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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Michael R. Kaphengst, Leonard, MI (US);
Jamie L. Hamilton, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Michael P. Van De Velde, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Lara Jane S. Hadlocon, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Breitner S. Marczewski, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Dorel M. Sala, Troy, MI (US);
Ramona L. Winarski, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Anthony J. Stefanski, Utica, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A window system for a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a transparent window having a window treatment, an incident light monitoring subsystem, an incident light management subsystem and a controller. The incident light monitoring subsystem monitors incident light transmitted into the passenger compartment, determines a field of view of a passenger and determines an intensity of the incident light relative to the field of view of the passenger. The incident light management subsystem individually controls a plurality of light projectors to project a light beam that interacts with a subsection of the window treatment to modulate light transparency of one of the subsections of the window based upon the intensity of the incident light in relation to a field of view of the passenger.