Vehicle color-lighting control system and method
US11613205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2203/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is described a vehicle color-lighting control system. The system comprises at least one sidewall (101) having an electrically-controllable coloring mechanism (106) embedded therein and arranged for coloring at least a portion of the at least one sidewall with at least one first color; a lighting sub-system (110) comprising at least one light source (112) mounted within the vehicle to illuminate an interior of the vehicle with at least one second color in a first state and with at least one third color in a second state; and a controller coupled to the coloring mechanism and the lighting sub-system and configured for operating the coloring mechanism to color the at least one portion of the at least one sidewall with the at least one first color and concurrently illuminate the interior of the vehicle with the at least one second color.
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