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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Mark Bennemann, Falkensee, DE;
Tobias Moll, Ingolstadt, DE;
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abstract
Technologies and techniques for controlling a lighting device of a motor vehicle, which includes at least one display surface and/or at least one lighting unit. At least one image capable of being provided by a mobile terminal and/or by an external computing device automatically selected; image data describing the at least one selected image is received; and image content information, which describes a color gradient of the at least one selected image, is determined by applying an image content determination criterion to the provided image data. The lighting device is controlled considering the determined image content information, wherein an appearance generated by means of the lighting device is adapted to the color gradient of the at least one selected image.