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US 2004/0104815 A1Published application
Vehicle light controller
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsTerumasa Suyama, Takashi Ichikawa
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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsTerumasa Suyama, Takashi Ichikawa
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A vehicle light controller that facilitates recognition of a vehicle. The controller includes a portable device having a communication function. A lighting device is arranged in the vehicle and has a vehicle entering mode and a vehicle exiting mode with changeable lighting patterns. A first controller and a second controller are connected to the lighting device and communicate with the portable device. The first controller illuminates the lighting device in the vehicle entering mode when communication with the portable device is established and changes the lighting pattern of the lighting device in the vehicle entering mode when a first condition is satisfied. The second controller illuminates the lighting device in the vehicle exiting mode when communication with the portable device is established and a second condition is satisfied.
A light controller for use in a vehicle, the light controller comprising:
A method for controlling the lighting of a lighting device arranged in a vehicle, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.