Device for a seat, seat and vehicle having such a device, and method for playing back media content
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorMichael Schraut
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Abstract
A device for a seat, includes: a docking unit that is designed for connection to a mobile terminal in order to allow a data transfer from the mobile terminal to at least one media unit; and a control unit that is designed to record at least one context parameter that specifies a current surroundings situation of the device; and to actuate at least one functional unit based on the at least one context parameter in order to adjust a setting of the at least one functional unit to the current surroundings situation such that a user is able to use the at least one media unit.
Claims14
A device for a seat, comprising:
- a docking unit that is configured for connection to a mobile terminal in order to allow a data transfer from the mobile terminal to at least one media unit, wherein the at least one media unit comprises a speaker;
- and
- a control unit that is configured to:
- record at least one context parameter that specifies a current surroundings situation of the device, wherein the at least one context parameter indicates whether a user is sitting upright in the seat or leaning back in the seat;
- and
- actuate at least one functional unit based on the at least one context parameter in order to adjust a setting of the at least one functional unit to the current surroundings situation such that a user is able to use the at least one media unit, wherein, when the at least one context parameter indicates that the user is sitting upright in the seat, the speaker is actuated such that an audio output from the speaker is adapted to a position of the user,
- wherein the docking unit comprises a setting-down surface having a non-slip material to keep the mobile terminal in one position,
- wherein the docking unit is integrated with the seat, and
- wherein the docking unit is at least one of movable or rotatable with respect to the seat.
A method for playing back media content, comprising:
- connecting a docking unit integrated with a seat to a mobile terminal in order to allow a data transfer from the mobile terminal to at least one media unit, wherein the at least one media unit comprises a speaker;
- recording at least one context parameter that specifies a current surroundings situation, wherein the at least one context parameter indicates whether a user is sitting upright in the seat or leaning back in the seat;
- and
- actuating at least one functional unit based on the at least one context parameter in order to adjust a setting of the at least one functional unit to the current surroundings situation such that a user is able to use the at least one media unit, wherein, when the at least one context parameter indicates that the user is sitting upright in the seat, the speaker is actuated such that an audio output from the speaker is adapted to a position of the user,
- wherein the docking unit comprises a setting-down surface having a non-slip material to keep the mobile terminal in one position, and
- wherein the docking unit is at least one of movable or rotatable with respect to the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.