Vehicle lighting unit
US-2015377447-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Vehicle light control device
US8941260B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8941260-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313938393-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 11, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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A vehicle light control device mounted on a vehicle to control lighting of a light of the vehicle based on illuminance around the vehicle, has an infrared sensor that detects an infrared ray around the vehicle, an infrared illuminance detector that detects infrared illuminance from an output of the infrared sensor, a visible-light sensor that detects visible light around the vehicle, a visible-light illuminance detector that detects visible-light illuminance from an output of the visible-light sensor, a storage in which a first lighting threshold is stored, and a controller that controls the lighting of the light based on the infrared illuminance detected by the infrared illuminance detector, the visible-light illuminance detected by the visible-light illuminance detector, and the first lighting threshold stored in the storage.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle light control device mounted on a vehicle to control lighting of a light of the vehicle based on illuminance around the vehicle, comprising: an infrared sensor that detects an infrared ray around the vehicle; an infrared illuminance detector that detects infrared illuminance from an output of the infrared sensor; a visible-light sensor that detects visible light around the vehicle; a visible-light illuminance detector that detects visible-lig…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
- B60Q1/0023Primary
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8941260B2 cover?
- A vehicle light control device mounted on a vehicle to control lighting of a light of the vehicle based on illuminance around the vehicle, has an infrared sensor that detects an infrared ray around the vehicle, an infrared illuminance detector that detects infrared illuminance from an output of the infrared sensor, a visible-light sensor that detects visible light around the vehicle, a visible-…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fujiwara Hiroyuki, Terayama Takahito, Omron Automotive Electronics
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60Q1/1423. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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