Vehicle-based lighting control
First Claim
1. A method to operate a system having at least one vehicle for communicating with infrastructure lighting comprising:
- switching on a light source of the infrastructure lighting via wirelessly transmitting a first control command to the light source; and
switching off the light source via transmitting a second control command to the light source,wherein a blinker is functionally linked to the light source such that activation of the blinker triggers the transmitting of the first control command to light source responsive to vehicle headlights being switched on.
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Abstract
Infrastructure lighting is controlled from a vehicle. Wireless communication exists between the vehicle and at least one light source of the infrastructure lighting. At least one device of the vehicle is functionally linked to the infrastructure lighting. Switching on a light source of the infrastructure lighting is performed via wirelessly transmitting a first control command to the light source. Switching off the light source is performed via transmitting a second control command to the light source. A blinker is functionally linked to the light source such that activation of the blinker triggers the transmitting of the first control command to light source when vehicle headlights are switched on.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to operate a system having at least one vehicle for communicating with infrastructure lighting comprising:
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switching on a light source of the infrastructure lighting via wirelessly transmitting a first control command to the light source; and switching off the light source via transmitting a second control command to the light source, wherein a blinker is functionally linked to the light source such that activation of the blinker triggers the transmitting of the first control command to light source responsive to vehicle headlights being switched on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle comprising:
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a blinker functionally linked to a streetlight; and a navigation device communicable with the blinker such that activation of the blinker transmits a first control command from the navigation device to the streetlight if vehicle headlights are switched on, wherein the first control command is transferred wirelessly from the navigation device to the streetlight to switch on the streetlight, and a second control command switches off the streetlight. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle lighting system comprising:
a navigation device communicable with a blinker and headlights such that, if the headlights are switched on, activation of the blinker transmits a first control command from the navigation device to a streetlight disposed on a street extending in a direction indicated by the blinker, wherein the first control command is transferred wirelessly from the navigation device to the streetlight to switch on the streetlight, and a second control command switches off the streetlight. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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