Vehicle lighting apparatus and method
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a first light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the light projected from the first light source is perceptibly dominant in a lower-frequency portion of a visible spectrum; and
a second light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the light projected from the second light source is perceptibly dominant in a higher-frequency portion of the visible spectrum.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a first light source to project light outwardly from a vehicle. The light projected from the first light source is perceptibly dominant in a lower-frequency portion of a visible spectrum. The vehicle also includes a second light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle. The light projected from the second light source is perceptibly dominant in a higher-frequency portion of the visible spectrum.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a first light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the light projected from the first light source is perceptibly dominant in a lower-frequency portion of a visible spectrum; and
a second light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the light projected from the second light source is perceptibly dominant in a higher-frequency portion of the visible spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle comprising:
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a first light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the light projected from the first light source is measurably dominant in a low-frequency portion of a visible spectrum; and
a second light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the light projected from the second light source is measurably dominant in a high-frequency portion of the visible spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A vehicle comprising:
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a first light source to project light outwardly from a first side of the vehicle, wherein the light projected from the first light source is perceptibly dominant in a first portion of a visible spectrum; and
a second light source to project light outwardly from the first side of the vehicle, wherein the light projected from the second light source is perceptibly dominant in a second portion of the visible spectrum, and wherein the first light source and the second light source are substantially the same distance from a surface on which the vehicle is located. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A vehicle comprising:
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a first light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the majority of the light projected from the first light source in the visible spectrum contains wavelengths less than 550 nanometers; and
a second light source spaced apart from the first light source, the second light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the majority of the light projected from the second light source in the visible spectrum contains wavelengths greater than 550 nanometers. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A vehicle comprising:
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a first light source to project light outwardly from a first side of the vehicle; and
a second light source spaced apart from the first light source, the second light source to project light outwardly from the first side of the vehicle, wherein the second light source projects light measurably in a blue portion of a visible spectrum, wherein the first and second light sources assist a vehicle operator in viewing an area proximate the vehicle, and wherein the first light source and the second light source are substantially the same distance from a surface on which the vehicle is located. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A vehicle comprising:
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a first light source to project light outwardly from a first side of the vehicle; and
a second light source spaced apart from the first light source, the second light source to project light outwardly from the first side of the vehicle, wherein the second light source projects light perceptibly in a red portion of a visible spectrum, and wherein the first and second light sources assist a vehicle operator in viewing an area proximate the vehicle, and wherein the first light source and the second light source are substantially the same distance from a surface on which the vehicle is located. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A vehicle comprising:
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a first light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle;
a first lens positioned such that a significant portion of the light projected from the first light source passes through the first lens, wherein the light passing through the first lens in the visible spectrum is dominant in a high-frequency portion of the visible spectrum;
a second light source to project light outwardly from the vehicle; and
a second lens positioned such that a significant portion of the light projected from the second light source passes through the second lens, wherein the light passing through the second lens in the visible spectrum is dominant in a low-frequency portion of the visible spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A vehicle comprising:
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a first plurality of light emitting devices to project light outwardly from a vehicle, wherein the first plurality of light emitting devices project light dominant in a red portion of a visible spectrum; and
a second plurality of light emitting devices spaced apart from the first plurality of light emitting devices, the second plurality of light emitting devices to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the second plurality of light emitting devices projects light dominant in a blue portion of the visible spectrum, and wherein light projected from the first plurality of light emitting devices is substantially parallel to light projected from the second plurality of light emitting devices. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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57. A vehicle comprising:
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a first plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to project light outwardly from a vehicle, wherein the first plurality of LEDs project light dominant in a higher-frequency portion of a visible spectrum; and
a second plurality of LEDs spaced apart from the first plurality of LEDs, the second plurality of LEDs to project light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the second plurality of LEDs project light dominant in a lower-frequency portion of the visible spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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59. An apparatus comprising:
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means for projecting a first light beam outwardly from a vehicle, wherein the first light beam is perceptibly dominant in a lower-frequency portion of a visible spectrum; and
means for projecting a second light beam outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the second beam is perceptibly dominant in a higher-frequency portion of the visible spectrum, and wherein the first light beam and the second light beam illuminate an area proximate the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61)
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62. A method illuminating an area adjacent a vehicle, the method comprising:
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projecting a first beam of light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the first beam of light is measurably dominant in a first portion of a visible spectrum; and
projecting a second beam of light outwardly from the vehicle, wherein the second beam of light is measurably dominant in a second portion of the visible spectrum, and wherein the first beam of light and the second beam of light are projected substantially parallel to one another. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66)
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