US 12,134,388 B2
Apparatus for communicatively connecting a car seat to retrieve health data
Peter Barcia, Summerville, SC (US); Anthony Raimondi, North Charleston, SC (US); Ronald J Roselli, Summerville, SC (US); Kyle Caroncino, Mount Pleasant, SC (US); Derek Boesch, Summerville, SC (US); and Giovanni Spiritoso, Summerville, SC (US)
Assigned to VOLVO CAR CORPORATION, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,117.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149883 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 40/08 (2012.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); H04N 5/33 (2023.01)
CPC B60W 40/08 (2013.01) [A61B 5/02055 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2540/221 (2020.02); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, wherein the system is configured to be a component of a vehicle;
wherein the system comprising:
a sensor;
an image sensor;
a connector;
a communication module; and
a processor; and
wherein the processor is configured to:
detect a vehicle seat in the vehicle;
establish a secured connection with the vehicle seat through the connector;
receive a first data from the sensor and a second data from the image sensor through the connector, the first data and the second data being indicative of an information gathered regarding at least one parameter related to at least one of a condition of the vehicle seat, a health and wellness of an occupant of the vehicle, and the connector being configured to facilitate gathering of the information;
encode the first data and the second data by identifying protected health information for transmission of a secure data message using a protocol; and
transmit the first data and the second data in real time via the communication module to an application installed in a central server thereon, the application being configured to facilitate receipt of the first data and the second data from the central server, and
wherein the secure data message generated using the protocol comprises: a vehicle information, a location of the vehicle, an information related to the occupant, a health parameter, a seating detail of the occupant, a pre-health condition detail of the occupant, an allergy detail of the occupant, an emergency contact detail, other occupants of the vehicle, and a type of medical emergency detected.