LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE AND LIGHT CONTROL PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A light control device that is mounted in a vehicle and controls an irradiation area of a light in an own vehicle, the light control device comprising:
- other vehicle information acquiring means for acquiring positional information of another vehicle present near the own vehicle and also acquiring moving direction of the other vehicle;
irradiation area setting means for setting the irradiation area based on the position of the other vehicle;
irradiation area change outputting means for performing change output for changing the irradiation area of the light of the own vehicle to achieve the set irradiation area;
irradiation area change prohibiting means for prohibiting the change outputting means from performing output for changing the irradiation area until the elapse of a wait time that has been set in advance; and
wait time setting means for setting the length of the wait time based on the moving direction of the other vehicle.
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Abstract
In a light control device, positional information of another vehicle present near an own vehicle is acquired. An irradiation area is set based on the position of the other vehicle. Output for changing the irradiation area of a light in the own vehicle is performed to achieve the set irradiation area. The output for changing the irradiation area is prohibited until the elapse of a wait time that has been set in advance are included. According to the light control device, the irradiation area of the light is not changed until the elapse of the wait time. Therefore, annoyance caused by the irradiation area being frequently changed can be suppressed.
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10 Claims
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1. A light control device that is mounted in a vehicle and controls an irradiation area of a light in an own vehicle, the light control device comprising:
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other vehicle information acquiring means for acquiring positional information of another vehicle present near the own vehicle and also acquiring moving direction of the other vehicle; irradiation area setting means for setting the irradiation area based on the position of the other vehicle; irradiation area change outputting means for performing change output for changing the irradiation area of the light of the own vehicle to achieve the set irradiation area; irradiation area change prohibiting means for prohibiting the change outputting means from performing output for changing the irradiation area until the elapse of a wait time that has been set in advance; and wait time setting means for setting the length of the wait time based on the moving direction of the other vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a light control program for causing a computer to function as:
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other vehicle information acquiring means for acquiring positional information of another vehicle present near the own vehicle and also acquiring a moving direction of the other vehicle; irradiation area setting means for setting the irradiation area based on the position of the other vehicle; irradiation area change outputting means for performing change output for changing the irradiation area of the light of the own vehicle to achieve the set irradiation area; irradiation area change prohibiting means for prohibiting the change outputting means from performing output for changing the irradiation area until the elapse of a wait time that has been set in advance; and wait time setting means for setting the length of the wait time based on the moving direction of the other vehicle.
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