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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Jeffrey Joseph Frelich, Commerce, MI (US);
Terri L. Tahnoose, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Lisa Samartino, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
James J. Ryan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey Joseph Frelich, Commerce, MI (US);
Terri L. Tahnoose, W. Bloomfield, MI (US);
Lisa Samartino, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
James J. Ryan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat component selection system includes a showroom having a vehicle seat component display and a touch screen terminal for input of customer data such as vehicle identification, vehicle assembly location and vehicle assembly volume. The terminal has access to a vehicle seat component database which defines characteristics of each component, such as sourcing location, cost, and compatibility with other components. A customer seat selection report is created by selecting components from the database, with a signal provided in the event incompatible components are selected. The terminal graphically displays the components as they are selected, and indicates a price range for the seat assembly as it is being proposed.