On-demand street lighting for a connected vehicle
OwnerBaekGyu Kim, Chung-Wei Lin +1inventors
InventorsBaekGyu Kim, Chung-Wei Lin, Shinichi Shiraishi
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Abstract
The disclosure includes embodiments for providing on-demand street lighting for a connected vehicle. In some embodiments, a method includes controlling an operation of a street light based on a lighting policy and a presence of a connected vehicle. In some embodiments, the street light is operated consistent with the lighting policy. In some embodiments, the presence of the connected vehicle is determined based on a receipt of a wireless message that is transmitted by the connected vehicle. In some embodiments, the lighting policy is operable to reduce an energy consumption of the street light while also providing illumination for the connected vehicle.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a wireless message from a connected vehicle that describes a heading of the connected vehicle;
- determining, based on the heading described in the wireless message, that the connected vehicle is approaching a street light;
- and
- transmitting a command to the street light based on a lighting policy and the connected vehicle approaching the street light, wherein the street light is operated consistent with the lighting policy and the lighting policy is operable to reduce an energy consumption of the street light while also providing illumination for the connected vehicle.
A system comprising:
- a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory memory storing computer code that is operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the processor to:
- receive a wireless message from a connected vehicle that describes a heading of the connected vehicle;
- determine, based on the heading described in the wireless message, that the connected vehicle is approaching a street light;
- and
- transmit a command to the street light based on a lighting policy and the connected vehicle approaching the street light, wherein the street light is operated by the processor consistent with the lighting policy and the lighting policy is operable to reduce an energy consumption of the street light while also providing illumination for the connected vehicle.
A computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a wireless message from a connected vehicle that describes a heading of the connected vehicle;
- determining, based on the heading described in the wireless message, that the connected vehicle is approaching a street light;
- and
- transmitting a command to the street light based on a lighting policy and the connected vehicle approaching the street light, wherein the street light is operated consistent with the lighting policy and the lighting policy is operable to reduce an energy consumption of the street light while also providing illumination for the connected vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.