Seat control apparatus and method

A seat control apparatus comprising:

• an input part;
• a first driving part configured to adjust a location of a seat:
• a second driving part configured to perform a massage function;
• a memory configured to store one or more instructions;
• and
• a controller operatively connected to the input part, the first driving part, the second driving part, and the memory,
• wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed by the controller, cause the seat control apparatus to:
• receive a user input from a user through the input part;
• among a plurality of input devices included in the input part, identify a type of an input device corresponding to the user input;
• and
• determine whether the massage function is to be performed, based on information of at least one of the identified type of the input device, a state of a host vehicle, a location state of the seat, a compulsory driving setting state of the massage function, or any combination thereof, and
• wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed by the controller, further cause the seat control apparatus to:
• perform the massage function at a first intensity when a battery of the host vehicle is being charged or a state of charge (SoC) thereof is equal to or greater than a first value;
• perform the massage function at a second intensity when the SoC of the battery is less than the first value and is equal to or greater than a second value, wherein the second intensity is lower than the first intensity and the second value is less than the first value;
• and
• stop performance of the massage function when the SoC of the battery is less than a third value that is less than the second value.

A seat control method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller, a user input from a user through an input part;
• identifying, among a plurality of input devices included in the input part, a type of an input device corresponding to the user input by the controller;
• and
• determining, by the controller, whether a massage function is to be performed, based on information of at least one of the identified type of the input device, a state of a host vehicle, a location state of a seat, a compulsory driving setting state of the massage function, or any combination thereof,
• wherein determining whether the massage function is to be performed includes:
• performing, by the controller, a seat location control function corresponding to the input device when the identified type of the input device corresponds to the seat location control function;
• and
• determining, by the controller, whether the massage function is to be executed based on at least one of a type of a location control input for performing the seat location control function, whether an automatic activation of the massage function is possible while the seat location control function is performed, whether the input device corresponds to a massage function interlocking target, or any combination thereof.