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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Emma Romig, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan T. Barrows, Woodinville, WA (US);
Michael S. Koehn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Emma Romig, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan T. Barrows, Woodinville, WA (US);
Michael S. Koehn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for controlling lighting of an instrument panel has a sensor for monitoring activity near the instrument panel. A lighting control unit is coupled to the sensor and a lighting system of the instrument panel. The lighting control unit controls the light intensity of the lighting system. The lighting control unit increases the intensity of the lighting system when the sensor monitors activity near the instrument panel.