IP Library Granted Patent US 7,508,309
Granted Patent B2
US 7,508,309 · App. 12/061,933 · Granted Mar 24, 2009

System for wireless mobile seating platform

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Patent No.
US 7,508,309
App. No.
12/061,933
Granted
Mar 24, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information.

Claims (9)

1. A system, comprising:

a seating platform;

a communications system embedded within said seating platform for receiving an information carrying communication from a remote system; and

a haptic system embedded in said seating platform for communicating information carried by said information carrying communication to an occupant of said seating platform, said haptic system comprising:

a plurality of vibrators disposed at a plurality of positions in the seating platform; and

a plurality of deformable surfaces disposed at a plurality of positions in the seating platform, said plurality of vibrators and said plurality of deformable surfaces for communicating information to said occupant of said seating platform,

wherein a predetermined combination of said plurality of vibrators and said plurality of deformable surfaces communicates information to said occupant.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said communications system comprises a wireless communications system.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said seating platform is mobile.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
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