Intelligent floor mat
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1. A floor mat for controlling a remotely controllable device comprising:
- a mat portion;
a switch adjacent to the mat portion, the switch being positioned in the mat portion and configured to be operable by a user'"'"'s foot;
a control unit connected to a first terminal of the switch, the control unit being configured to sense operation of the switch by the user'"'"'s foot and generate a control signal for controlling the remotely controllable device in response thereto; and
a transmitter connected to the control unit and configured to transmit the control signal generated by the control unit to a remotely controllable device.
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Abstract
A floor mat suitable for a vehicle is shown in FIG. 1 includes a circuit (1) for operating remotely controllable devices (20) both inside a vehicle or outside a vehicle. In another embodiment, a floor mat is equipped with a transponder that will respond to interrogation systems such as those commonly used at two booths on highways, bridges and tunnels. In another embodiment, a GPS receiver is incorporated into the floor mat along with a transmitter that will transmit the location of the motor vehicle to a remote tracking station.
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30 Claims
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1. A floor mat for controlling a remotely controllable device comprising:
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a mat portion;
a switch adjacent to the mat portion, the switch being positioned in the mat portion and configured to be operable by a user'"'"'s foot;
a control unit connected to a first terminal of the switch, the control unit being configured to sense operation of the switch by the user'"'"'s foot and generate a control signal for controlling the remotely controllable device in response thereto; and
a transmitter connected to the control unit and configured to transmit the control signal generated by the control unit to a remotely controllable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A floor mat for controlling a remotely controllable device comprising:
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a mat portion;
a microphone adjacent the mat portion and configured to generate an analog signal representative of a user'"'"'s voice;
an analog-to-digital converter connected to the microphone and configured to generate a digital signal representative of the analog signal;
a control unit connected to receive the digital signal from the analog-to-digital converter, the control unit being configured to implement a voice recognition process and generate a control signal for controlling the remotely controllable device when a corresponding command is detected in the digital signal; and
a transmitter connected to the control unit and configured to transmit the control signal generated by the control unit to a remotely controllable device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A floor mat comprising:
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a mat portion;
a positioning system adjacent the mat portion, the positioning system being configured to calculate and output a first position signal indicative of a position;
a control unit connected to the positioning system, the control unit being configured to receive the first position signal and output a second position signal based on the first position signal; and
a transmitter connected to receive the second position signal from the control unit, the transmitter being configured to transmit the second position signal to a monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A floor mat comprising:
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a mat portion;
a motor connected to the mat portion by a connecting element such that the mat portion will vibrate and be sensed by a user'"'"'s foot when the motor is activated; and
a control unit connected to the motor, the control unit being configured to activate the motor periodically, thereby keeping the user awake and alert. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A system comprising:
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a collision avoidance system mounted on a vehicle, the collision avoidance system being positioned and configured to detect an object located behind the vehicle, the collision avoidance system being configured to activate and deactivate under the control of an activation signal; and
a floor mat having a switch adjacent thereto, the switch having a first terminal connected to the collision avoidance system, the switch being operable by a user'"'"'s foot to control activation of the collision avoidance system. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A floor mat comprising:
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a mat portion; and
a transponder circuit adjacent to the mat portion, the transponder circuit being configured to transmit a identification upon receipt of an interrogation signal from a remote device.
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29. A floor mat comprising:
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a mat portion; and
a circuit adjacent to the mat portion, the circuit comprising a transceiver, the transceiver being configured to communicate with wireless email device, a control unit connected to the transceiver, a memory connected to the control unit, a sound card connected to the control unit, and a speaker connected to the sound card, the control unit being configured to perform a text-to-voice conversion process on an email received from the wireless email device and output a signal representative of contents of the email to the soundcard to produce an audible, spoken representation of the contents of the email via the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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