Vehicle headlamp monitoring using a network accessible user interface
First Claim
1. A monitoring system of illumination characteristics of vehicle headlamps comprising:
- a host control unit comprising;
a first port configured to receive illumination data associated with one or more vehicle headlamps;
a second port coupled to a network and configured to communicate information over said network;
a processor configured to fetch and execute instructions;
memory storing program code wherein execution of said program code by said processor implements a network accessible user interface between said host control unit and a user computer coupled to said network, wherein said network accessible user interface comprises a real-time display of information based on said illumination data and includes the ability for a user to perform a visual audit by specifying an audit position, andwherein said host control unit is configured to update one of more stored system parameters after receiving visual audit information from said user computer.
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Abstract
Vehicle headlamp illumination is monitored and data is communicated to a host control unit. The host control unit implements a network accessible user interface to communicate with a user computer, which can include a graphical display of illumination information as well as a numerical indication of an automatically detected location of the edge of the headlamp beam. The network accessible user interface can also include the capability to manually audit the headlamp beam by allowing a user to specify a headlamp beam location, which will then update system parameters. The network accessible user interface may be a web-based interface where the host control unit implements a web server and the user computer is running a web browser. The system can include a collection of intelligent, independent sensor units, each incorporating a vertical array of sensing elements capable of detecting headlamp illumination. Multiple sensor units can be provided, which allows multiple vehicles and multiple headlamp types to be monitored without physical movement of the sensor units.
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1. A monitoring system of illumination characteristics of vehicle headlamps comprising:
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a host control unit comprising; a first port configured to receive illumination data associated with one or more vehicle headlamps; a second port coupled to a network and configured to communicate information over said network; a processor configured to fetch and execute instructions; memory storing program code wherein execution of said program code by said processor implements a network accessible user interface between said host control unit and a user computer coupled to said network, wherein said network accessible user interface comprises a real-time display of information based on said illumination data and includes the ability for a user to perform a visual audit by specifying an audit position, and wherein said host control unit is configured to update one of more stored system parameters after receiving visual audit information from said user computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of monitoring illumination characteristics of vehicle headlamps comprising:
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receiving illumination data associated with one or more vehicle headlamps by a host control unit through a first port; providing a network accessible user interface by said host control unit to allow communication between said host control unit and a user computer, wherein said network accessible user interface comprises a real-time display of information based on said illumination data and includes the ability for a user to perform a visual audit by specifying an audit position; communicating with a user computer over a network by said host control unit through a second port, updating one or more stored system parameters by said host control unit after receiving visual audit information from said user computer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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