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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2013
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Bhargav Sura, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Norbert Weinert, Troy, MI (US);
Quan Cat, Canton, MI (US);
Randall Johnson, White Lake, MI (US);
Nelson Phan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle interior illumination assembly includes a lighting fixture and a controller. The lighting fixture has a proximity detection layer and an illumination layer, with one of the proximity detection layer and the illumination layer overlaying the other of the proximity detection layer and the illumination layer. The controller is operably connected to the proximity detection layer and the illumination layer. The controller is configured to toggle the illumination layer on and off in response to detecting a first movement gesture at the proximity detection layer. The controller is configured to adjust a first prescribed lighting parameter of the light produced by the illumination layer in response to detecting a second movement gesture at the proximity detection layer.