US 11,833,959 B1
System and method for adjustable lighting
Clarisse Mazuir, San Jose, CA (US); Arthur Y. Zhang, San Jose, CA (US); Matthew E. Last, San Jose, CA (US); Budhadipta Dan, San Jose, CA (US); Christy F. Cull, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Ryan J. Garrone, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/173,840.
Application 17/173,840 is a continuation of application No. 16/669,897, filed on Oct. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,940,790.
Application 16/669,897 is a continuation of application No. 15/366,733, filed on Dec. 1, 2016, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/350,827, filed on Jun. 16, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/261,772, filed on Dec. 1, 2015.
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); F21V 14/04 (2006.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); B60Q 3/51 (2017.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01); G06V 20/05 (2022.01)
CPC B60Q 1/1423 (2013.01) [B60Q 3/51 (2017.02); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 14/04 (2013.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06V 20/05 (2022.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A lighting module in a vehicle, comprising:
lighting elements; and
a controller configured to:
receive a control signal that identifies a user as present in the vehicle;
in response to the control signal associated with user presence, send a command to one or more of the lighting elements to illuminate a first zone of the vehicle where the user is present;
receive a control signal that identifies that illumination of a second zone of the vehicle was previously requested by the user at a current location of the vehicle; and
in response to the control signal associated with the current location, send a command to one or more of the lighting elements to illuminate the second zone.