Method and System for Changing a Seat Occupancy Status
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsMarkus PLEINTINGER, Philipp SCHWEIGER
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Abstract
A method is provided for changing a seat occupancy status of at least one seat of a vehicle. A control unit detects an actuation of at least one vehicle door of the vehicle and a first seat occupancy status of the at least one seat and, after a predetermined period of time after the detected actuation, changes the first seat occupancy status of the at least one seat to a second seat occupancy status of the at least one seat.
Claims12
A method for changing a seat occupancy status of at least one seat of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting, by a control unit, an actuation of at least one vehicle door of the vehicle and a first seat occupancy status of the at least one seat;
- and
- after a first predetermined period of time after the actuation, changing, by the control unit, the first seat occupancy status to a second seat occupancy status.
A system for changing a seat occupancy status of at least one seat of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a control unit that is configured:
- to detect an actuation of at least one vehicle door of the vehicle and a first seat occupancy status of the at least one seat, and
- after a predetermined period of time after the detected actuation, to change the first seat occupancy status to a second seat occupancy status.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.