System for wireless mobile seating platform

• US 20050093695A1
• Filed: 12/02/2004
• Published: 05/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: McFaddin, Herbert Scott, Levas, Anthony, Moskowitz, Paul Andrew, Wong, Danny Chan Yong, Gruteser, Marco O.
• Granted Patent: US 7,327,268 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 15/004 Seating furniture for specified purposes not covered by main groups A47C1/00 or A47C9/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/008 Use of remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/126 for chairs
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0461 integrated or attached to an item closely associated with the person but not worn by the person, e.g. chair, walking stick, bed sensor

Abstract

A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. A system, comprising:

a seating platform;

a wireless power supply coupled to said seating platform for powering said seating platform; and

a remote system for receiving a communication from said seating platform.

24. A system, comprising:

a seating platform;

electronic devices within said seating platform and requiring energy; and

a wireless energy transfer device for transferring energy to said devices.

25. The system of claim 24, further comprising an energy storage device embedded within the seating platform.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein said wireless energy transfer unit for energy transfer employs inductive coupling.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the inductive coupling employs a coil associated with a floor on which said seating platform is located.

28. The system of claim 24, wherein said wireless energy transfer unit for energy transfer employs solar cells.

29. The system of claim 24, wherein said wireless energy transfer unit for energy transfer employs a movement of an occupant in the seating platform.

30. The system of claim 24, wherein said wireless energy transfer unit for energy transfer employs a movement of the seating platform.

57. The system of claim 24, wherein said seating platform includes movable elements that move with respect to one another when the chair occupant moves in the seating platform, and

wherein said wireless energy transfer unit for energy transfer employs a movement of said moveable elements of the seating platform.

58. The system of claim 24, wherein said seating platform includes movable elements that move with respect to one another when the chair occupant leans forward and backward in the seating platform, and

wherein said wireless energy transfer unit for energy transfer employs a movement of said moveable elements of the seating platform.

59. The system of claim 24, wherein said seating platform includes wheels, and

wherein said wireless energy transfer unit for energy transfer employs rotational motion of said wheels of the seating platform.

31-56. -56. (canceled)