US 12,128,822 B1
Vehicle having selectable lighting environment and method
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Mark Larry, Macomb, MI (US); Scott Alan Watkins, Canton, MI (US); and Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/322,968.
Int. Cl. B60Q 3/85 (2017.01); B60Q 3/74 (2017.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); H05B 47/165 (2020.01)
CPC B60Q 3/85 (2017.02) [B60Q 3/74 (2017.02); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); H05B 47/165 (2020.01); B60Q 2900/50 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle having controllable light illumination, the vehicle comprising:
a cabin interior;
a shade that is moveable to control an amount of light entering the cabin interior;
a plurality of light illumination devices located in the cabin interior;
a user input configured to receive a user selectable lighting theme; and
a controller configured to control movement of the shade and the plurality of light illumination devices to simulate an environmental lighting condition based on the user selectable lighting theme, wherein the controller controls the movement of the shade and color and brightness of the plurality of light illumination devices to simulate the environmental lighting condition.