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US 2014/0207333 A1Published application
Vehicle seat massage system and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKarl Douglas Vandivier, Jeroen Lem, Yifan Chen, Basavaraj Tonshal, Steve Michell, Milind Modi
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Abstract
A seat massage system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seating assembly that has a massaging apparatus. The seat massage system also includes a positioning device for determining a location of the vehicle. A controller controls the massaging apparatus based on the determined location of the vehicle or a location characteristic of the vehicle.
Claims20
A seat massage system for a vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle seating assembly having a massaging apparatus;
- a positioning device for determining a location of the vehicle;
- and
- a controller for controlling the massaging apparatus based on the determined location of the vehicle.
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A seat massage system for a vehicle comprising:
- a seat massager in the vehicle;
- a sensor for sensing a location characteristic of the vehicle;
- and
- a controller for automatically actuating the seat massager based on the sensed location characteristic.
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A method for controlling a vehicle seat massager comprising:
- providing a seat massager in a vehicle;
- determining a location of the vehicle;
- and
- controlling the seat massager based on the determined location of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.