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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Justin Sinaguinan, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Bradford D. Kent, San Pedro, CA (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/04 (2006.01); B32B 17/10 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/04 (2013.01); B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G02F 1/01 (2013.01); G02F 1/15 (2013.01); B60K 2310/26 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for controlling a transparency of a window of a vehicle. The system may include a sensor for detecting a user of the vehicle in proximity to the vehicle. The system may also include a control system for controlling the transparency of the window based on the proximity of the user to the vehicle by adjusting a transmittance of a plurality of thin-film-transistors (TFTs) of the window to control the transparency of the window.