SUPERVISED AND UNSUPERVISED SEAT FOLDING
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1. A method of folding a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
- receiving a remotely transmitted request for seat folding from a key fob;
determining a proximity of the key fob to the vehicle;
permitting unsupervised seat folding if the key fob is within a first proximity to the vehicle; and
requiring supervised seat folding if the key fob is within a second proximity to the vehicle.
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Abstract
Supervised and unsupervised seat folding of the type wherein supervised or unsupervised seating folding is permitted as function of whether a user is within a particular proximity to a seat being folded. The proximity being determined according to any number of parameters, such as but not limited whether the user is able to view the folding seat.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of folding a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
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receiving a remotely transmitted request for seat folding from a key fob; determining a proximity of the key fob to the vehicle; permitting unsupervised seat folding if the key fob is within a first proximity to the vehicle; and requiring supervised seat folding if the key fob is within a second proximity to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of folding a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
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determining a proximity of a key fob used to request seat folding; and permitting unsupervised seat folding if the key fob is within a proximity relative to the vehicle that permits viewing of the seat, otherwise requiring supervised seat folding. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for folding a vehicle seat, the system comprising:
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a key fob to request seat folding; a seat actuation element configured to facilitate seat folding, the seat actuation element configured for permitting unsupervised seat folding if the key fob is within a proximity relative to the vehicle that permits viewing of the seat, otherwise requiring supervised seat folding; and wherein the seat actuation element is further configured for monitoring for occurrence of override events, occurrence of at least one override event at least temporarily stopping the unsupervised seat folding, and wherein monitoring for the override event includes; (i) defining at least one override event according to stability logic associated with preventing successive seat foldings within a predefined period of time; (ii) determining at least one override event according to a status of an obstruction sensor used to sense for obstructions on the vehicle seat; (iii) determining at least one override event according to a status of a seat fold travel sensor used to sense movement of the vehicle seat; (iv) determining at least one override event according to a status of a seat belt latch sensor used to sense engagement of a seat belt used to restrain a passenger relative to the vehicle seat; (v) determining at least one override event according to a status of a seat belt tension sensor used to sense tensioning on a seat belt used to restrain a passenger relative to the vehicle seat; and (vi) defining at least one override event override according to SMA protection logic used to protect operations of the SMA element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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