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Method and arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle including at least one wave-receiving sensor for receiving waves from the passenger compartment. Information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment is generated based on t

Method and arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle including at least one wave-receiving sensor for receiving waves from the passenger compartment. Information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment is generated based on the waves received by the wave-receiving sensor(s) and transmitted, e.g., through a cellular phone system, to emergency response personnel to enable them to respond accordingly. The information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment may be generated by a processor applying pattern recognition techniques so that any occupants of the seat may be classified and such classification transmitted to the emergency response personnel. The wave received by the wave-receiving sensor(s) may also be used to determine the number of occupants in the vehicle and/or whether the occupants are moving after a crash.

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1. An arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprisingat least one wave-receiving sensor for receiving waves from the passenger compartment, generating means coupled to said at least one wave-receiving sensor for generating infor

1. An arrangement for obtaining and conveying information about occupancy of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprisingat least one wave-receiving sensor for receiving waves from the passenger compartment, generating means coupled to said at least one wave-receiving sensor for generating information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment based on the waves received by said at least one wave-receiving sensor, and communications means coupled to said generating means and arranged to establish a communications channel between the vehicle and a remote facility to thereby enable the information about the occupancy of the passenger compartment to be transmitted to the remote facility.