Car light sensor warning for headlights
First Claim
1. A method of controlling exterior lights on a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving an input indicative of a desired mode of operation of the exterior lights from a user-selectable input device, the user-selectable input device including an on-setting, an off-setting, and an automatic-setting;
receiving sensor data indicative of a level of visibility outside the vehicle;
comparing the sensor data to a first threshold;
automatically activating the exterior lights while the user-selectable input device is positioned in the automatic-setting in response to determining that the level of visibility is less than the first threshold;
generating, by an electronic processor, a notification indicative of an improper positioning of the user-selectable input device when the sensor data indicates that the level of visibility is less than the first threshold and the user-selectable input device is positioned in the off-setting;
comparing the sensor data to a second threshold, the second threshold being lower than the first threshold; and
automatically activating the exterior lights while the user-selectable input device is positioned in the off-setting in response to determining that the level of visibility is less than the second threshold.
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling exterior lights on a vehicle. The method includes receiving an input indicative of a desired mode of operation of the exterior lights from a user-selectable input device. The user-selectable input device includes an on-setting, an off-setting, and an automatic-setting. The method further includes receiving sensor data indicative of a level of visibility outside the vehicle, comparing the sensor data to a threshold, and generating, by an electronic processor, a notification indicative of an improper positioning of the user-selectable input device when the sensor data indicates that the level of visibility is less than the threshold and the user-selectable input device is positioned in the off-setting.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of controlling exterior lights on a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving an input indicative of a desired mode of operation of the exterior lights from a user-selectable input device, the user-selectable input device including an on-setting, an off-setting, and an automatic-setting; receiving sensor data indicative of a level of visibility outside the vehicle; comparing the sensor data to a first threshold; automatically activating the exterior lights while the user-selectable input device is positioned in the automatic-setting in response to determining that the level of visibility is less than the first threshold; generating, by an electronic processor, a notification indicative of an improper positioning of the user-selectable input device when the sensor data indicates that the level of visibility is less than the first threshold and the user-selectable input device is positioned in the off-setting; comparing the sensor data to a second threshold, the second threshold being lower than the first threshold; and automatically activating the exterior lights while the user-selectable input device is positioned in the off-setting in response to determining that the level of visibility is less than the second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A light control system for controlling exterior lights on a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a sensor configured to sense a level of visibility outside the vehicle; a user-selectable input device including an on-setting, an off-setting, and an automatic-setting; and an electronic processor communicatively connected to the sensor and the user-selectable input device, the electronic processor configured to receive a user-selectable input indicative of a desired mode of operation of the exterior lights from the user-selectable input device, receive sensor data from the sensor, compare the sensor data to a first threshold, automatically activate the exterior lights while the user-selectable input device is positioned in the automatic-setting in response to determining that the level of visibility is less than the first threshold, generate a notification indicative of an improper positioning of the user-selectable input device when the sensor data indicates that the level of visibility is less than the threshold and the user-selectable input device is positioned in the off-setting, compare the sensor data to a second threshold, the second threshold being lower than the first threshold, and automatically activate the exterior lights while the user-selectable input device is positioned in the off-setting in response to determining that the level of visibility is less than the second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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