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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sunil Dalal, Canton, MI (US);
John D. Harkleroad, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/80 (2017.01); B60Q 3/18 (2017.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); B60Q 3/18 (2017.02); H04W 4/46 (2018.02);
Abstract
A method of autonomously controlling interior lighting of an occupied vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving vehicle-to-vehicle information from a nearby vehicle. A controller controls an illumination setting of an interior light of the occupied vehicle based on the vehicle-to-vehicle information.