US 11,833,961 B2
Method for controlling a lighting system so that a light follows movement of a hand
Daniel Betz, Rottenburg-Seebronn (DE)
Assigned to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG, Stuttgart (DE)
Appl. No. 17/604,062
Filed by DAIMLER AG, Stuttgart (DE)
PCT Filed Mar. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/057542
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/212063, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 002 794.9 (DE), filed on Apr. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219603 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B60Q 3/76 (2017.01); B60Q 3/85 (2017.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC B60Q 3/76 (2017.02) [B60Q 3/85 (2017.02); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for control a lighting system in an interior of a vehicle, the method comprising:
generating, by a controllable light source of the vehicle, at least one reading light with a defined light cone and a light spot;
determining that a light controller activation command is received, wherein the light controller activation command is received from a person located in the interior of the vehicle, and wherein the light controller activation command is a first gesture, a touch of a button, a touch of a touch-sensitive surface, or a command received by a speech controller;
activating, responsive to determining that the light controller command is received, a light controller of the vehicle;
recognizing, by a gesture camera of the vehicle, a second gesture of the person located in the interior of the vehicle, wherein the second gesture is a gripping or pointing gesture of the hand in a region of the light cone or light spot; and
guiding, responsive to recognizing the second gesture, the at least one reading light along with movement of the hand performing the second gesture until the light controller is deactivated,
wherein the light controller is deactivated responsive to receipt of a light controller deactivation command from the person, wherein the light controller deactivation command is a third gesture, another touch of the button, another touch of the touch-sensitive surface, the movement of the hand with the second gesture stopping for a period of time, or another command received by the speech controller.