Illuminating system

• US 7,202,779 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2003
• Issued: 04/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanabe, Tetsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu; Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bugg; George A.
• Application Number:
  US10/428,925
• Publication Number:
  US 20030227778A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,436 Days
• Field of Search: 340/458
• US Class Current: 340/458
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/80 Circuits; Control arrangements for dashboards B60Q3/16; for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/47

Abstract

An illuminating system includes illumination device adapted for being installed inside a car cabin, and an operation device being able to wirelessly operate illumination modes of the illumination device.

Claims

1. An illuminating system comprising:

an illumination device adapted for being installed inside a car cabin; and

an operation device being able to wirelessly operate a plurality of illumination modes of said illumination device, for generating a dramatic lighting effect,

wherein said plurality of illumination modes comprises color adjustments of light sources, luminance adjustments and illumination position.

2. An illuminating system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a control unit for controlling said plurality of illumination modes of said illumination device, said control unit having a wireless receiving unit,

wherein said control unit receives illumination mode control data from said operation device to thereby control said plurality of illumination modes of said illumination device.

3. An illuminating system according to claim 1, wherein said operation device may be connected to at least one of a communication network and an information processing device, and

wherein an illumination mode operation software for controlling illumination modes of said illumination device may be introduced into said operation device trough one of said communication network and said information processing device.

4. An illuminating system according to claim 1, wherein said operation device comprises a wireless function.

5. An illuminating system according to claim 1, wherein said operation device comprises one of a portable information processing terminal and a portable communication terminal.

10. The illuminating system according to claim 1, further comprising:

read only memory; and

a random access memory.

11. The illuminating system according to claim 10, wherein said read only memory stores illumination data and dramatic presentation data for executing said plurality of illumination modes.

12. The illuminating system according to claim 11, wherein said operation device comprises a memory that stores program data for operating said plurality of operation modes.

13. The illuminating system according to claim 1, wherein said illuminating device comprises a LED light source.

14. The illuminating system according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of illumination modes further comprises at least one of a fade-in time and a fade-out time.

6. An operation device adapted for an illumination device for illuminating an interior of a car cabin by operating a plurality of illumination modes for generating a dramatic lighting effect, said operation device comprising a wireless communication unit,

wherein said plurality of illumination modes comprises color adjustments of light sources, luminance adjustments and illumination position.

7. An operation device according to claim 6, wherein said operation device is connected to at least one of a communication network and an information processing device, and

wherein an illumination mode operation software for controlling illumination modes of said illumination device may be introduced into said operation device through one of said communication network and said information processing device.

8. An operation device according to claim 6, wherein said operation device comprises a wireless function.

9. An operation device according to claim 6, wherein said operation device comprises one of a portable information processing terminal and a portable communication terminal.

15. An operation device according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of illumination modes comprises at least one of a fade-in time and a fade-out time.

16. An illuminating system comprising:

an illumination device adapted for being installed inside a car cabin; and

an operation device being able to wirelessly operate a plurality of illumination modes of said illumination device, for generating a dramatic lighting effect,

wherein said plurality of illumination modes comprises color adjustments of light sources, fade-in time and fade-out time.

17. An illuminating system comprising:

an illumination device adapted for being installed inside a car cabin; and

an operation device being able to wirelessly operate a plurality of illumination modes of said illumination device, for generating a dramatic lighting effect,

wherein said plurality of illumination modes comprises color adjustments of light sources, fade-in time, fade-out time, luminance adjustments and illumination position.

18. An illuminating system comprising:

an illumination device adapted for being installed inside a car cabin; and

an operation device being able to wirelessly operate a plurality of illumination modes of said illumination device, for generating a dramatic lighting effect,

wherein said plurality of illumination modes comprises color adjustments of light sources, and

wherein said illuminating system comprises;

a plurality of illumination devices; and

a plurality of control units, and

wherein one of said plurality of control units is incorporated into each of said plurality of illumination devices.