Occupant Support System and Associated Method of Operation

摘要

An occupant support system 28 comprises a receiver 104 for receiving an order 106 from an information system 10 and a processor 102 capable of communication with the receiver and able to execute instructions in response to the order to change the state of the occupant support system and also able to issue a status message 112 to the information system to indicate the status of the state change. A method for operating an occupant support system includes receiving an order 106 from the information system 10, executing instructions in response to the order to change the state of the occupant support system, and issuing a status message 112 to the information system to indicate the status of the state change.