SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING AUSCULTATION USING MOTOR VEHICLE SEATS
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1. A system, comprising:
- a vehicle seat including;
a seat support member that includes at least one mounting rod extending in a longitudinal direction; and
an auscultation device including at least one microphone that is movably coupled to the at least one mounting rod and configured to perform a screening of a passenger in the vehicle seat by capturing a bodily sound of the passenger; and
a controller configured to initiate the screening of the passenger and to diagnose the passenger based on results of the screening.
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Abstract
According to the disclosed embodiments, auscultation is performed using motor vehicle seats. The embodiments include a vehicle seat including a seat support member that includes at least one mounting rod extending in a longitudinal direction, and an auscultation device. The auscultation device includes at least one microphone that is movably coupled to the at least one mounting rod and configured to perform a screening of a passenger in the vehicle seat by capturing a bodily sound of the passenger. A controller is then configured to initiate the screening of the passenger and to diagnose the passenger based on results of the screening.
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19 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle seat including; a seat support member that includes at least one mounting rod extending in a longitudinal direction; and an auscultation device including at least one microphone that is movably coupled to the at least one mounting rod and configured to perform a screening of a passenger in the vehicle seat by capturing a bodily sound of the passenger; and a controller configured to initiate the screening of the passenger and to diagnose the passenger based on results of the screening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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initiating, by a controller, a screening of a passenger in a vehicle seat by an auscultation device; performing, by the auscultation device, the screening of the passenger by capturing a bodily sound of the passenger using at least one microphone; and diagnosing, by the controller, the passenger based on results of the screening.
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executable by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that initiate a screening of a passenger in a vehicle seat by an auscultation device, the screening being performed by capturing a bodily sound of the passenger using at least one microphone; and program instructions that diagnose the passenger based on results of the screening.
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