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SEAT-INTEGRATED OCCUPANT PRESENCE DETECTOR

  • US 20140316660A1
  • Filed: 04/18/2013
  • Published: 10/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system comprising:

  • a vehicle seat;

    a presence sensor embedded in the vehicle seat and configured to detect a presence of an occupant and output an occupant presence signal;

    a position controller configured to receive the occupant presence signal and adjust a position of the vehicle seat to a predetermined driving position in response to receiving the occupant presence signal and prior to turning on a vehicle ignition;

    a wake-up sensor configured to detect when a vehicle door is in an open state and a closed state, and to output a door state signal representing one of the open state and the closed state; and

    a wake-up circuit configured to receive the door state signal from the wake-up sensor, and to enable the presence sensor and the position controller when the door state signal indicates that the door is in the open state and before the vehicle seat is occupied.

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