Method and device for illuminating roadsides
First Claim
1. A method for illuminating an edge region of a roadway by at least one headlight of a vehicle, which passes along the roadway and which includes a camera, the method comprising:
- activating a masking of a headlight that is already present; and
generating an additional illuminated region in a vertical and a lateral extension with reference to the vehicle,wherein the activation of the masking of a headlight that is already present takes place via a navigation system of the vehicle, or in response to the decrease in the speed of the vehicle and/or by an object/traffic sign recognition by the camera.
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Abstract
A method and a device for illuminating an edge region of a roadway by headlights of a vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle includes a camera. Activating takes place of at least one additional illuminating device or a masking of an headlight that is present on the vehicle. An additional illuminated region is generated which extends in the vertical and the lateral direction with respect to the vehicle. Activating the at least one additional illuminating device or headlight masking at least one headlight present in the vehicle takes place by a navigation system of the vehicle or in response to a decrease in the speed of the vehicle and/or by an object/traffic sign detection using the camera.
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1. A method for illuminating an edge region of a roadway by at least one headlight of a vehicle, which passes along the roadway and which includes a camera, the method comprising:
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activating a masking of a headlight that is already present; and generating an additional illuminated region in a vertical and a lateral extension with reference to the vehicle, wherein the activation of the masking of a headlight that is already present takes place via a navigation system of the vehicle, or in response to the decrease in the speed of the vehicle and/or by an object/traffic sign recognition by the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for illuminating an edge region of a roadway by at least one headlight of a vehicle, which passes along the roadway and which includes a camera, the method comprising:
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activating at least one additional illuminating device or a masking of a headlight that is already present; and generating an additional illuminated region in a vertical and a lateral extension with reference to the vehicle, wherein the activation of the at least one additional illuminating device or of the masking of a headlight that is already present takes place via a navigation system of the vehicle, or in response to the decrease in the speed of the vehicle and/or by an object/traffic sign recognition by the camera, and wherein the activation of the at least one additional illuminating device or the at least one headlight masking of a headlight that is already present, takes place by the navigation system of the vehicle as soon as a branching-off, a fork in the road, or a crossing is reached.
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6. A method for illuminating an edge region of a roadway by at least one headlight of a vehicle, which passes along the roadway and which includes a camera, the method comprising:
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activating at least one additional illuminating device or a masking of a headlight that is already present; and generating an additional illuminated region in a vertical and a lateral extension with reference to the vehicle, wherein the activation of the at least one additional illuminating device or of the masking of a headlight that is already present takes place via a navigation system of the vehicle, or in response to the decrease in the speed of the vehicle and/or by an object/traffic sign recognition by the camera, and wherein the activation of the at least one additional illuminating device or the headlight masking of a headlight that is already present, takes place by activating a night vision system function, by an individual signal of the driver or by a corresponding signal of a day/night-detecting light sensor.
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7. A device configured to implement a method for illuminating an edge region of a roadway by at least one headlight of a vehicle, which passes along the roadway and which includes a camera, the method comprising:
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activating at least one additional illuminating device provided in addition to headlights of a vehicle, the at least one additional illuminating device being developed as a separate headlight which is located in the fender region of the vehicle or in the region of one or both front headlights of the vehicle; and generating an additional illuminated region in a vertical and a lateral extension with reference to the vehicle, wherein the activation of the at least one additional illuminating device takes place via a navigation system of the vehicle, or in response to the decrease in the speed of the vehicle and/or by an object/traffic sign recognition by the camera. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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