Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for providing haptic counteractions and alerts within a seat of a vehicle
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Application No.: US16424826Application Date: 2019-05-29
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Publication No.: US10843624B1Publication Date: 2020-11-24
- Inventor: Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto , Hartley Ochavillo , Joseph Anthony Alequin
- Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Main IPC: B60Q9/00
- IPC: B60Q9/00 ; B60N2/00

Abstract:
A system and method for providing haptic counteractions and alerts within a seat of a vehicle that include determining that at least one front seat passenger is occupying at least one front passenger seat and at least one rear seat passenger is occupying at least one rear passenger seat. The system and method also include determining a location of the at least one rear seat passenger with respect to a location of the at least one front seat passenger within the vehicle and determining if at least one disturbance is affecting the at least one front passenger seat. The system and method further include actuating at least one vibrational element to counteract the at least one disturbance affecting the at least one front passenger seat and to provide a reminder alert pertaining to the at least one rear seat passenger to the at least one front seat passenger.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200377015A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC COUNTERACTIONS AND ALERTS WITHIN A SEAT OF A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2020-12-03
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