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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Zachary David Nelson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hyung Min Baek, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel Boccuccia, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for indicating a status of a vehicle or a seat in a vehicle are disclosed herein. A system includes a plurality of seats in a vehicle, a light-diffusing fiber optic light source attached to at least one of the seats, a receiver configured to receive a status of at least one of the seats, and a controller. The controller may be configured to determine an illumination scheme based on the status of at least one of the seats and illuminate the light-diffusing fiber optic light source according to the illumination scheme.