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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2012
François Longueville, Saint Genis-Laval, FR;
Philippe Crave, Lyons, FR;
François Longueville, Saint Genis-Laval, FR;
Philippe Crave, Lyons, FR;
Renault Trucks, St. Priest, FR;
Abstract
A lighting control system and a lighting control method to implement, in an automotive vehicle, external running lights in different available lighting configurations are provided. The lighting control method includes detecting at least one environment parameter, selecting among the different available lighting configurations and depending on the parameter, which lighting configurations can be implemented, depending on the parameter, defining in which order the selected lighting configurations are implemented when an input device is manually actuated, detecting a manual actuation on the input device, depending on a motion of the input device or a motion on the input device, implementing at least one lighting configuration that is chosen among the selected lighting configurations according to the implementation order.