SELF-ADJUSTING VEHICLE SEAT
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1. A method of adjusting a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
- detecting one of a current position of a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat with one of a pressure sensitive fabric, a sound transmitter and transducer, and an electromagnetic field transmitter and transducer;
determining a comfortable position of the vehicle occupant; and
adjusting the vehicle seat from the current position to the comfortable position.
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A method of adjusting a vehicle seat includes detecting one of a current position of a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat with one of a pressure sensitive fabric, a sound transmitter and transducer, and an electromagnetic field transmitter and transducer. A comfortable position is determined of the vehicle occupant. The vehicle seat is adjusted from the current position to the comfortable position. A vehicle seat assembly is also disclosed.
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1. A method of adjusting a vehicle seat, the method comprising:
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detecting one of a current position of a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat with one of a pressure sensitive fabric, a sound transmitter and transducer, and an electromagnetic field transmitter and transducer; determining a comfortable position of the vehicle occupant; and adjusting the vehicle seat from the current position to the comfortable position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
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a sensor that detects the current position of the vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat and sends a first signal to a control module; a component that is one of a pressure sensitive fabric, a sound transmitter and transducer, and an electromagnetic field transmitter and transducer; and the control module that determines the comfortable position of the occupant and sends a second signal to adjust the vehicle seat from the current position to a comfortable position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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