Custom controlled seating surface technologies
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1. A variable body support system comprising:
- a. at least a first body support surface for supporting an occupant,b. two or more spaced apart actuators associated with different parts of the first body support surface to provide a first firmness contour of the first body support surface, the actuators adjustable to alter the first firmness contour to provide a second firmness contour,c. an actuator controller associated with the actuators,d. and a computer program which provides a wireless dynamic graphical user interface on a device remote from the first body support surface and actuator controller for controlling the actuators, where the dynamic graphical user interface depicts a dynamic picture of at least a portion of the body support surface and a plurality of adjustment zones corresponding to adjustable parts of the support surface, allowing selection of the actuators by touching or clicking on a corresponding part of said dynamic picture.
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Abstract
A system of controlling various actuators associated with human support surfaces is disclosed. Such a system is made up of a support surface, a controller, and an actuator. The system may optionally include batteries, a means of charging the batteries, and a graphical user interface as well as a communication link between the graphical user interface and the support surfaces. The actuators are capable of altering contour and/or firmness, of a support surface, they may be vibrational or heating/cooling in nature, and they may also alter the overall relative position of a support surface.
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1. A variable body support system comprising:
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a. at least a first body support surface for supporting an occupant, b. two or more spaced apart actuators associated with different parts of the first body support surface to provide a first firmness contour of the first body support surface, the actuators adjustable to alter the first firmness contour to provide a second firmness contour, c. an actuator controller associated with the actuators, d. and a computer program which provides a wireless dynamic graphical user interface on a device remote from the first body support surface and actuator controller for controlling the actuators, where the dynamic graphical user interface depicts a dynamic picture of at least a portion of the body support surface and a plurality of adjustment zones corresponding to adjustable parts of the support surface, allowing selection of the actuators by touching or clicking on a corresponding part of said dynamic picture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A variable body support system comprising:
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a. at least a first body support surface for supporting an occupant, b. two or more spaced apart actuators associated with different parts of the first body support surface, c. an actuator controller associated with the actuators, providing a set of individual zone settings that may be initiated with a preset selection, program or algorithm; d. and a computer program which provides a wireless dynamic graphical user interface on a device remote from the first body support surface and actuator controller for controlling the actuators, where the dynamic graphical user interface depicts a dynamic picture of at least a portion of the body support surface and a plurality of adjustment zones corresponding to adjustable parts of the support surface, allowing selection of a set of individual zone settings by touching or clicking on a corresponding part of said dynamic picture. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A variable body support system comprising:
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a. at least a first body support surface for supporting an occupant, b. two or more spaced apart actuators associated with different parts of the first body support surface, c. an actuator controller associated with the actuators, providing plural, different sets of individual zone settings, in which the plural, different sets of individual zone settings cycle periodically; d. and a computer program which provides a wireless dynamic graphical user interface on a device remote from the first body support surface and actuator controller for controlling the actuators, where the dynamic graphical user interface depicts a dynamic picture of at least a portion of the body support surface and a plurality of adjustment zones corresponding to adjustable parts of the support surface, allowing selection of a set of individual zone settings by touching or clicking on a corresponding part of said dynamic picture. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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