Lighting apparatus for vehicle and vehicle having the same
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a light output unit;
an interface unit; and
at least one processor configured to;
control the light output unit to generate light that illuminates an exterior of the vehicle;
receive first information via the interface unit;
control the light output unit to display, via the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle, a visual image corresponding to the received first information;
receive second information via the interface unit; and
control the light output unit based on the received second information to change the visual image displayed by the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle,wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the light output unit based on the second information to change a shape, a color, a size, or a brightness of the visual image, andwherein the at least one processor is further configured to;
determine whether external light is emitted onto a display region for the visual image; and
based on a determination that the external light is emitted onto the display region for the visual image, control the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle to display the visual image with greater brightness or in a color different from a color of the external light.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a light output unit; an interface unit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to control the light output unit to generate light that illuminates an exterior of the vehicle. The at least one processor may also be configured to receive first information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit to display, via the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle, a visual image corresponding to the received first information. The at least one processor may further be configured to receive second information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit based on the received second information to change the visual image displayed by the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle.
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25 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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a light output unit; an interface unit; and at least one processor configured to; control the light output unit to generate light that illuminates an exterior of the vehicle; receive first information via the interface unit; control the light output unit to display, via the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle, a visual image corresponding to the received first information; receive second information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit based on the received second information to change the visual image displayed by the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the light output unit based on the second information to change a shape, a color, a size, or a brightness of the visual image, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to; determine whether external light is emitted onto a display region for the visual image; and based on a determination that the external light is emitted onto the display region for the visual image, control the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle to display the visual image with greater brightness or in a color different from a color of the external light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A vehicle comprising,
a sensing unit configured acquire first information and second information; - and
a lighting apparatus that comprises; an interface unit; and at least one processor configured to; generate light that illuminates an exterior of the vehicle; control the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle to display a visual image corresponding to the first information received via the interface unit; and control the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle to change the displayed visual image based on the second information received via the interface unit, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the light output unit based on the second information to change a shape, a color, a size, or a brightness of the visual image, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to; determine whether external light is emitted onto a display region for the visual image; and based on a determination that the external light is emitted onto the display region for the visual image, control the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle to display the visual image with greater brightness or in a color different from a color of the external light.
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