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US 9,434,303 B2Granted
Systems and methods for in-vehicle network controlled media-synchronized light show
AssigneeSeminconductor Components Industries, LLC
InventorMichael Borgholthaus
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the in-vehicle network controller sends instructions, via a communication signal, to the lighting network wherein the lighting network is synchronized with a media source by using a communication protocol which controls features of the lighting network such as timing, fading, color, intensity, and enable/disable.
Claims20
An in-vehicle lighting system comprising:
- an in-vehicle lighting network, including a network addressable light element;
- an ambient lighting module (ALM) coupled to the in-vehicle lighting network;
- an infotainment center coupled to the ALM and configured to control the network addressable light element through the ALM and in-vehicle lighting network;
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- a body control module (BCM) coupled to the ALM and configured to control the network addressable light element through the ALM and in-vehicle lighting network.
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A method for forming an in-vehicle lighting system comprising:
- providing an in-vehicle lighting network, including a network addressable light element;
- providing an ambient lighting module (ALM) coupled to the in-vehicle lighting network and configured to transmit a first instruction to the network addressable light element through the in-vehicle lighting network;
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- providing an infotainment center coupled to the ALM and configured to transmit a second instruction to the network addressable light element through the ALM and in-vehicle lighting network.
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A method of controlling an in-vehicle lighting system, comprising:
- providing an in-vehicle lighting network including an addressable light element;
- connecting an infotainment center to the in-vehicle lighting network;
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- transmitting an instruction from the infotainment center to the addressable light element, wherein the instruction includes an address.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.