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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventor:
Patrick Martin, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/38 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/34 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/38 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2665 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); B60Q 1/343 (2013.01); B60Q 1/382 (2013.01); H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); H05B 33/0848 (2013.01); H05B 37/029 (2013.01); B60R 1/1207 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle illumination system and method for controlling a vehicle light. The method includes receiving an input signal at a controller port; generating a control signal to activate the vehicle light based on both a rising and falling edge of the input signal in which the control signal activates an animation sequence when a falling edge is detected.