Koito Electric Industries, Ltd.

Shuhei Kojima

Yasuyo Kojima

Kazuya Sasaki

Junichi Kusano

Takayuki Araki

Purpose is to enable communication with a vehicle installation installed in a vehicle in a manner that facilitates implementation of a security measure and with high sensitivity and at low cost. An in-vehicle communication system includes an interior light with communication function, a seat and a display device, the interior light with communication function including a LED configured to transmit information to the seat and the display device via visible light communication, and the seat and the display device including light receiving units configured to receive information transmitted from the interior light with communication function and control units configured to control themselves based on the information received by the light receiving units.

In-vehicle communication system

A control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a controller. The controller that switches between a first control mode for executing lighting control intended for a marker lamp of a railway vehicle and a second control mode for executing lighting control intended for the marker lamp and a display unit disposed in vicinity of the marker lamp in a manner that depends on a travelling state of the railway vehicle.

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Shizuoka, Japan

Shuhei Kojima