Method and apparatus for communicatively changing interior illumination color in a vehicle
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1. Apparatus for communicating information to an operator of a vehicle without unnecessarily distracting the operator by illuminating an interior of the vehicle with different colors, comprising:
- an illumination control module monitoring an informational input, and determining a lighting color command based upon the informational input;
an illumination system communicating with the illumination control module and generating an illumination color within the interior based upon the lighting color command; and
a user interface allowing the operator to select an interior component within the interior that the operator desires to be illuminated by the illumination system.
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Abstract
An apparatus for communicating information to an operator of a vehicle without unnecessarily distracting the operator by illuminating an interior of the vehicle with different colors, includes an illumination control module monitoring an informational input and determining a lighting color command based upon the informational input. The apparatus further includes an illumination system communicating with the illumination control module and generating an illumination color upon the interior based upon the lighting color command.
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1. Apparatus for communicating information to an operator of a vehicle without unnecessarily distracting the operator by illuminating an interior of the vehicle with different colors, comprising:
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an illumination control module monitoring an informational input, and determining a lighting color command based upon the informational input; an illumination system communicating with the illumination control module and generating an illumination color within the interior based upon the lighting color command; and a user interface allowing the operator to select an interior component within the interior that the operator desires to be illuminated by the illumination system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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