USER-FOLLOWING VEHICLE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A user-position-focused vehicle lighting system comprising:
- a hardware-based processing unit; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising;
a user-position-determination module that, when executed by the processing unit, determines a vehicle user position proximate a vehicle;
a vehicle-lighting-identification module that, when executed by the processing unit, determines, based on the vehicle user position, which of multiple vehicle lighting features should be illuminated, yielding a presently selected lighting feature; and
a vehicle-lighting-activation module configured to, when executed by the processing unit, send a signal to the presently selected lighting feature to illuminate the presently selected lighting feature.
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Abstract
A user-position-focused vehicle lighting system comprising a hardware-based processing unit and a non-transitory computer-readable storage device having a user-position-determination module that, when executed by the processing unit, determines a vehicle user position proximate a vehicle. The storage device also includes a vehicle-lighting-identification module that, when executed by the processing unit, determines, based on the vehicle user position, which of multiple vehicle lighting features should be illuminated, yielding a presently selected lighting feature. The storage device also includes a vehicle-lighting-activation module configured to, when executed by the processing unit, send a signal to the presently selected lighting feature to illuminate the presently selected lighting feature. In various embodiments, the technology includes the storage device separate from the processing unit, and processes performed by the system.
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20 Claims
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1. A user-position-focused vehicle lighting system comprising:
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a hardware-based processing unit; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising; a user-position-determination module that, when executed by the processing unit, determines a vehicle user position proximate a vehicle; a vehicle-lighting-identification module that, when executed by the processing unit, determines, based on the vehicle user position, which of multiple vehicle lighting features should be illuminated, yielding a presently selected lighting feature; and a vehicle-lighting-activation module configured to, when executed by the processing unit, send a signal to the presently selected lighting feature to illuminate the presently selected lighting feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device, for use at a user-position-focused vehicle lighting system, comprising:
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a user-position-determination module that, when executed by a processing unit, determines a vehicle user position proximate a vehicle; a vehicle-lighting-identification module that, when executed by the processing unit, determines, based on the vehicle user position, which of multiple vehicle lighting features should be illuminated, yielding a presently selected lighting feature; and a vehicle-lighting-activation module configured to, when executed by the processing unit, send a signal to the presently selected lighting feature to illuminate the presently selected lighting feature. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, performed by a user-position-focused vehicle lighting system having a hardware based processing unit and a non-transitory computer-readable storage device, the method comprising:
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determining, by the processing unit executing a user-position-determination module at the storage device, a vehicle user position proximate a vehicle; determining, by the processing unit executing a vehicle-lighting-identification module of the storage device, based on the vehicle user position, which of multiple vehicle lighting features should be illuminated, yielding a presently selected lighting feature; and sending, by the processing unit executing a vehicle-lighting-activation module, a signal to the presently selected lighting feature to illuminate the presently selected lighting feature. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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