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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Ficosa North America Corporation, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Aaron McNabb, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sergio Hellin Navarro, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Nicholas Paul Schmidt, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ficosa North America Corporation, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); F21S 41/16 (2018.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21S 41/657 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/245 (2013.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21S 41/16 (2018.01); F21S 41/657 (2018.01);
Abstract
A vehicle illumination system for illuminating a path to a vehicle may include a light mechanism arranged on the vehicle, at least one antenna configured to detect a unique device of an approaching user; and at least one controller. The controller may be configured to determine a user location based on the detected unique device, predict the path based at least in part on the user location, and instruct the light mechanism to illuminate an area along the path.