Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Timothy Zhang

Chao Ding

Francois Darsy

Frank Yifan Huang

Jelle Peter Pelsma

To satisfy the need for refitting the lighting of a vehicle without the need to modify the controlling system of the vehicle, the present invention proposes a lighting system which comprises an electrical element (), configured to consume the received power and incapable of emitting light; a light source (); and a controller (), configured to receive a first signal indicating the working status of the electrical element () and control the light source () generating a first light and a second light, respectively, based on the first signal. By utilizing the signal indicating the working status of the electrical element (), which element is used to replace another automotive lamp, the controller can control the light source () to mimic said another automotive lamp while performing its original function.

Lighting system

An automotive lighting system () is described with a signal emitting device () installed in a lamp socket (). The lamp socket () is connected to a lighting connection () of a vehicle (). The signal emitting device () emits a signal if the lighting connection () is energized. A lighting module () is connected to an electrical power supply () of the vehicle (). The lighting module () comprises a receiver (), a control unit () and a light source (). The control unit () is disposed to operate the light source () in a first mode if a signal is received in the receiver, and in a second mode if the signal is not received.

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Shanghai, China

Timothy Zhang