# US 12,005,811 B2 · Seat system

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- Number: US 12,005,811 B2
- Document ID: US12005811B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/298,339
- Filed: 2019-11-29
- Published: 2022-04-14
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2018-11-29
- Assignees: Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku; Atsushi Kusano; Satoru Kaneda; Satoshi Suzuki; Munetaka Kowa; Yoshikazu Ito; Yasuharu Otsuka
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12005811B2

## CPC

- B60N 2/0021: {characterised by the type of sensor or measurement}
- B60N 2/0027: {for detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part}
- A47C 1/00: Chairs adapted for special purposes (chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs, A61G5/00; operating chairs or dental chairs A61G15/00)
- A47C 7/62: Accessories for chairs
- B60N 2/0035: {characterised by the sensor data transmission, e.g. wired connections or wireless transmitters therefor; characterised by the sensor data processing, e.g. seat sensor signal amplification or electric circuits for providing seat sensor information}
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G09F 19/00: Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
- A63B 71/0622: {Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user}
- A63B 2220/52: Weight, e.g. weight distribution
- B60N 2210/40: Force or pressure sensors
- B60N 2230/20: Wireless data transmission
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

To propose a new value for a seat, a seat system which can make notification of advertising information fit for an occupant seated on the seat with a sensor included therein is provided. The seat system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, and a sensor provided in the seat body and configured to acquire information for use in identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body; a server having pieces of advertising information stored therein; and a terminal capable of acquiring the information from the sensor and communicating with the server. The terminal or the server is configured to choose, based on the information or an evaluation value based on the information, a piece of advertising information related to the information or the evaluation value from among the pieces of advertising information, and notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A seat system comprising:
a seat that comprises:
a seat body, and
a sensor provided in the seat body,
wherein the sensor is configured to acquire information for use in identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body;
a server configured to store pieces of advertising information therein; and
a terminal configured to:
acquire the information from the sensor, and
communicate with the server,
wherein the terminal comprises:
a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire location information of the seat, and
wherein the terminal or the server is further configured to:
choose, based on either the information or an evaluation value based on the information, and the location information, a piece of advertising information related to the information or the evaluation value, and related to the location information, from among the pieces of advertising information, and
notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The seat system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is further configured to:
determine, based on the chosen piece of advertising information, a location of an advertiser of the piece of advertising information’ and
produce a notification of the piece of advertising information on a condition that a location specified by the location information is in a predetermined area including the location of the advertiser.

### Claim 3

A seat system, comprising:
a seat that comprises:
a seat body, and
a sensor provided in the seat body,
wherein the sensor is configured to acquire information for use in identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body;
a server configured to store pieces of advertising information therein; and
a terminal configured to:
acquire the information from the sensor, and
communicate with the server,
wherein the terminal or the server is further configured to:
choose, based on either the information or an evaluation value based on the information, a piece of advertising information related to the information or the evaluation value from among the pieces of advertising information, and
notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information,
wherein the sensor is a pressure sensor,
wherein the evaluation value is related to physical exercise,
wherein the terminal is further configured to compute the evaluation value based on a pressure value as the information,
wherein the terminal or the server is further configured to:
choose the piece of advertising information based on the evaluation value, and wherein the terminal is further configured to:
execute an exercise program for prompting the occupant seated on the seat to do physical exercises based on the pressure value from the pressure sensor; and
notify the occupant of the chosen piece of advertising information, on a condition that during execution of the exercise program, a predetermined set of exercises has been completed.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The seat system according to claim 3, wherein the terminal is further configured to:
determine, based on the chosen piece of advertising information, a location of an advertiser of the piece of advertising information, and
produce the notification of the piece of advertising information on a condition that a location specified by the location information is in a predetermined area including the location of the advertiser.

### Claim 5

A method of manufacturing a seat system, the method comprising:
providing a seat that comprises a seat body;
disposing a sensor in the seat body that is configured to acquire information for identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body;
providing a server;
providing a terminal configured to acquire the information from the sensor and to communicate with the server; and
storing pieces of advertising information in the server,
wherein the terminal comprises a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire location information of the seat, and
wherein the terminal or the server is configured to:
choose, based on either the information or an evaluation value based on the information, and the location information, a piece of advertising information related to either the information or the evaluation value, and related to the location information, from among the pieces of advertising information, and
notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information.