed in a vehicle infotainment system, comprising at least:

[0019] Bluetooth establishment unit, used to establish a Bluetooth connection between the vehicle infotainment system and the child seat before the vehicle starts moving;

[0020] The child seat status receiving unit is used to receive the current status of the child seat periodically reported by the child seat via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat sitting status and the seat belt status.

[0021] The prompt analysis unit is used to analyze the current status of the child seat and determine whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm;

[0022] The gear position restriction sending unit is used to send a gear position restriction request to the vehicle's shift management system during the pop-up window and / or audible alarm to restrict the vehicle's gear from shifting from parking to driving.

[0023] The prompt analysis unit analyzes the current state of the child seat in the following manner, and determines whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm based on the analysis results:

[0024] When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, no pop-up window or audible alarm will be triggered.

[0025] When the child seat reports the current status of the child seat as follows: seated status is "seated" and seat belt status is "not fastened", a pop-up window and / or an audible alarm will be triggered.

[0026] When the child seat reports the current status as "seated" and "seatbelt fastened", cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm.

[0027] This further includes:

[0028] The prompt sending unit is used to send a prompt message to the vehicle instrument panel when a pop-up window or / and sound alarm are triggered, and to display a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the display screen of the vehicle instrument panel.

[0029] The prompt analysis unit is further used for:

[0030] During driving or after parking, when the child seat reports the current status as: seated (sitting) and seatbelt (not fastened), a pop-up window and / or audible alarm will be triggered again, and the vehicle's instrument panel will also be alerted.

[0031] When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm.

[0032] Accordingly, as another aspect of the present invention, a child seat safety management system is also provided, comprising at least a vehicle infotainment system, a child seat, a vehicle instrument panel, and a gear shift management system communicating with the vehicle infotainment system, wherein:

[0033] The vehicle infotainment system is equipped with the aforementioned device;

[0034] The child seat is used to periodically report its current status to the vehicle system via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat being seated and the seat belt status.

[0035] The in-vehicle instrument panel is used to receive prompts from the vehicle system and display a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the screen.

[0036] The gear shift management system is used to receive gear restriction requests from the vehicle system in order to restrict the vehicle's gear from shifting from parking gear to driving gear.

[0037] Accordingly, another aspect of the present invention provides a vehicle having a child seat safety management system as described above.

[0038] Accordingly, in another aspect, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method as described above.

[0039] Implementing the embodiments of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0040] This invention provides a child seat safety management method, device, system, vehicle, and storage medium. When a vehicle owner prepares to drive without fastening the child seat belt or when the child has unfastened the seat belt, the vehicle's infotainment system can receive real-time alarm information from the child seat. The system will then display a pop-up message reminding the user that the child seat belt is not fastened, play an alarm sound, and display a specific alarm icon on the instrument panel to warn the owner. Furthermore, the vehicle will not be allowed to engage the driving gear, thus preventing safety hazards caused by parental negligence and better protecting children's travel safety. Attached Figure Description

[0041] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, obtaining other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort still falls within the scope of the present invention.

[0042] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main flow of an embodiment of a child seat safety management method provided by the present invention;

[0043] Figure 2 A schematic diagram illustrating the application environment of the method provided by this invention;

[0044] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the interface for pop-up alarms in an example of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of one embodiment of a child seat safety management device provided by the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0046] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0047] like Figure 1 The diagram shown illustrates the main flow of an embodiment of a child seat safety management method provided by the present invention; in conjunction with... Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, the method is applied to, for example... Figure 2 In the environment shown.

[0048] like Figure 2As shown, in this invention, its application environment involves at least the vehicle infotainment system 1, child seat 2, vehicle instrument cluster 4, and gear shift management system 3 (Gear Shift Management System, GSM), wherein:

[0049] The vehicle infotainment system 1 is an in-vehicle intelligent entertainment terminal that mainly connects to the child seat via a unique Bluetooth communication protocol to enable functions such as pop-up notifications and sound alarms.

[0050] The vehicle instrument panel 4 can display instrument information and also has functions such as displaying vehicle alarm icons.

[0051] The child seat 2 is equipped with seat position and seat belt status detection, and can connect to the vehicle's Bluetooth module via a unique Bluetooth communication protocol to enable information transmission.

[0052] The gear shift management system 3 is used for vehicle gear switching, such as switching between P, N, D, and R gears.

[0053] Please continue reading Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, the child seat safety management method includes at least the following steps:

[0054] Step S10: Establish a Bluetooth connection between the vehicle infotainment system and the child seat;

[0055] Specifically, before starting the vehicle, the user turns on the child seat switch and turns on the Bluetooth function of the vehicle system. The vehicle system searches for the child seat's Bluetooth information through the Bluetooth module, clicks to connect and pair, thereby establishing a Bluetooth connection between the vehicle system and the child seat.

[0056] Step S11: The vehicle system receives the current status of the child seat periodically reported by the child seat via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat seat position and the seat belt position.

[0057] In a specific example, the child seat is equipped with a pressure sensor to detect the seat's occupancy status (occupant or not) and a seatbelt interface sensor to detect the seatbelt status (not fastened or fastened), thus obtaining the current status of the child seat and periodically (e.g., every 2 seconds) reporting it to the vehicle's infotainment system via Bluetooth.

[0058] Step S12: Analyze the current status of the child seat and determine whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm based on the analysis results;

[0059] Specifically, in one example, step S12 further includes:

[0060] When the child seat is initially unoccupied, the child seat will report the current status as follows: not in seat and seat belt not fastened. The vehicle system will not issue any pop-up or audible alarms.

[0061] When a child is seated without a seatbelt, the child seat will report the current status as "seated" and "seatbelt not fastened." The vehicle's infotainment system will then issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm. Understandably, in some cases, one can choose between a pop-up window or a sound alarm; in other cases, both can be issued simultaneously.

[0062] Once the child is seated and the seatbelt is fastened, the child seat will report the current status as follows: seated and seatbelt fastened. At this time, the vehicle's infotainment system will cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm.

[0063] In one example, it further includes:

[0064] When a pop-up window or / and audible alarm is triggered, a notification message will be sent to the vehicle's instrument panel, displaying a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the instrument panel screen.

[0065] Understandably, in this step, the vehicle's infotainment system receives information, assesses it, and if an alarm is deemed necessary, displays a pop-up message stating "Child seatbelt not fastened, please ensure it is fastened before driving," along with a voice prompt. Simultaneously, the message is sent to the instrument cluster, which displays a specific icon indicating that the child seatbelt is not fastened. The pop-up alarm message includes, for example,... Figure 3 As shown.

[0066] Step S13: During the pop-up window and / or audible alarm, a gear restriction request is sent to the vehicle's gear shift management system to restrict the vehicle's gear shift to driving gear.

[0067] Specifically, when pop-up prompts, audible alarms, and instrument panel displays fail to effectively alert the driver, the shift management system receives a gear restriction request from the vehicle's infotainment system when the driver is about to shift gears and drive. This restricts the driver's gear shifting operation and sends a message to the instrument panel reminding the driver that the child seat belt is not fastened, posing a safety hazard. The driver is asked to confirm that the belt is fastened before driving.

[0068] Understandably, when the child seat reports its current status as "seated" and "seatbelt fastened," the vehicle's infotainment system will cancel the pop-up window and audible alarm. Simultaneously, the system will send a request to the vehicle's gear shift management system to remove the restriction on gear changes.

[0069] Furthermore, during driving or after parking, when the child unbuckles the seatbelt, if the child seat reports the current status as "seated" and "seatbelt not fastened," the vehicle system will issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm, and provide a notification on the vehicle's instrument panel.

[0070] When a child leaves the child seat, the child seat will report the following status: not seated and seatbelt not fastened. At this time, the vehicle's infotainment system will cancel the pop-up window and / or sound alarm.

[0071] like Figure 4 The diagram shown illustrates a structural schematic of an embodiment of a child seat safety management device provided by the present invention. In this embodiment, the device is disposed as follows: Figure 2 In the vehicle infotainment system 1, more specifically, the child seat safety management device includes at least:

[0072] Bluetooth establishment unit 10 is used to establish a Bluetooth connection between the vehicle system and the child seat before the vehicle starts moving.

[0073] The child seat status receiving unit 11 is used to receive the current status of the child seat periodically reported by the child seat via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat sitting status and the seat belt status.

[0074] The prompt analysis unit 12 is used to analyze the current status of the child seat and determine whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm based on the analysis results;

[0075] The gear position restriction sending unit 13 is used to send a gear position restriction request to the vehicle's gear shift management system during the pop-up window and / or audible alarm to restrict the vehicle's gear from shifting from parking gear to driving gear.

[0076] The prompt analysis unit 12 analyzes the current state of the child seat in the following manner, and determines whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm based on the analysis results:

[0077] When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, no pop-up window or audible alarm will be triggered.

[0078] When the child seat reports the current status of the child seat as follows: seated status is "seated" and seat belt status is "not fastened", a pop-up window and / or an audible alarm will be triggered.

[0079] When the child seat reports the current status as "seated" and "seatbelt fastened", cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm.

[0080] In a specific example, it further includes: a prompt sending unit 14, used to send a prompt message to the vehicle instrument panel when a pop-up window or / and audible alarm is triggered, and to display a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the display screen of the vehicle instrument panel.

[0081] Furthermore, the prompt analysis unit 12 is further used for:

[0082] During driving or after parking, when the child seat reports the current status as: seated (sitting) and seatbelt (not fastened), a pop-up window and / or audible alarm will be triggered again, and the vehicle's instrument panel will also be alerted.

[0083] When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm.

[0084] Furthermore, the present invention also provides a child seat safety management system, please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 2 As shown, the child seat safety management system includes at least a vehicle infotainment system 1, a child seat 2, a vehicle instrument cluster 4, and a gear shift management system 3 that communicate with the vehicle infotainment system 1, wherein:

[0085] The vehicle infotainment system 1 is equipped with, for example... Figure 4 The described child seat safety management device;

[0086] The child seat 2 is used to periodically report the current status of the child seat to the vehicle system 1 via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat seat position and the seat belt position.

[0087] The vehicle instrument panel 4 is used to receive prompts from the vehicle system 1 and display a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the display screen;

[0088] The gear shift management system 3 is used to receive a gear restriction request from the vehicle system 1 to restrict the vehicle's gear from shifting from parking gear to driving gear.

[0089] For more details, please refer to and combine with the above. Figures 1 to 4 The description of that will not be repeated here.

[0090] In another aspect, the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program being executed by a processor to implement as follows: Figures 1 to 3 The steps of the described method. For more details, please refer to and combine with the foregoing descriptions. Figures 1 to 3 The description of that will not be repeated here.

[0091] In another aspect, the present invention provides a vehicle equipped with the aforementioned child seat safety management system. Further details can be found in conjunction with the foregoing description. Figures 1 to 4 The description of that will not be repeated here.

[0092] Implementing the embodiments of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0093] This invention provides a child seat safety management method, device, system, vehicle, and storage medium. When a vehicle owner prepares to drive without fastening the child seat belt or when the child has unfastened the seat belt, the vehicle's infotainment system can receive real-time alarm information from the child seat. The system will then display a pop-up message reminding the user that the child seat belt is not fastened, play an alarm sound, and display a specific alarm icon on the instrument panel to warn the owner. Furthermore, the vehicle will not be allowed to engage the driving gear, thus preventing safety hazards caused by parental negligence and better protecting children's travel safety.

[0094] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as methods, apparatus, or computer program products. Therefore, the present invention can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0095] This invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, generate instructions for implementing the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0096] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. Therefore, any equivalent variations made in accordance with the claims of the present invention are still within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for managing the safety of child car seats, characterized in that, It should include at least the following steps: Establish a Bluetooth connection between the vehicle's infotainment system and the child seat; The vehicle infotainment system receives the current status of the child seat reported via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat's seat position and the seat belt position. The current status of the child seat is analyzed to determine whether to trigger a pop-up window and / or sound alarm. During the pop-up and / or audible alarm process, a gear restriction request is sent to the vehicle's shift management system to restrict the vehicle from shifting to driving gear. The analysis of the current state of the child seat, and the determination of whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm based on the analysis results, includes: When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, no pop-up window or audible alarm will be triggered. When the child seat reports the current status of the child seat as follows: seated status is "seated" and seat belt status is "not fastened", a pop-up window and / or an audible alarm will be triggered. When the child seat reports the current status of the child seat as follows: seated and seat belt fastened, cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm. The method further includes: When a pop-up window or / and audible alarm is triggered, a notification message will be sent to the vehicle's instrument panel, displaying a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the instrument panel screen.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Further includes: During driving or after parking, when the child seat reports the current status as: seated (sitting) and seatbelt (not fastened), a pop-up window and / or audible alarm will be triggered again, and the vehicle's instrument panel will also be alerted. When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, cancel the pop-up window and / or sound alarm.

3. A child seat safety management device, installed in a vehicle infotainment system, characterized in that, At least including: Bluetooth connection establishment unit, establishes Bluetooth connection between vehicle infotainment system and child seat; The child seat status receiving unit is used to receive the current status of the child seat reported by the child seat via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat sitting status and the seat belt status. The prompt analysis unit is used to analyze the current status of the child seat and determine whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm; The gear position restriction sending unit is used to send a gear position restriction request to the vehicle's shift management system during the pop-up window and / or audible alarm to restrict the vehicle's gear from shifting from parking gear to driving gear; The prompt sending unit is used to send prompt information to the vehicle instrument panel when a pop-up window or / and sound alarm is triggered, and to display a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the display screen of the vehicle instrument panel; The prompt analysis unit analyzes the current state of the child seat in the following manner, and determines whether to issue a pop-up window and / or sound alarm based on the analysis results: When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, no pop-up window or audible alarm will be triggered. When the child seat reports the current status of the child seat as follows: seated status is "seated" and seat belt status is "not fastened", a pop-up window and / or an audible alarm will be triggered. When the child seat reports the current status as "seated" and "seatbelt fastened", cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm.

4. The apparatus as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The prompt analysis unit is further used for: During driving or after parking, when the child seat reports the current status as: seated (sitting) and seatbelt (not fastened), a pop-up window and / or audible alarm will be triggered again, and the vehicle's instrument panel will also be alerted. When the child seat reports the current status as: not seated and seat belt not fastened, cancel the pop-up window and sound alarm.

5. A child seat safety management system, characterized in that, It includes at least a vehicle infotainment system, a child seat communicating with the vehicle infotainment system, a vehicle instrument cluster, and a gear shift management system, wherein: The vehicle infotainment system is equipped with the device as described in any one of claims 3 to 4; The child seat is used to periodically report its current status to the vehicle system via Bluetooth. The current status of the child seat includes: the child seat being seated and the seat belt status. The in-vehicle instrument panel is used to receive prompts from the vehicle system and display a specific icon indicating that the child seat belt is not fastened on the screen. The gear shift management system is used to receive gear restriction requests from the vehicle system in order to restrict the vehicle's gear from shifting from parking gear to driving gear.

6. A vehicle, characterized in that, It is equipped with the child seat safety management system as described in claim 5.

7. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 2.

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