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Vehicle display screen safety and privacy system

  • US 9,956,854 B2
  • Filed: 07/12/2016
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for improving safety while providing privacy for a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a display screen located within the vehicle, and configured to alternate between a displaying state and a non-displaying state;

    a window of the vehicle configured to alternate between an opaque state and a transparent state; and

    an electronic control unit (ECU) connected to the window and the display screen, the ECU configured to;

    determine whether the display screen is powered on,alternate the display screen between the displaying state and the non-displaying state at a predetermined frequency when the display screen is powered on, andalternate the window between the opaque state and the transparent state at the predetermined frequency, the display screen being in the displaying state when the window is in the opaque state and the display screen being in the non-displaying state when the window is in the transparent state.

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