VEHICLE SEAT
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat comprisinga seat bottom adapted to be bracketed to a floor to slide along the floor,a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, andpowered means for rearranging the vehicle seat by sliding the seat bottom along the floor in response to a user applying a force onto the seat back or onto the seat bottom while seated in the vehicle seat so that the vehicle seat is rearranged to allow for passenger entry or to accommodate passenger location preference without requiring the user to manually overcome all frictional and gravitational forces resisting movement of the vehicle seat.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom adapted to slide along a floor, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, and powered means for rearranging the vehicle seat by sliding the seat bottom along the floor and/or pivoting the seat back relative to the seat bottom.
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38 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat comprising
a seat bottom adapted to be bracketed to a floor to slide along the floor, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, and powered means for rearranging the vehicle seat by sliding the seat bottom along the floor in response to a user applying a force onto the seat back or onto the seat bottom while seated in the vehicle seat so that the vehicle seat is rearranged to allow for passenger entry or to accommodate passenger location preference without requiring the user to manually overcome all frictional and gravitational forces resisting movement of the vehicle seat.
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10-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. An in-vehicle system for adjusting a vehicle seat in response to a gesture applied by a user to the vehicle seat, the in-vehicle seat comprising
a sensor configured to detect pressure applied by the user to the vehicle seat and to generate a signal reflecting the pressure applied by the user to the vehicle seat, means for determining a gesture intended by the user based on characteristics of the generated signal and for mapping the gesture to a corresponding vehicle seat adjustment, wherein a single-tap gesture applied to a rear surface of the vehicle seat corresponds to a vehicle seat adjustment that moves the vehicle seat longitudinally forward by a fixed distance, a single-tap gesture applied to a front surface of the vehicle seat corresponds to a vehicle seat adjustment that moves the vehicle seat longitudinally backward by a fixed distance, a double-tap gesture applied to a rear surface of the vehicle seat corresponds to a vehicle seat adjustment that moves the vehicle seat to a full-forward longitudinal position, and a double-tap gesture applied to a front surface of the vehicle seat corresponds to a vehicle seat adjustment that moves the vehicle seat to a full-back longitudinal position, and an actuation unit configured to adjust the vehicle seat in accordance with the vehicle seat adjustment.
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24. A method for adjusting a vehicle seat in response to a gesture applied by a user, the method comprising the steps of
accepting a gesture-based input from a user, processing a signal reflecting the gesture-based input, identifying characteristics of the signal that distinguish the gesture-based input applied by the user from other gesture-based inputs, determining a gesture intended by the user based on the identified characteristics, mapping the gesture to a corresponding vehicle seat adjustment, and adjusting the vehicle seat in accordance with the vehicle seat adjustment.
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38-45. -45. (canceled)
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