Patent ID: 9463715
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B60N

Claim Text:
1. A method of positioning a vehicle seat, comprising: monitoring a seat position selector, wherein said seat position selector is configured to accept selection of a particular seat position for said vehicle seat from a plurality of available seat positions; detecting selection of said particular seat position from said plurality of available seat positions; automatically moving said vehicle seat from a current seat position to said particular seat position after completion of said detecting step, wherein said step of automatically moving said vehicle seat is performed by a controller and a drive system coupled to said vehicle seat via a seat positioning system, wherein said seat positioning system is configured to provide repositioning of said vehicle seat via said drive system in a forward direction and a backward direction within a first range of motion, wherein said drive system is configured to provide repositioning of said vehicle seat via said drive system in a lateral-left direction and lateral-right direction within a second range of motion, and wherein said drive system is configured to provide repositioning of said vehicle seat via said drive system in a clockwise rotational direction and a counter-clockwise rotational direction within a third range of motion; monitoring a vehicle speed sensor; and comparing a current vehicle speed to a preset vehicle speed, wherein said step of automatically moving said vehicle seat further comprises automatically moving said vehicle seat from said current seat position to a preset seat position when said current vehicle speed exceeds said preset vehicle speed.