Method for controlling the occupancy of vehicle seats by passengers, and associated devices

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PATENT NO 12246759
APP PUB NO 20210354732A1
SERIAL NO

17302817

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A method is for controlling the occupancy of the seats of one or more vehicle(s) by passengers using a control device for controlling the occupancy of the seats. The vehicle includes a number of seats equipped with a reading light. The control device includes each reading light, a control system for controlling the reading lights and a controller. The method includes an emission of at least one piece of data related to the seat toward an electronic device of a passenger of the vehicle. The piece of data is emitted using a wireless optical communication technique, which is a technique of visible light communication. The emission of the at least one piece of data related to the seat is carried out by the reading light of the seat controlled by the control system.

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  • ALSTOM HOLDINGS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jung, Luc Bron, FR 1 0
Simoni, Bastian Nogent sur Marne, FR 4 1

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