US 12,136,397 B1
Brightness management for a vehicle environment
Jake Schwartz, Dearborn, MI (US); Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US); Robert Schroeter, Livonia, MI (US); and Arun Dutta, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/489,434.
Int. Cl. G09G 3/34 (2006.01); H04M 1/72409 (2021.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01)
CPC G09G 3/342 (2013.01) [H04M 1/724098 (2022.02); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60K 2360/349 (2024.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01); G09G 2370/02 (2013.01); G09G 2370/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A brightness management system for a vehicle, comprising:
a network providing wireless communication for a vehicle environment;
a mobile device in the vehicle environment and including a first light detector for detecting a first light level at a first location of the mobile device;
at least one vehicle display coupled with the vehicle and having at least one brightness level; and
control circuitry communicatively coupled with the mobile device and the at least one vehicle display via the network, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
detect the first location of the mobile device in the vehicle;
receive an indication of the first light level from the mobile device; and
communicate a signal to adjust the at least one brightness level of the at least one vehicle display based on the first location and the first light level.