Haptic communication with a vehicle's occupant

US11521470B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Nils Lenke · Aachen, DE
• Rahel Flechtner · Berlin, DE
• Karina Sonja Wirth · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2020
• Grant date: Dec 6, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 28, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2540/223
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A haptic-communication system includes a fabric, a frame that supports the fabric, and a haptic element that is integral with a textile that forms the fabric. A transition of the haptic element between first and second states thereof provides communication with a person in contact with the haptic element.