On-board illumination controlling system and method
First Claim
1. An on-board illumination controlling system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a mobile communicator which receives one of request signals and transmits, in response to the received request signal, a response signal; and
an on-board unit for transmitting the request signals, receiving the response signal, and controlling based on the received response signal multiple lighting devices installed to the vehicle, wherein the on-board unit includes;
multiple transmitters installed, respectively, to different portions of the vehicle, the multiple transmitters being for transmitting, respectively, the request signals to different communication areas;
a receiver for receiving the response signal from the mobile communicator;
a specifying means for specifying one of the multiple transmitters which has transmitted the one of the request signals in response to which the mobile communicator has transmitted the received response signal; and
a control means for turning on one of the lighting devices corresponding to the specified one of the multiple transmitters.
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Abstract
An on-board illumination controlling system includes a mobile communicator and an on-board unit. The mobile communicator receives one of request signals and transmits, in response to the received request signal, a response signal. The on-board unit includes: multiple transmitters, a receiver, a comparison ECU and a control ECU. The multiple transmitters are installed, respectively, to different portions of the vehicle. The multiple transmitters transmit, respectively, the request signals to different communication areas. The receiver receives the response signal from the mobile communicator. The comparison ECU specifies one of the multiple transmitters which has transmitted the one of the request signals. The control ECU turns on one of multiple lighting devices in the vehicle corresponding to the specified one of the multiple transmitters.
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10 Claims
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1. An on-board illumination controlling system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a mobile communicator which receives one of request signals and transmits, in response to the received request signal, a response signal; and
an on-board unit for transmitting the request signals, receiving the response signal, and controlling based on the received response signal multiple lighting devices installed to the vehicle, wherein the on-board unit includes;
multiple transmitters installed, respectively, to different portions of the vehicle, the multiple transmitters being for transmitting, respectively, the request signals to different communication areas;
a receiver for receiving the response signal from the mobile communicator;
a specifying means for specifying one of the multiple transmitters which has transmitted the one of the request signals in response to which the mobile communicator has transmitted the received response signal; and
a control means for turning on one of the lighting devices corresponding to the specified one of the multiple transmitters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An on-board illumination controlling method for a vehicle having a plurality of lighting devices provided at different positions and an on-board unit for communication with a mobile communicator carried by a vehicle user, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the on-board unit, a signal transmitted from the mobile communicator for remotely controlling door condition of the vehicle;
determining, by the on-board unit, location of the mobile communicator based on a received signal; and
turning on, by the on-board unit, one or a limited number of the lighting devices which are closer to a determined location of the mobile communicator than others of the lighting devices.
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