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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2022
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Ki Chang Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Tae Kun Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Dong Chul Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Kyoung Jin Chang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Eun Soo Jo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jin Sung Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignees:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01); B60N 2/0027 (2023.08); B60N 2/0273 (2023.08); B60N 2/0277 (2023.08); B60N 2/20 (2013.01); B60N 2/5678 (2013.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.02); B60N 2/976 (2018.02); B60N 2/003 (2023.08); B60N 2/0268 (2023.08); B60N 2210/20 (2023.08); B60N 2210/26 (2023.08); B60N 2210/40 (2023.08); B60N 2220/10 (2023.08); B60N 2220/20 (2023.08);
Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle seat so as to control a seat back and a neck pillow based on a sound. The apparatus includes the vehicle seat installed in a vehicle and including a seat back and a neck pillow, a detector for detecting vehicle information and seat information, and a processor connected to the vehicle seat and the detector, wherein the processor determines a vehicle state and a seat sitting posture based on the vehicle information and the seat information, analyzes a sound being reproduced in the vehicle, determines a haptic pattern and a haptic pressure based on the vehicle state and the seat sitting posture, and the analysis of the sound, and controls the seat back and the neck pillow based on the determined haptic pattern and haptic pressure to provide a haptic effect.


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