Appeal No. 2003-1153
Application No. 09/349,214
sensor classification is represented by a characterization value
mask, and various masks are sequentially applied to the table
until a match is found, with a match identifying the appropriate
occupant position status. The occupant position status, in turn,
is used to determine which, if any, of the restraints may be
deployed. The outputs of both the crash classification function
and the occupant position are combined in a logical AND function
to determine which restraints should ultimately be deployed.
Specification, page 2, lines 5-20.
Appellants' system also includes a centrally located crash
sensor, and the controller computes a displacement and/or
velocity difference between the central crash sensor and some or
all of the distributed crash sensors, and characterizes the
differences to construct an intrusion table, which may be part of
the characterization matrix, or a separate matrix. The intrusion
classification is determined and combined with the crash
classification to determine which restraints should ultimately be
deployed. Specification, page 2, lines 21-27.
Claim 1 is representative of the claimed invention and is
reproduced as follows:
1. In a vehicle supplemental restraint system including a
plurality of remote crash sensors for providing localized crash
severity measurements to a central controller, and a plurality of
restraints selectively deployed by the central controller for
3
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