Apparatus and method for storing and retrieving seating and instrument positions

• US 20140052343A1
• Filed: 08/14/2012
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Philip Ta-Te Chen
• Original Assignee: Philip Ta-Te Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Philip Ta-te
• Application Number:
  US13/584,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20140052343A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/49
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/002 Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0022 for sensing anthropometric parameters, e.g. heart rate or body temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0248 with memory of positions
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0273 taking into account user data, e.g. knee height or physical state
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2220/10 using a database

Abstract

A system for storing and retrieving seating and instrument positions based on user characteristics. The system stores seating and instrument positions for a variety of user heights or weights and retrieves an initial seating and instrument position setting based on the user'"'"'s input. Preferably, the stored settings are ergonomic for the user'"'"'s characteristics. A method for retrieving stored seating and instrument position is also taught.

Claims

1. An electronic system for storing seating positions by a user characteristic and adjusting the seating positions based on an input user characteristic.

2. The system of claim 1, where the user characteristic is height.

3. The system of claim 1, where the user characteristic is weight.

8. The system of claim 1, where the seating positions are ergonomic seating positions for a user characteristic.

4. An electronic system for storing instrument positions by a user characteristic and adjusting the instrument positions based on an input user characteristic.

5. The system of claim 4, where a user characteristic is height.

9. The system of claim 4, where the instrument positions are ergonomic instrument positions for a user characteristic.

6. A method for applying stored seating positions based on a user characteristic comprising

(a) receiving an input from the user comprising a user characteristic;

(b) retrieving stored information on seating positions from an electronic system based on the input; and

(c) adjusting the seating positions based on the retrieved information.

7. The method of claim 6, where the user characteristic is height.

10. The method of claim 6, where the seating positions are ergonomic seating positions for a user characteristic.