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US 2021/0197706 A1Published application
Device and Method of Communicating
AssigneeValeo North America, Inc.
InventorsClifford Federle, Monji Moumen
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Abstract
A method comprising: (a) heating a light module of a vehicle with a heater; (b) monitoring a temperature of the light module; (c) activating a communication sequence; and (d) performing the communication sequence so that a message is conveyed between a controller of the light module and a controller of the vehicle.
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1) A method comprising:
- a. heating a light module of a vehicle with a heater;
- b. monitoring a temperature of the light module;
- c. activating a communication sequence;
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- d. performing the communication sequence so that a message is conveyed between a controller of the light module and a controller of the vehicle.
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15) A light system comprising:
- a. a light module,
- b. a heater configured to heat the light module so that when ice, snow, or both are located on the light module the heater melts the snow and ice;
- c. a sensor that monitors a temperature of the light module;
- d. a switch that turns the heater on and off;
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- e. a controller that turns the switch on when snow, ice, or both are detected or an occupant of a vehicle turns the heater on, and transmits to a communication to a controller of the vehicle by performing a communication sequence.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.