LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus for a vehicle, the lighting apparatus comprising:
- a power supply unit configured to receive electrical energy from a power source in the vehicle;
a light output unit configured to generate light based on the electrical energy, and to output the light to an outside of the vehicle;
an interface unit configured to exchange signals with at least one electronic device included in the vehicle; and
at least one processor electrically connectable to the power supply unit, the light output unit, and the interface unit, and configured to control the light output unit to illuminate a first region of a road surface and to display a visual image on a second region of the road surface,wherein the second region is positioned inside the first region, andwherein the at least one processor is further configured to;
receive a signal related to the visual image from the at least one electronic device in the vehicle; and
control the electrical energy supplied to the light output unit to output a first light pattern for illuminating the first region of the road surface, and to output a second light pattern for displaying the visual image on the second region of the road surface.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a light output unit; an interface unit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to control the light output unit to generate light that illuminates an exterior of the vehicle. The at least one processor may also be configured to receive first information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit to display, via the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle, a visual image corresponding to the received first information. The at least one processor may further be configured to receive second information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit based on the received second information to change the visual image displayed by the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle.
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12 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus for a vehicle, the lighting apparatus comprising:
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a power supply unit configured to receive electrical energy from a power source in the vehicle; a light output unit configured to generate light based on the electrical energy, and to output the light to an outside of the vehicle; an interface unit configured to exchange signals with at least one electronic device included in the vehicle; and at least one processor electrically connectable to the power supply unit, the light output unit, and the interface unit, and configured to control the light output unit to illuminate a first region of a road surface and to display a visual image on a second region of the road surface, wherein the second region is positioned inside the first region, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to; receive a signal related to the visual image from the at least one electronic device in the vehicle; and control the electrical energy supplied to the light output unit to output a first light pattern for illuminating the first region of the road surface, and to output a second light pattern for displaying the visual image on the second region of the road surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An operating method of a lighting apparatus for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a power supply unit, electrical energy from a power source in the vehicle; controlling, by at least one processor, a light output unit based on the electrical energy to illuminate a first region of a road surface; receiving, by the at least one processor and through an interface unit, a signal related to a visual image from at least one electronic device included in the vehicle; and controlling, by the at least one processor, the light output unit to display the visual image on a second region of the road surface, wherein the second region is positioned inside the first region, wherein controlling the light output unit to illuminate the first region of the road surface comprises;
controlling the electrical energy supplied to the light output unit to output a first light pattern for illuminating the first region of the road surface, andwherein controlling the light output unit to display the visual image on the second region of the road surface comprises;
controlling the electrical energy supplied to the light output unit to output a second light pattern for displaying the visual image on the second region of the road surface.
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12. An electronic device included in a vehicle and comprising at least one processor configured to:
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generate a first signal for controlling a light output unit of the vehicle to illuminate a first region of a road surface; receive data from at least one electronic device included in a vehicle; generate first information based on at least part of the data that was received from the at least one electronic device; generate a second signal for controlling the light output unit to display, on a second region of the road surface, a visual image corresponding to the first information; generate second information based on at least part of the data that was received from the at least one electronic device; and based on the second information, generate a third signal for controlling the light output unit to change the visual image displayed on the second region of the road surface.
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