# US 2021/0276483 A1 · Vehicle and method of controlling the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0276483 A1 - Document ID: US20210276483A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/037,956 - Filed: 2020-09-30 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Inventors: Jooyean Kang; Min Young Lee; Taehee Jung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276483A1 ## CPC - B60Q 9/00: Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/22: Display screens - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - B60K 35/80: Arrangements for controlling instruments - B60K 35/85: Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data - B60Q 3/16: Circuits; Control arrangements - B60Q 3/20: for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments (lighting for dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60Q 3/217: Doors, e.g. door sills; Steps - B60Q 3/233: Seats; Arm rests; Head rests - B60Q 3/70: characterised by the purpose - B60Q 3/80: Circuits; Control arrangements (for dashboards B60Q3/16; for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/47) - B60Q 3/85: for manual control of the light, e.g. of colour, orientation or intensity - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - B60K 35/70: Instrument provisions for avoiding injuries to vehicle occupants in case of accidents - B60K 2360/55: Remote control arrangements - B60K 2360/573: Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions - B60Q 2500/00: Special features or arrangements of vehicle interior lamps - B60Q 2900/30: Lamps commanded by wireless transmissions - B60Q 2900/40: Several lamps activated in sequence, e.g. sweep effect, progressive activation - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A vehicle is provided to analyze a signal received by a communicator and identify a first electronic device that transmits the received signal and a second electronic device that will transmit the received signal. The vehicle identifies a lighting algorithm that corresponds to an analysis result of the received signal and sequentially turns on a plurality of lighting devices based on the identified lighting algorithm. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle, comprising: a plurality of lighting devices; a communicator configured to communicate with an external electronic device and a plurality of internal electronic devices; and a controller configured to analyze a signal received by the communicator and identify information about a first electronic device that has transmitted the received signal, and sequentially control the lighting of the plurality of lighting devices based on the identified information about the first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device configured to transmit the signal is either the external electronic device or the plurality of internal electronic devices. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to analyze the signal received by the communicator, to identify a second electronic device to transmit the signal among the plurality of internal electronic devices, and to operate the communicator to transmit the received signal to the identified second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is a device different from the first electronic device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising: a storage configured to store identification information and position information of a reference lighting device among the plurality of lighting devices, store identification information and position information of the remaining lighting devices, and store identification information and position information of the plurality of internal electronic devices, wherein, when sequentially controlling the lighting of the plurality of lighting devices, the controller is configured to identify the position information of the second electronic device, identify the lighting devices disposed between the second electronic device and the reference lighting device based on the identified position information of the second electronic device and the position information of the reference lighting device, and control the sequential lighting of the identified lighting devices. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of lighting devices include a display apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the external electronic device includes at least one of a server, an infrastructure, another vehicle, and a user terminal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to adjust at least one of a lighting color, a lighting speed, a lighting brightness, and a lighting shape of the plurality of lighting devices based on an analysis result of the received signal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to adjust a lighting speed of the plurality of lighting devices based on a signal processing speed of the received signal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control sequential lighting of the plurality of lighting devices based on the positions of two or more second electronic devices when there are the two or more second electronic devices that will transmit the received signal. ### Claim 9 A vehicle, comprising: a plurality of lighting devices provided inside a body of the vehicle; a plurality of electronic devices provided inside the body; a communicator configured to communicate with an external device; and a controller configured to sequentially control lighting of the plurality of lighting devices in response to whether a signal is transmitted during communication with the external device, wherein the transmission of the signal includes transmission of the signal from the external device to at least one of the plurality of electronic devices, and transmission of the signal from any one of the plurality of electronic devices to the external device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein, when transmitting the signal from the external device to the at least one of the plurality of electronic devices, the controller is configured to control lighting of a reference lighting device among the plurality of electronic devices, and sequentially control lighting from a lighting device adjacent to the reference lighting device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein, when transmitting the signal from any one of the plurality of electronic devices to the external device, the controller is configured to control lighting of the lighting device at a position farthest from a reference lighting device among the plurality of electronic devices first, and control lighting of the reference lighting device last. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the external device includes at least one of a server, an infrastructure, another vehicle, and a user terminal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The vehicle according to claim 9, further comprising: a crash pad provided on an interior of the body of the vehicle and provided with a first lighting device among the plurality of lighting devices; a cluster provided with a second lighting device among the plurality of lighting devices; a steering wheel provided with a third lighting device among the plurality of lighting devices; and a backrest of a driver's seat provided with a fourth lighting device among the plurality of lighting devices. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The vehicle according to claim 9, further comprising: a crash pad provided on an interior of the body and spaced apart a plurality of lamps, wherein the controller is configured to operate the plurality of lamps to be sequentially lit in a first direction in response to determining that the signal is transmitted from the external device to the at least one electronic device, and operate the plurality of lamps to be sequentially turned on in a second direction in response to determining that the signal is transmitted from the electronic device to the external device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the controller is configured to: control the lighting of the plurality of lighting devices to adjust a lighting shape formed by the plurality of lighting devices to be a first shape when the signal received by the communicator is a signal corresponding to start-up, and control the lighting of the plurality of lighting devices to adjust the lighting shape formed by the plurality of lighting devices to be a second shape when the signal received by the communicator is a signal corresponding to the content. ### Claim 16 A method of controlling a vehicle, comprising: analyzing, by a controller, a signal received by a communicator to identify a first electronic device that transmits the received signal and a second electronic device that will transmit the received signal; transmitting, by the controller, the received signal to the second electronic device; identifying, by the controller, a lighting algorithm corresponding to an analysis result of the received signal; and sequentially lighting, by the controller, a plurality of lighting devices based on the identified lighting algorithm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, further comprising: displaying, by the controller, information corresponding to the received signal through the second electronic device; identifying, by the controller, a signal corresponding to information received by a user input; controlling, by the controller, a transmission of the identified signal; and sequentially lighting, by the controller, the plurality of lighting devices in response to the transmission of the signal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, further comprising: adjusting, by the controller, a lighting speed of the plurality of lighting devices based on a signal processing speed of the signal received by the communicator. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, further comprising: sequentially lighting, by the controller, the plurality of lighting devices at a first speed when a start-on signal is received; and sequentially lighting, by the controller, the plurality of lighting devices at a second speed slower than the first speed when a start-off signal is received. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, further comprising: sequentially lighting, by the controller, the plurality of lighting devices when a start-on signal or a start-off signal is received, and turning on a next lighting device after the currently lit lighting device is turned off; and sequentially lighting, by the controller, the plurality of lighting devices when a content signal is received, and turning on the next lighting device before the currently lit lighting device is turned off.