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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2020
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Eun Cha, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jin Ho Hwang, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;
Sang Heon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Julliana Cho, Seoul, KR;
Jin Seok Seo, Seoul, KR;
Byoung Oh Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling a pattern skin lighting device for a vehicle is provided. The method includes generating a plurality of random numbers and accumulating the number of continuous turn-on times for each lightening cell in an arrangement of the lightening cells configuring a pattern skin lighting device. Additionally, the method includes selecting a turn-on target lightening cell, lightening cells having an accumulative value of the number of continuous turn-on times that is a predetermined reference value or less, among the lightening cells corresponding to the generated random number, and turning on a light emitting element of the selected turn-on target lightening cell.