Patent ID: 8066324

Claim:
A vehicle seat assembly comprising: a vehicle seat having a seating surface, the seating surface including a rear seat area, a mid seat area, and a front seat area, the rear seat area, mid seat area, and front seat area including a plurality of temperature controlled zones; at least one electrically actuated heating/cooling source providing one of heating and cooling to the plurality of temperature controlled zones; a controller for individually controlling heating/cooling supplied from the source to each zone according to a power management profile; and a power supply configured to provide a supply of electrical power to the controller; wherein the power management profile is configured to sequentially apply power to the rear seat area for a first time period, to the mid seat area for a second time period and to the front seat area for a third time period, wherein the first time period is longer in duration than the second and third time periods, and wherein the second time period is longer in duration than the third time period.