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

Claim 0:
1. An occupant support system for controlling an object, the system comprising:
(i) a support device configured to support a user when the user is an occupant in a seated position, the support device comprising:
a plurality of support members configured to support the occupant; and
a corresponding plurality of independently movably supported suspension systems, wherein each movably supported suspension systems provide at least one independent motion selected from vertical, lateral, tilt and azimuthal motions and longitudinal roll motion of the support members;

(ii) a plurality of sensors which are operatively coupled with the support members and configured to measure a parameter which is indicative of a force applied by the occupant onto the support members, while occupying the support device, in a hands-free manner, wherein the applied force imparts motion of the support members and the motion of the support members produces a signal;
(iii) a memory module comprising computer-executable instructions; and
(iv) a processor operative to receive the produced signal and to perform, based on the produced signal and the computer-executable instructions:
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
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.