WO2019182604A1 - Utilizing vehicle parking camera to determine driver's proportions and automatically adjusting driver's seat - Google Patents

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WO2019182604A1
WO2019182604A1 PCT/US2018/023953 US2018023953W WO2019182604A1 WO 2019182604 A1 WO2019182604 A1 WO 2019182604A1 US 2018023953 W US2018023953 W US 2018023953W WO 2019182604 A1 WO2019182604 A1 WO 2019182604A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/037—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements for occupant comfort, e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/02—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
    • B60N2/0224—Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation
    • B60N2/02246—Electric motors therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/02—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
    • B60N2/0224—Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation
    • B60N2/0244—Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation with logic circuits
    • B60N2/0252—Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation with logic circuits with relations between different adjustments, e.g. height of headrest following longitudinal position of seat

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  • the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically making adjustments to a driver’s seat in a vehicle based on the physical proportions of the driver.
  • a driver can upload a full-length photograph of himself/herself into a vehicle application that can determine the size of the driver and adjust the seat based on the size of the driver as determined from the photograph.
  • the driver has to download the application to the vehicle and take a full-length photograph at a specified distance. Additionally, the driver must then upload the photograph to a server for use in the vehicle application.
  • Such systems require a large amount of premeditation and additional time and manual effort by the driver to make seat adjustments.
  • conventional seat adjustment systems are inefficient and require too much premeditation and manual effort by the driver.
  • the present invention provides an improvement over convention vehicle seat adjustment systems by automatically adjusting the settings of a driver’s seat before the driver enters the vehicle, based on the physical proportions of the driver, without requiring any time or effort by the driver.
  • the present invention automatically detects a driver outside of the vehicle, determines a driver’s physical dimensions, and adjusts the driver’s seat in accordance with the physical dimensions based on photographs taken by a camera in the vehicle while the driver is approaching the vehicle.
  • the present invention reduces and even eliminates the time and effort of a driver to set seat position settings of the driver’s seat.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a flow chart of an embodiment of a method according to the present invention.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a schematic block diagram of an apparatus according to the present invention.
  • the apparatus 100 is disposed in a vehicle and includes a sensor 101, a controller 102, a camera 103, seat adjustments motors 104, and a driver’s seat 105.
  • the operation of the apparatus is described below in relation to Figure 2.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a flow chart of a method according to the present invention.
  • a driver of the vehicle while approaching the vehicle, is detected by a sensor 101, such as a token device sensor or the like that detects the presence of a key fob or other physical security token device that is being carried by the driver, such as a smart card or mobile application in a mobile device.
  • the sensor 101 continuously monitors the area around the vehicle to detect the presence of the driver via wireless communication, such as radio frequency (RF), Bluetooth, or WiFi communications.
  • RF radio frequency
  • the controller 101 outputs a notification signal to the controller 102 that the driver is approaching the vehicle.
  • the controller 102 can be a central processing unit (CPU) or the like having programs stored therein for executing the operations of the controller.
  • the controller 102 turns on a camera 103 in the vehicle, such as a parking camera, and in step S202 controls the camera 103 to take at least two photographs of the driver as the driver approaches the vehicle. The photographs are taken a predetermined time apart from each other.
  • the controller 102 determines the body proportions of the driver based on the photographs and the predetermined time between the photographs via an image processing program that converts image data into physical proportions. By taking at least two photographs, the determination of the physical proportions of the driver is more accurate than if only a single photograph were used.
  • step S204 the controller 102 converts the body proportions into seat position settings that correspond to the body proportions of the driver.
  • the controller 102 may have a memory, in which a database of body proportion values are stored in correspondence with seat position settings, which is accessed by the controller to determine seat position settings that match the body proportions of the driver.
  • step S205 the controller 102 outputs the seat position settings as control signals to the seat adjustment motors 104, such as electronic seat adjustment motors, to automatically adjust the driver’s seat based on the driver’s body proportions.
  • the seat position settings include, but are not limited to, a seat distance from pedals, a seat height from a floor of the vehicle, a seat back support angle, and a lumbar support stiffness.
  • step S206 the adjusted seat position settings for the driver are saved - either automatically or via a driver input if the driver manually changes the seat position settings.
  • the seat position settings can be saved directly in a memory of the vehicle via a user interface in the vehicle.
  • the seat position settings can be saved through a phone application, such as in an automobile sharing type of application.
  • the driver receives a verification signal from the controller 102, either through the vehicle or through a phone application, to save the changed seat position settings.
  • the present invention is particularly useful for vehicles that are driven by a plurality of drivers.
  • drivers of vehicles in a vehicle sharing service, rental vehicles, and vehicles used by a family member or friend of a driver would benefit from the ease of use and greatly improved efficiency of reaching optimal seat position settings.
  • the saved seat position settings of a particular driver using an automobile sharing service can be stored in the user profile of the driver, so that every time the driver uses the vehicle the driver’s seat position settings can be preset by the automobile sharing service.
  • the present invention significantly reduces and even eliminates the time and effort of a driver to set the seat position settings of a vehicle seat.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium is encoded with a computer program that performs the above- described method.
  • Common forms of non-transitory computer-readable media include, for example, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, or any other magnetic medium, a CD-ROM, any other optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, any other physical medium with patterns of holes, a RAM, a PROM, an EPROM, a FLASH-EPROM, any other memory chip or cartridge, or any other medium from which a computer can read.

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Abstract

An apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided which automatically adjust a vehicle seat based on photographs of a driver taken as the driver approaches the vehicle. When the apparatus detects the driver in the vicinity of the vehicle, the parking camera of the vehicle is used to take two photographs of the driver at two different times to determine the physical proportions of the driver. The apparatus converts the drivers proportions into seat position settings and automatically adjusts the vehicle seat to fit the driver by activating electronic motors to change the seat position settings. The seat position settings corresponding to the adjusted vehicle seat can be saved for future uses of the vehicle by the driver.

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UTILIZING VEHICLE PARKING CAMERA TO DETERMINE DRIVER’S PROPORTIONS AND AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING DRIVER’S SEAT
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically making adjustments to a driver’s seat in a vehicle based on the physical proportions of the driver.
[0002] In conventional seat adjustment systems, a driver of a vehicle adjusts the settings of the driver’s seat after entering the vehicle and sitting on the seat. The adjustments are made by pressing various levers, buttons and the like located on the seat. In order to save the seat settings, some vehicles provide a seat setting save button that the driver can press. These systems are slow and inefficient, requiring the driver to make adjustments after entering the vehicle.
[0003] In other systems a driver can upload a full-length photograph of himself/herself into a vehicle application that can determine the size of the driver and adjust the seat based on the size of the driver as determined from the photograph. However, in order to adjust the seat according to these systems, the driver has to download the application to the vehicle and take a full-length photograph at a specified distance. Additionally, the driver must then upload the photograph to a server for use in the vehicle application. Such systems require a large amount of premeditation and additional time and manual effort by the driver to make seat adjustments. Thus, conventional seat adjustment systems are inefficient and require too much premeditation and manual effort by the driver.
[0004] The present invention provides an improvement over convention vehicle seat adjustment systems by automatically adjusting the settings of a driver’s seat before the driver enters the vehicle, based on the physical proportions of the driver, without requiring any time or effort by the driver. In particular, the present invention automatically detects a driver outside of the vehicle, determines a driver’s physical dimensions, and adjusts the driver’s seat in accordance with the physical dimensions based on photographs taken by a camera in the vehicle while the driver is approaching the vehicle. Thus, the present invention reduces and even eliminates the time and effort of a driver to set seat position settings of the driver’s seat.
[0005] Other objects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of one or more preferred embodiments when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] Figure 1 illustrates a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention; and
[0007] Figure 2 illustrates a flow chart of an embodiment of a method according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] Figure 1 illustrates a schematic block diagram of an apparatus according to the present invention. The apparatus 100 is disposed in a vehicle and includes a sensor 101, a controller 102, a camera 103, seat adjustments motors 104, and a driver’s seat 105. The operation of the apparatus is described below in relation to Figure 2.
[0009] Figure 2 illustrates a flow chart of a method according to the present invention. In step S201 a driver of the vehicle, while approaching the vehicle, is detected by a sensor 101, such as a token device sensor or the like that detects the presence of a key fob or other physical security token device that is being carried by the driver, such as a smart card or mobile application in a mobile device. The sensor 101 continuously monitors the area around the vehicle to detect the presence of the driver via wireless communication, such as radio frequency (RF), Bluetooth, or WiFi communications. [0010] After the sensor 101 has detected a driver approaching the vehicle, the sensor
101 outputs a notification signal to the controller 102 that the driver is approaching the vehicle. The controller 102 can be a central processing unit (CPU) or the like having programs stored therein for executing the operations of the controller. Upon receiving the notification signal, the controller 102 turns on a camera 103 in the vehicle, such as a parking camera, and in step S202 controls the camera 103 to take at least two photographs of the driver as the driver approaches the vehicle. The photographs are taken a predetermined time apart from each other. After receiving the photographs from the camera 103, in step S203 the controller 102 determines the body proportions of the driver based on the photographs and the predetermined time between the photographs via an image processing program that converts image data into physical proportions. By taking at least two photographs, the determination of the physical proportions of the driver is more accurate than if only a single photograph were used.
[0011] In step S204 the controller 102 converts the body proportions into seat position settings that correspond to the body proportions of the driver. To perform this conversion, the controller 102 may have a memory, in which a database of body proportion values are stored in correspondence with seat position settings, which is accessed by the controller to determine seat position settings that match the body proportions of the driver. In step S205 the controller 102 outputs the seat position settings as control signals to the seat adjustment motors 104, such as electronic seat adjustment motors, to automatically adjust the driver’s seat based on the driver’s body proportions. The seat position settings include, but are not limited to, a seat distance from pedals, a seat height from a floor of the vehicle, a seat back support angle, and a lumbar support stiffness. In step S206 the adjusted seat position settings for the driver are saved - either automatically or via a driver input if the driver manually changes the seat position settings. The seat position settings can be saved directly in a memory of the vehicle via a user interface in the vehicle. Alternatively, the seat position settings can be saved through a phone application, such as in an automobile sharing type of application. In a case in which the driver has changed the seat position settings after entering the vehicle, the driver receives a verification signal from the controller 102, either through the vehicle or through a phone application, to save the changed seat position settings.
[0012] The present invention is particularly useful for vehicles that are driven by a plurality of drivers. For example, drivers of vehicles in a vehicle sharing service, rental vehicles, and vehicles used by a family member or friend of a driver would benefit from the ease of use and greatly improved efficiency of reaching optimal seat position settings. Additionally, the saved seat position settings of a particular driver using an automobile sharing service can be stored in the user profile of the driver, so that every time the driver uses the vehicle the driver’s seat position settings can be preset by the automobile sharing service. Thus, the present invention significantly reduces and even eliminates the time and effort of a driver to set the seat position settings of a vehicle seat.
[0013] In another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a non-transitory computer-readable medium is encoded with a computer program that performs the above- described method. Common forms of non-transitory computer-readable media include, for example, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, or any other magnetic medium, a CD-ROM, any other optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, any other physical medium with patterns of holes, a RAM, a PROM, an EPROM, a FLASH-EPROM, any other memory chip or cartridge, or any other medium from which a computer can read.
[0014] The foregoing disclosure has been set forth merely to illustrate the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Since modifications of the disclosed embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons skilled in the art, the invention should be construed to include everything within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A method for automatically adjusting a vehicle seat, comprising:
detecting a driver of a vehicle approaching the vehicle;
taking, with a camera of the vehicle, a first photograph of the driver at a first time and a second photograph of the driver at a second time that is different from the first time;
determining body proportions of the driver based on the first and second photographs and the first and second times;
converting the body proportions of the driver into seat position settings of the vehicle seat; and
automatically adjusting the vehicle seat to fit the driver based on the body proportions of the driver determined from the first and second photographs and the first and second times by activating electronic motors to change the seat position settings to match the body proportions of the driver.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the driver of the vehicle is detected by detecting a key fob carried by the driver.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the seat position settings include at least one of a seat distance from pedals, a seat height from a floor of the vehicle, a seat back support angle, and a lumbar support stiffness.
4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
determining whether the driver changes the seat position settings to driver-adjusted seat position settings after entering the vehicle; when the driver has changed the seat position settings, requesting the driver to indicate whether the driver-adjusted seat position settings should be saved for future use by the driver; and
when the driver has indicated that the driver-adjusted seat position settings should be saved, saving the driver-adjusted seat position settings so that the vehicle will adjust the vehicle seat to the driver-adjusted seat position settings without activating the parking camera a next time the driver approaches the vehicle.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the driver-adjusted seat position settings for the vehicle are saved in a car sharing program in a mobile device of the driver.
6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the driver-adjusted seat position settings for the vehicle are saved in a memory of the vehicle.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the seat position settings include a seat distance from pedals, a seat height from a floor of the vehicle, a seat back support angle, and a lumbar support stiffness.
8. An apparatus in a vehicle that automatically adjusts a vehicle seat, comprising: a camera;
a sensor configured to detect a driver outside of the vehicle;
a driver seat of the vehicle;
seat adjustment motors configured to adjust seat position settings of the driver seat; and a controller that controls the camera to take a first photograph of the driver at a first time and a second photograph of the driver at a second time that is different from the first time based on an input received from the sensor, determines body proportions of the driver based on the first and second photographs and the first and second times, converts the body proportions into seat position settings for the driver seat, and controls the seat adjustment motors to automatically adjusts the driver seat based on the seat position settings to match the body proportions of the driver.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to save the seat position settings with an identity of the driver.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the seat position settings for the vehicle are saved in a memory of the vehicle.
11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the seat position settings for the vehicle are saved in a car sharing program in a mobile device of the driver.
12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the seat position settings include at least one of a seat distance from pedals, a seat height from a floor of the vehicle, a seat back support angle, and a lumbar support stiffness.
13. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the camera is a parking camera.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to: detect a driver of a vehicle approaching the vehicle;
take, with a camera of the vehicle, a first photograph of the driver at a first time and a second photograph of the driver at a second time that is different from the first time;
determine body proportions of the driver based on the first and second photographs and the first and second times;
convert the body proportions of the driver into seat position settings of the vehicle seat; and
automatically adjust the vehicle seat to fit the driver based on the body proportions of the driver determined from the first and second photographs and the first and second times by activating electronic motors to change the seat position settings to match the body proportions of the driver.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the driver of the vehicle is detected by detecting a key fob carried by the driver.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the seat position settings include at least one of a seat distance from pedals, a seat height from a floor of the vehicle, a seat back support angle, and a lumbar support stiffness.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the program further causes the computer to:
determine whether the driver changes the seat position settings to driver-adjusted seat position settings after entering the vehicle; when the driver has changed the seat position settings, request the driver to indicate whether the driver-adjusted seat position settings should be saved for future use by the driver; and
when the driver has indicated that the driver-adjusted seat position settings should be saved, save the driver-adjusted seat position settings so that the vehicle will adjust the vehicle seat to the driver-adjusted seat position settings without activating the parking camera a next time the driver approaches the vehicle.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the driver-adjusted seat position settings for the vehicle are saved in a car sharing program in a mobile device of the driver.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the driver-adjusted seat position settings for the vehicle are saved in a memory of the vehicle.
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