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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2006
Applicant:
Joseph Daniel, Northville, MI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Daniel, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ambient light based illumination control system for motor vehicles. The system incorporates an ambient light sensor and provides control signals for controlling headlamp illumination and illumination of interior instrument panel lighting. The control system provides a variation of intensities for instrument panel lighting in transient ambient light conditions. The system may further be integrated into systems including navigation displays or other vehicle displays to provide adjustments for such displays in response to varying ambient light levels.