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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2002
David C. Abbe, El Cajon, CA (US);
Thomas H. Rudd, Hudson, WI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A motor vehicle lighting system includes a master controller, a smart light, and a hot bus. The master controller is electrically couplable to a power supply and is adapted to receive an input signal corresponding to a left turn signal, a right turn signal, a run signal, or a brake signal. The master controller also includes a digital command signal output that is produced in response to the input signal. The smart light includes a light controller and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED's). The light controller is adapted to control the LED's in response to the command signal. The hot bus electrically couples the master controller to the smart light. Power and the command signal are provided to the smart light over the hot bus.