Patent ID: 11893147
Assignee: LIMBIC LIFE AG
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for controlling an object by providing an input via a support device configured to support an occupant in a seated position, the method comprising:
(i) receiving, from an occupant being seated in the support device, a force which causes motion of one or more support members of a support device that is operative to control an object responsive to such force;
(ii) measuring, by at least one sensor which is operably coupled with the support device, a parameter which is indicative of the motion of the one or more support members;
(iii) recording a load pattern imparted by the user on the support device, the load pattern resulting from involuntary movements of the user as the user operably engages the support device to become the occupant thereby generating an involuntary signature; and
(iv) based on the involuntary signature, comparing the load pattern to a load pattern recorded at another instance at reoccurring identical or substantially identical states of the support device to identify the identity of the occupant, authenticate the identity of the occupant, or both.