Method and device for controlling the interior lighting of a vehicle

A device for controlling interior lighting for a vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of lighting units, distributed in the interior of the vehicle, the lighting units each comprising one of at least two color zones;
• a display device;
• an operating device, operatively coupled to the display device;
• and
• a control device, operatively coupled to the operating device,
• wherein the display device and operating device are configured to
• generate a plurality of arrangement profiles for at least two color zones in the interior of the vehicle, wherein each arrangement profile defines a respective assignment of the at least two color zones to multiple predefined lighting zones in the interior of the vehicle, wherein different ones of the arrangement profiles define different respective assignments of the at least two color zones to the multiple predefined lighting zones, and wherein the arrangement profiles are displayed virtual operating elements comprising interactive graphical representations of the respective assignments;
• record a user selection of one of the arrangement profiles via the virtual operating elements;
• record a color selection for each of the at least two color zones via one or more operating elements displayed on the display and operating device;
• and
• set a color for each lighting unit according to the selected arrangement profile and the colors selected for the at least two color zones.

A method for controlling interior lighting for a vehicle, wherein a plurality of lighting units are distributed in the interior of the vehicle, the lighting units each having one of at least two color zones, the method comprising:

• generating, via a display and operating device, a plurality of arrangement profiles for at least two color zones in the interior of the vehicle, wherein each arrangement profile defines a respective assignment of the at least two color zones to multiple predefined lighting zones in the interior of the vehicle, wherein different ones of the arrangement profiles define different respective assignments of the at least two color zones to the multiple predefined lighting zones, wherein the arrangement profiles are displayed via virtual operating elements comprising interactive graphical representations of the respective assignments;
• recording a user selection of one of the arrangement profiles via the virtual operating elements;
• recording a color selection for each of the at least two color zones via one or more virtual operating elements displayed on the display and operating device;
• determining a quantity of the colors that can be selected for at least one more of the at least two color zones, depending on the selected color for a first of the at least two color zones;
• and
• setting, via a control device, a color for each lighting unit according to the selected arrangement profile and the colors selected for the at least two color zones.