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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Fernando M. Rosero, Marysville, OH (US);
Jeffrey Hudson Scheurer, II, Columbus, OH (US);
Yousuf S. Riad, Dublin, OH (US);
Cody D. Grebe, Marysville, OH (US);
Brandon R. Mott, Marysville, OH (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle seat including a plurality of actuatable massage elements. The vehicle includes a dedicated physical massage function button located on a dash or a console of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a display configured to present a menu of vehicle configuration options when the dedicated physical massage function button is held for a threshold amount of time. The vehicle includes a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to receive, from a user, a selection of the configuration options for the vehicle seat presented on the display. The processor is configured to receive a signal indicating that the dedicated massage function button is pressed. The processor is configured to activate the plurality of actuatable massage elements according to the selection of configuration options in response to the signal indicating that the dedicated massage function button is pressed.