Intelligent floor mat
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1. A floor mat for controlling a remotely controllable device comprising:
- a mat portion, the mat portion being sized and shaped to fit a driver side floor portion of an automobile, the driver side floor portion having a three dimensional shape, the mat portion including at least one indentation corresponding to the driver side floor 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;
a transmitter connected to the control unit and configured to transmit the control signal generated by the control unit to a remotely controllable device; and
a battery connected to supply power to the transmitter.
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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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1. A floor mat for controlling a remotely controllable device comprising:
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a mat portion, the mat portion being sized and shaped to fit a driver side floor portion of an automobile, the driver side floor portion having a three dimensional shape, the mat portion including at least one indentation corresponding to the driver side floor 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;a transmitter connected to the control unit and configured to transmit the control signal generated by the control unit to a remotely controllable device; and a battery connected to supply power to the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An automobile comprising:
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an automobile body, the automobile body including a driver side floor portion having a three dimensional shape; and a floor mat, the floor mat including; a mat portion being sized and shaped to fit the driver side floor portion of the automobile body, the mat portion including at least one indentation corresponding to the driver side floor 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; a transmitter connected to the control unit and configured to transmit the control signal generated by the control unit to a remotely controllable device; and a battery connected to supply power to the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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