Self-adjusting lighting based on viewing location
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor;
an occupant viewing location module that determines an illuminable region corresponding to a viewing location of a vehicle occupant based on data from the image sensor;
an occupant recognition module that;
matches the vehicle occupant with one of a plurality of stored profiles, andidentifies a seat position of the vehicle occupant, the seat position being one of a driver seat, a front passenger seat, and a rear passenger seat;
a light level module that;
determines a light level for the illuminable region based on values in the matching profile and further based on the seat position, wherein the matching profile includes different light levels for the same illuminable region associated with different seat positions of the occupant, andidentifies an illumination limit for the illuminable region, the illumination limit based on a driver of the vehicle; and
an illumination control module that adjusts an illumination setting of at least one light associated with the illuminable region based on a lesser value of the determined light level and the illumination limit, in response to the determined seat position being one of the front passenger seat and the rear passenger seat.
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Abstract
For automatically adjusting a vehicle light level based on a viewing location of an occupant, a system, apparatus, method, and computer program product are disclosed. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes an image sensor, an occupant viewing location module that determines an illuminable region corresponding to a viewing location of a vehicle occupant based on data from the image sensor, a light level module that determines a light level for the illuminable region, and an illumination control module that adjusts an illumination setting of at least one light associated with the illuminable region based on the determined light level. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an occupant recognition module that identifies the vehicle occupant, wherein the light level module determines the light level based on the identity of the vehicle occupant.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor; an occupant viewing location module that determines an illuminable region corresponding to a viewing location of a vehicle occupant based on data from the image sensor; an occupant recognition module that; matches the vehicle occupant with one of a plurality of stored profiles, and identifies a seat position of the vehicle occupant, the seat position being one of a driver seat, a front passenger seat, and a rear passenger seat; a light level module that; determines a light level for the illuminable region based on values in the matching profile and further based on the seat position, wherein the matching profile includes different light levels for the same illuminable region associated with different seat positions of the occupant, and identifies an illumination limit for the illuminable region, the illumination limit based on a driver of the vehicle; and an illumination control module that adjusts an illumination setting of at least one light associated with the illuminable region based on a lesser value of the determined light level and the illumination limit, in response to the determined seat position being one of the front passenger seat and the rear passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining, by use of a processor, that an automobile occupant is looking at an illuminable region; identifying the automobile occupant, wherein identifying the automobile occupant comprises matching the automobile occupant with one of a plurality of stored profiles; determining a seat position of the automobile occupant, the seat position being one of a driver seat, a front passenger seat, and a rear passenger seat; determining a light level for the illuminable region based on values in the matching profile and further based on the seat position, wherein the matching profile includes different light levels for the same illuminable region associated with different seat positions of the occupant; identifying an illumination limit for the illuminable region, the illumination limit based on a driver of the automobile; comparing the determined light level for the illuminable region to the illumination limit in response to the determined seat position being one of the front passenger seat and the rear passenger seat; and adjusting an illumination value of at least one light associated with the illuminable region based on a lesser value of the determined light level and the illumination limit, in response to the determined seat position being one of the front passenger seat and the rear passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A program product comprising a computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor, the executable code comprising code to perform:
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detecting that a vehicle occupant is looking at an illuminable area; identifying the automobile occupant, wherein identifying the automobile occupant comprises matching the automobile occupant with one of a plurality of stored profiles; determining a seat position of the automobile occupant, the seat position being one of a driver seat, a front passenger seat, and a rear passenger seat; determining a light level for the illuminable area based on values in the matching profile and further based on the seat position, wherein the matching profile includes different light levels for the same illuminable area associated with different seat positions of the occupant; comparing the determined light level for the illuminable area to a driver limit in response to the determined seat position being one of the front passenger seat and the rear passenger seat, wherein the driver limit is obtained from a second user profile belonging to a second occupant located in the driver seat; and adjusting an illumination level of at least one light associated with the illuminable area based on the determined light level, wherein adjusting the illumination value based on the determined light level comprises setting the illumination value for the at least one light to a lesser value of the determined light level and the driver limit in response to the determined seat position being one of the front passenger seat and the rear passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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