Systems and methods for interior lighting and display screen synchronization in a vehicle

A method of synchronizing interior lighting and with a display screen in a vehicle comprising:

• storing associations between a plurality of application identifiers and a plurality of application specific content areas on a display screen of the vehicle, wherein:
• each of the plurality of application identifiers is associated with a corresponding application;
• the application specific content area of the corresponding application on the display screen is used to display content associated with the application;
• and
• each of the plurality of application specific content areas is defined by a pre-defined height, a pre-defined width, a pre-defined horizontal offset with respect to a horizontal edge of the display screen, and a pre-defined vertical offset with respect to a vertical edge of the display screen;
• receiving a first application identifier associated with first content displayed on the display screen from a central computing device of the vehicle, wherein the first application identifier is associated with a first application;
• retrieving a first application specific content area associated with the first application identifier from the stored associations between the plurality of application identifiers and the plurality of application specific content areas;
• determining the first application specific content area on the display screen based on a first pre-defined height, a first pre-defined width, a first pre-defined horizontal offset, and a first pre-defined vertical offset of the first application specific content area;
• dividing the first application specific content area on the display screen into a plurality of geometric content area zones;
• mapping each of the plurality of geometric content area zones to lamps associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of interior light zones in the vehicle;
• determining a dominant color in each of the plurality of geometric content area zones;
• and
• issuing a first illumination command to the lamps each of the plurality of interior light zones to illuminate the interior light zone with the dominant color associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of geometric content zones.

A vehicle including an interior lighting and display screen synchronization system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory comprising instructions that upon execution by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• store associations between a plurality of application identifiers and a plurality of application specific content areas on a display screen of the vehicle, wherein:
• each of the plurality of application identifiers is associated with a corresponding application;
• the application specific content area of the corresponding application on the display screen is used to display content associated with the application;
• and
• each of the plurality of application specific content areas is defined by a pre-defined height, a pre-defined width, a pre-defined horizontal offset with respect to a horizontal edge of the display screen, and a pre-defined vertical offset with respect to a vertical edge of the display screen;
• receive a first application identifier associated with first content displayed on the display screen from a central computing device of the vehicle, wherein the first application identifier is associated with a first application;
• retrieve a first application specific content area associated with the first application identifier from the stored associations between the plurality of application identifiers and the plurality of application specific content areas;
• determine the first application specific content area on the display screen based on a first pre-defined height, a first pre-defined width, a first pre-defined horizontal offset, and a first pre-defined vertical offset of the first application specific content area;
• divide the first application specific content area on the display screen into a plurality of geometric content area zones;
• map each of the plurality of geometric content area zones to lamps associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of interior light zones in the vehicle;
• determine a dominant color in each of the plurality of geometric content area zones;
• and
• issue a first illumination command to the lamps in each of the plurality of interior light zones to illuminate the interior light zone with the dominant color associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of geometric content zones.