Headlamp for vehicle
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1. A headlamp for a vehicle comprising:
- an interface unit configured to receive information about an object external to the vehicle;
at least one light source configured to generate light;
a transparent display configured to allow at least a portion of the light to pass through the transparent display; and
a processor configured to control the transparent display to darken a first area of the transparent display corresponding to the object to block transmission of the light through the area of the transparent display, the area of the transparent display being less than an entirety of the transparent display,wherein the processor is configured to darken the first area gradually as a distance between the vehicle and the object decreases, andwherein the processor is configured to darken the first area such that at least one of color and brightness of the first area is different from color or brightness of a second area of the transparent display.
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Abstract
A headlamp, for a vehicle, that includes an interface unit configured to receive information about an object external to the vehicle, at least one light source configured to generate light, and a transparent display configured to allow at least a portion of the light to pass through the transparent display. The headlamp also includes a processor configured to control the transparent display to darken one area of the transparent display to block transmission of the light through the area of the transparent display, the area of the transparent display being less than an entirety of the transparent display is disclosed.
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14 Claims
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1. A headlamp for a vehicle comprising:
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an interface unit configured to receive information about an object external to the vehicle; at least one light source configured to generate light; a transparent display configured to allow at least a portion of the light to pass through the transparent display; and a processor configured to control the transparent display to darken a first area of the transparent display corresponding to the object to block transmission of the light through the area of the transparent display, the area of the transparent display being less than an entirety of the transparent display, wherein the processor is configured to darken the first area gradually as a distance between the vehicle and the object decreases, and wherein the processor is configured to darken the first area such that at least one of color and brightness of the first area is different from color or brightness of a second area of the transparent display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle comprising:
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an adaptive driver assistance system comprising;
a camera to acquire an image of a vehicle;
a first processor configured to detect a vehicle traveling in opposite lane or a foregoing vehicle from the acquired image; and
a first interface unit to transmit information about the detected vehicle traveling in the opposite lane or information about the detected foregoing vehicle to a headlamp; andthe headlamp comprising a second interface unit configured to receive the information about the detected vehicle traveling in the opposite lane or the information about the detected foregoing vehicle;
at least one light source to generate light;
a transparent display configured to allow at least a portion of the light to pass through the transparent display; and
a second processor configured to, based on the information about the detected vehicle traveling in the opposite lane or the information about the detected foregoing vehicle, control the transparent display to darken a first area of the transparent display corresponding to the object to block transmission of the light through the area of the transparent display, the first area of the transparent display being less than an entirety of the transparent display,wherein the second processor is configured to darken the first area gradually as a distance between the vehicle and the object decreases, and wherein the second processor is configured to darken the first area such that at least one of color and brightness of the first area is different from color or brightness of a second area of the transparent display.
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