Patent ID: 9648374
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60N,B60R,G06F,G09G,H04N

Claim:
1. A display system, comprising: a flat panel display screen mounted within and to a vehicle, wherein said flat panel display screen is adjustable within a range of display positions; a display positioning system coupled to said flat panel display screen; a vehicle seat mounted within said vehicle, wherein said vehicle seat is positioned within said vehicle to allow an occupant of said vehicle seat to utilize said flat panel display screen; an occupant position sensor system, wherein said occupant position sensor system outputs occupant position data corresponding to a current occupant position selected from a plurality of possible occupant positions within said vehicle seat; a memory, wherein stored within said memory is a look-up table providing a plurality of compatible flat panel display screen positions that correspond to said plurality of possible occupant positions within said vehicle seat, wherein each of said plurality of compatible flat panel display positions maintains a preset flat panel display viewing distance between said occupant and said flat panel display screen; and a control system coupled to said display positioning system and to said occupant position sensor system and to said memory, wherein said control system monitors said occupant position data and utilizes said look-up table to select a current display position from said plurality of compatible flat panel display screen positions based on said current position of said occupant within said vehicle seat in order to maintain said preset flat panel display viewing distance, and wherein said control system automatically adjusts said flat panel display screen with said display positioning system to said current display position from said plurality of compatible flat panel display screen positions in response to said current position of said occupant within said vehicle seat in order to maintain said preset flat panel display viewing distance.