# US 2023/0053743 A1 · Seat control device, seat control method, non-transitory recording medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0053743 A1 - Document ID: US20230053743A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/874,853 - Filed: 2022-07-27 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-18 - Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Ohno; Hideyuki Sakurai; Hiroyuki Tomita - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053743A1 ## CPC - B60N 2/0244: {with logic circuits} - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - B60K 35/65: Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive - B60K 35/658: {the instruments being ergonomically adjustable to the user} - B60K 35/81: for controlling displays - B60N 2/0021: {characterised by the type of sensor or measurement} - B60N 2/0027: {for detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part} - B60N 2/003: {characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat} - B60N 2/01: Arrangement of seats relative to one another - B60R 11/0229: {for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes} - B60K 2360/182: Distributing information between displays - B60K 2360/741: Instruments adapted for user detection - B60K 2360/771: on the ceiling - B60N 2/0268: {using sensors or detectors for adapting the seat or seat part, e.g. to the position of an occupant} - B60N 2/0272: {using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts} - B60N 2210/24: Cameras - B60N 2230/30: Signal processing of sensor data - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A seat control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to, based on a selection by an occupant of a vehicle, select a video display area for displaying a video from among a plurality of video display areas provided at the vehicle, determine an adjustment amount corresponding to the determined video display area for a vehicle seat provided in the vehicle, and, via a modulation section, modulate a position and posture of the vehicle seat based on the determined adjustment amount of the vehicle seat. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A seat control device, comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: based on a selection by an occupant of a vehicle, select a video display area for displaying a video from among a plurality of video display areas provided at the vehicle; determine an adjustment amount corresponding to the selected video display area for a vehicle seat provided in the vehicle; and via a modulation section, modulate a position and posture of the vehicle seat based on the determined adjustment amount of the vehicle seat. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The seat control device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: determine a setting condition for the position and posture of each vehicle seat based on the selected video display area; detect the position and posture of each of the vehicle seats; and determine a difference between the setting condition and the detected position and posture of the respective vehicle seats as the adjustment amount for each of the vehicle seats. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The seat control device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: determine the adjustment amount for at least one selected from the group consisting of a position of a vehicle seat along a vehicle front-rear direction, a position of a vehicle seat along a vehicle width direction, a rotation angle of a vehicle seat about an axis along a vertical direction, and a reclining angle of a seatback section. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The seat control device of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to: via an occupant detection mechanism, detect a seated occupant seated in the vehicle seat; and determine the vehicle seat adjustment amount in accordance with the vehicle seat in which the detected occupant is seated. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The seat control device of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to: via an occupant detection mechanism, detect a physique of the occupant seated in the vehicle seat; and determine the vehicle seat adjustment amount in accordance with the physique of the occupant. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The seat control device of claim 4, wherein the occupant detection mechanism includes at least one of an in-cabin camera configured to image an interior of a vehicle cabin of the vehicle or a seat sensor configured to detect an occupant seated in the vehicle seat. ### Claim 7 A seat control method executed by a processor, the method comprising: based on a selection by an occupant of a vehicle, selecting a video display area for displaying a video from among a plurality of video display areas provided at the vehicle; determining an adjustment amount corresponding to the selected video display area for a vehicle seat provided in the vehicle; and via a modulation section, modulating a position and posture of the vehicle seat based on the determined vehicle seat adjustment amount. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The seat control method of claim 7, further comprising: determining a setting condition for the position and posture of each vehicle seat based on the selected video display area; detecting the position and posture of each of the vehicle seats; and determining a difference between the setting condition and the detected position and posture of the respective vehicle seats as the adjustment amount for each of the vehicle seats. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The seat control method of claim 7, further comprising: determining the adjustment amount for at least one selected from the group consisting of a position of a vehicle seat along a vehicle front-rear direction, a position of a vehicle seat along a vehicle width direction, a rotation angle of a vehicle seat about an axis along a vertical direction, and a reclining angle of a seatback section. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The seat control method of claim 7, further comprising: via an occupant detection mechanism, detecting a seated occupant seated in the vehicle seat; and determining the vehicle seat adjustment amount in accordance with the vehicle seat in which the detected occupant is seated. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The seat control method of claim 10, further comprising: via the occupant detection mechanism, detecting a physique of the occupant seated in the vehicle seat; and determining the vehicle seat adjustment amount in accordance with the physique of the occupant. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The seat control method of claim 10, wherein the occupant detection mechanism includes at least one of an in-cabin camera configured to image an interior of a vehicle cabin of the vehicle or a seat sensor configured to detect an occupant seated in the vehicle seat. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory storage medium storing a seat control program executable by a processor to perform seat control processing, the seat control processing comprising: based on a selection by an occupant of a vehicle, selecting a video display area for displaying a video from among a plurality of video display areas provided at the vehicle; determining an adjustment amount corresponding to the selected video display area for a vehicle seat provided in the vehicle; and via a modulation section, modulating a position and posture of the vehicle seat based on the determined vehicle seat adjustment amount. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory storage medium of claim 13, the seat control processing further comprising: determining a setting condition for the position and posture of each vehicle seat based on the selected video display area; detecting the position and posture of each of the vehicle seats; and determining a difference between the setting condition and the detected position and posture of the respective vehicle seats as the adjustment amount for each of the vehicle seats. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory storage medium of claim 13, the seat control processing further comprising: determining the adjustment amount for at least one selected from the group consisting of a position of a vehicle seat along a vehicle front-rear direction, a position of a vehicle seat along a vehicle width direction, a rotation angle of a vehicle seat about an axis along a vertical direction, and a reclining angle of a seatback section. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The non-transitory storage medium of claim 13, the seat control processing further comprising: via an occupant detection mechanism, detecting a seated occupant seated in the vehicle seat; and determining the vehicle seat adjustment amount in accordance with the vehicle seat in which the detected occupant is seated. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the seat control processing further comprising: via the occupant detection mechanism, detecting a physique of the occupant seated in the vehicle seat; and determining the vehicle seat adjustment amount in accordance with the physique of the occupant. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The non-transitory storage medium of claim 16, wherein the occupant detection mechanism includes at least one of an in-cabin camera configured to image an interior of a vehicle cabin of the vehicle or a seat sensor configured to detect an occupant seated in the vehicle seat.