Apparatus and method for controlling taillight of vehicle, capable of brightness control and visible light wireless communication
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a taillight of a vehicle, comprising:
- generating information about an operation of a vehicle;
generating a brightness control value that is used to control brightness of a light source installed at a tail of the vehicle; and
controlling a pulse position and a pulse width within a unit pulse section of a pulse that controls the light source based on the information about the operation of the vehicle and the brightness control value,wherein controlling the pulse position and the pulse width comprises controlling the pulse position based on the information about the operation of the vehicle and controlling the pulse width based on the brightness control value.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling the taillight of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a visible light wireless communication data generation unit, a brightness control unit, a variable pulse position modulation (VPPM) signal generation unit, and a light source. The visible light wireless communication data generation unit generates information about the operation of a vehicle. The brightness control unit generates a brightness control value that is used to control the brightness of a light source installed at the tail of the vehicle. The variable pulse position modulation (VPPM) signal generation unit controls a pulse position and a pulse width within a unit pulse section of a pulse that controls the light source based on the information about the operation of the vehicle and the brightness control value.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a taillight of a vehicle, comprising:
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generating information about an operation of a vehicle; generating a brightness control value that is used to control brightness of a light source installed at a tail of the vehicle; and controlling a pulse position and a pulse width within a unit pulse section of a pulse that controls the light source based on the information about the operation of the vehicle and the brightness control value, wherein controlling the pulse position and the pulse width comprises controlling the pulse position based on the information about the operation of the vehicle and controlling the pulse width based on the brightness control value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for controlling a taillight of a vehicle, comprising:
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a visible light wireless communication data generation unit configured to generate information about an operation of a vehicle; a brightness control unit configured to generate a brightness control value that is used to control brightness of a light source installed at a tail of the vehicle; a variable pulse position modulation (VPPM) signal generation unit configured to control a pulse position and a pulse width within a unit pulse section of a pulse that controls the light source based on the information about the operation of the vehicle and the brightness control value, to convert a data signal into an optical signal, and to provide the optical signal to a following vehicle, wherein the data signal controls the pulse position based on the information about the operation of the vehicle, and controls the pulse width based on the brightness control value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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