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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Subpac, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Louis-Pierre Guidetti, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sarosh Khwaja, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Todd Chernecki, Palo Alto, CA (US);
SUBPAC, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A method may include monitoring a sensor associated with a first location of an automobile seat, where the first location corresponds to a first transducer embedded within the automobile seat, and the automobile seat includes a second transducer at a second location within the automobile seat. The first and the second transducers may be configured to generate tactile feedback upon receiving an activating signal. The method may also include detecting an event triggering the activating signal to be sent to the first transducer, and based on a reading from the sensor indicating that an occupant of the automobile seat is not in contact with the first location, modifying the activating signal such that the first transducer primarily produces an audible sound rather than tactile feedback.