Automatic driver seat adjustment in a vehicle based on seat position imaging

A vehicle comprising a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises processing circuitry configured to:

• (a) receive first imaging media of a seat in a vehicle from a camera;
• (b) receive user input indicative that the seat is in the target seat position;
• (c) capture the first image in the first imaging media of the seat in the target seat position in response to receiving the user input;
• (d) store the captured first image as target seat position data in a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• (e) receive a target seat position data indicating the target seat position of the seat in the vehicle, the target seat position data comprising the first image of the seat in the target seat position;
• (f) receive second imaging media comprising a second image of the seat from the camera indicative of a current seat position of the seat;
• (g) process the second imaging media to determine the current seat position of the second imaging media relative to the target seat position of the first imaging media as indicated by the target seat position data;
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• (h) control a seat position actuator to move the seat from the current seat position of the second imaging media to a new seat position towards the target seat position of the first imaging media, in response to the current seat position differing from the target seat position by more than a threshold orientation displacement.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• (a) receiving, by processing circuitry, first imaging media of a seat in a vehicle from a camera;
• (b) receiving, by processing circuitry, user input indicative that the seat is in the target seat position;
• (c) capturing, by the processing circuitry, the first image in the first imaging media of the seat in the target seat position in response to receiving the user input;
• (d) storing, by the processing circuitry, the captured first image as target seat position data in a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• (e) receiving, by the processing circuity, a target seat position data indicating the target seat position of the seat in the vehicle, the target seat position data comprising the first image of the seat in the target seat position;
• (f) receiving, by the processing circuity, second imaging media comprising a second image of the seat from the camera indicative of a current seat position of the seat;
• (g) processing, by the processing circuity, the second imaging media to determine the current seat position of the second imaging media relative to the target seat position of the first imaging media as indicated by the target seat position data;
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• (h) controlling, by the processing circuitry, a seat position actuator to move the seat from the current seat position of the second imaging media to a new seat position towards the target seat position of the first imaging media, in response to the current seat position differing from the target seat position by more than a threshold orientation displacement.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform a method comprising:

• (a) receiving, by processing circuitry, first imaging media of a seat in a vehicle from a camera;
• (b) receiving, by processing circuitry, user input indicative that the seat is in the target seat position;
• (c) capturing, by the processing circuitry, the first image in the first imaging media of the seat in the target seat position in response to receiving the user input;
• (d) storing, by the processing circuitry, the captured first image as target seat position data in the non-transitory computer readable medium or in a different non-transitory computer readable medium;
• (e) receiving, by the processing circuity, a target seat position data indicating the target seat position of the seat in the vehicle, the target seat position data comprising the first image of the seat in the target seat position;
• (f) receiving, by the processing circuity, second imaging media comprising a second image of the seat from the camera indicative of a current seat position of the seat;
• (g) processing, by the processing circuity, the second imaging media to determine the current seat position of the second imaging media relative to the target seat position of the first imaging media as indicated by the target seat position data;
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• (h) controlling, by the processing circuitry, a seat position actuator to move the seat from the current seat position of the second imaging media to a new seat position towards the target seat position of the first imaging media, in response to the current seat position differing from the target seat position by more than a threshold orientation displacement.