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VEHICULAR GLANCE LIGHTING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

  • US 20120326967A1
  • Filed: 04/27/2012
  • Published: 12/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicular glance light apparatus comprising:

  • an input unit configured to generate an input signal that can be manipulated by a driver of a vehicle;

    a vehicle-sensing unit configured to detect vehicle sensing information including vehicle safety information for the running of the vehicle;

    a storage unit configured to store vehicle reference information including safety reference information for determining the vehicle running safety;

    a control unit electrically connected to the input unit, the vehicle-sensing unit, and the storage unit, and configured to provide the driver with vehicle-running information based on the vehicle sensing information of the vehicle-sensing unit and the vehicle reference information of the storage unit; and

    a glance light unit disposed at a position beyond the driver'"'"'s driving view range needing a driving attention while being located within the vehicle driver'"'"'s view range, and configured to output light corresponding to the vehicle-running information in response to a glance light control signal from the control unit to allow the vehicle driver to intuitively perceive information of light while maintaining the driver'"'"'s driving attention.

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