Control system for vehicle seats
First Claim
1. A vehicle seating control system apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of electronic devices including actuators, sensors and controllers, integrated into at least one vehicle seat and interconnected over a common serial bus through programmable connectors;
the serial bus transmitting a plurality of signals;
wherein each one of the programmable connectors is adapted for enabling the electronic devices interconnected therewith to respond exclusively to a subset of the plurality of signals addressed thereto.
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Abstract
A control system architecture controlling one or more vehicle seats; providing the vehicle seats with a plurality of electronic devices including actuators, sensors and controllers; integrating the actuators, sensors and controllers into the vehicle seats; and interconnecting the actuators, sensors and controllers over a common serial bus through programmable connectors. Each of the programmable connectors associated with any given device provides a unique address for that device that allows the device to be specifically addressed and perform specific functions based on the electrical signals specifically targeted for the electronic device, whereby the plurality of the electrical signals are transmitted and received over the common serial bus simultaneously without interference.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicle seating control system apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of electronic devices including actuators, sensors and controllers, integrated into at least one vehicle seat and interconnected over a common serial bus through programmable connectors;
the serial bus transmitting a plurality of signals;
wherein each one of the programmable connectors is adapted for enabling the electronic devices interconnected therewith to respond exclusively to a subset of the plurality of signals addressed thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12)
- a plurality of electronic devices including actuators, sensors and controllers, integrated into at least one vehicle seat and interconnected over a common serial bus through programmable connectors;
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7. A vehicle seat control system apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of vehicle seats;
the vehicle seats providing a plurality of electronic devices including actuators, sensors and controllers, integrated into the vehicle seats and interconnected over a common serial bus through programmable connectors;
the serial bus transmitting a plurality of signals;
wherein each one of the programmable connectors is adapted for enabling the electronic devices interconnected therewith to respond exclusively to a subset of the plurality of signals addressed thereto. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
- a plurality of vehicle seats;
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13. A vehicle seat control method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of vehicle seats;
providing the vehicle seats with a plurality of electronic devices including actuators, sensors and controllers;
integrating the actuators, sensors and controllers into the vehicle seats;
interconnecting the actuators, sensors and controllers over a common serial bus through programmable connectors;
the serial bus transmitting a plurality of signals;
wherein each one of the programmable connectors is adapted for enabling the electronic devices interconnected therewith to respond exclusively to a subset of the plurality of signals addressed thereto. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
- providing a plurality of vehicle seats;
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