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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Lumileds Llc, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Camras, San Jose, CA (US);

Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lumileds LLC, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/14 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60Q 1/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/14 (2013.01); B60Q 1/085 (2013.01); B60Q 1/245 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 2360/334 (2024.01); B60Q 1/543 (2022.05); B60Q 1/549 (2022.05); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed in which one or more light sources, a detector, a processor and a controller are configured such that light from the one or more light sources can provide illumination or projections that can reduce accidents while the vehicle is in motion and when parked and may also provide information and illumination to the driver and vehicle occupants when entering or exiting the vehicle. These systems may, for example, provide spot illumination to moving objects or pedestrians on the road surface, with the spot illumination following the moving object. Alternatively or in addition these systems may project images on the ground, for example to communicate information to occupants of the vehicle, to occupants of another vehicle, or to pedestrians.


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