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Vehicle illumination device, vehicle illumination control method and recording medium storing a vehicle illumination control program

  • US 7,708,435 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2007
  • Issued: 05/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle illumination device comprising:

  • a vehicle illumination unit having a light distribution that can be modified with respect to each of plural divided regions into which the light distribution region is divided;

    a light receiving unit that receives light from a vehicle'"'"'s surroundings;

    a determination unit that determines, on the basis of the results of the light received by the light receiving unit, whether or not the received light is reflected light from light that has been irradiated from the vehicle illumination unit; and

    a controller that controls the light distribution of the vehicle illumination unit such that when a determination has been made by the determination unit that the light is not reflected light from light that has been irradiated from the vehicle illumination unit, light that is irradiated from the vehicle illumination unit toward a divided region corresponding to the light received by the light receiving unit is either reduced or made non-illuminating.

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