Vehicle Seat Positioning for Multi-Display Video Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
In vehicles equipped with multiple video display areas, occupants face difficulty in moving seats to a position where the displayed video is easily viewable, requiring significant effort.
Innovation Solution
A seat control device with a first determination section to select a video display area, a second determination section to determine the adjustment amount for vehicle seats, and a modulation section to adjust the seat position and posture based on the selected area, reducing the effort required for occupants to view videos.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple video display areas are provided inside the vehicle, then entertainment opportunities are increased, but the effort required for occupants to move seats to optimal viewing positions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device automatically determines and adjusts seat positions and postures in advance based on the selected video display area, eliminating the need for occupants to manually move seats. The system pre-calculates optimal viewing positions and executes seat adjustments automatically when a video display area is selected.
2Ease of operation
If manual seat adjustment is required for optimal video viewing, then viewing comfort is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The seat control device performs self-service by automatically determining optimal seat positions and postures based on video display area selection, and executing adjustments without occupant intervention. The system serves itself by integrating seat control functionality with the video display selection system.
3Ease of operation
If automatic seat adjustment is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the video display control system with the seat control system into a single integrated control device. By combining these functions, the patent reduces overall system complexity while providing automatic seat adjustment capabilities, as the control device already manages video display selection and can extend this control to seat positioning.
Data Source
AI summary
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.