Seat adjustment
US12036894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2220/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A profile for an occupant is stored. The profile includes a plurality of clusters of sitting positions for the occupant in a seat and classifications of respective clusters as preferred or nonpreferred. Respective clusters are classified as preferred or nonpreferred based on sitting scores for the respective sitting positions in that cluster. A higher sitting score increases a likelihood of the classification being preferred. A series of pressure maps indicating a respective series of sitting positions of the occupant in the seat are received. The pressure maps include a current pressure map. One of the sitting positions is assigned to one of the clusters that is classified as preferred in response to the sitting score of that sitting position being greater than a threshold score. A physical configuration of the seat is adjusted in response to the current sitting position being in one of the clusters that is classified as nonpreferred.
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