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Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 20, 2015
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Kazuhiko Nakashima, Miyoshi, JP;

Kazuya Asaoka, Seto, JP;

Sho Masuda, Toyota, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 3/04 (2013.01); G02B 26/02 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); Y02T 10/88 (2013.01);
Abstract

A light source detector detects, from a vehicle, a light source that exists outside the vehicle. A light reactive sheet is arranged in a planar form and is located in front of the driver driving the vehicle. The light reactive sheet changes color in response to light having a specific frequency. A light source position calculating unit calculates a light source position on the surface of the light reactive sheet based on output of the light source detector. A light emitter emits light having the specific frequency from the inside of the vehicle to the light reactive sheet based on the calculated light source position.


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