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US 9,969,319 · App. 15/359,526 · Granted May 15, 2018

Method and system for automatic control of a headlight of a vehicle

Inventors: Tomson Ganapathiplackal George (Paika, IN); Ashok Chandran (Thekkekara, IN)
Assignee: Wipro Limited
B60Q1/085B60Q1/0023B60Q2300/41
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Patent No.
US 9,969,319
App. No.
15/359,526
Granted
May 15, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for automatic control of a headlight of a vehicle by a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device receives vehicle related information and external information associated with the mobile computing device, where the mobile computing device is associated with an operator of the vehicle and is communicatively coupled with vehicle. Further, the mobile computing device computes an intensity and an orientation of a headlight of the vehicle based on one or more vehicle lighting patterns, where said vehicle lighting patterns are generated based on behavior of the headlight of the vehicle, which is operated by the operator, for a pre-defined duration in association with the vehicle related information and external information and provides computed intensity and orientation of the headlight of the vehicle to a lighting control module of the vehicle for automatic control of the headlight of the vehicle.

Claims (23)

1. A method for automatic control of a headlight of a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, by a mobile computing device, vehicle related information from a plurality of sensors and external information from a plurality of external sources associated with the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device is associated with an operator of a vehicle and is communicatively coupled with the vehicle;

computing, by the mobile computing device, an intensity and an orientation of a headlight of the vehicle based on one or more vehicle lighting patterns, wherein said one or more vehicle lighting patterns are generated based on behavior of the headlight of the vehicle, which is operated by the operator, for a pre-defined duration in association with the vehicle related information and the external information, and wherein the one or more vehicle lighting patterns comprise usage of a high beam intensity light of the headlight, usage of a low beam intensity light of the headlight, and turning ON of a fog lamp; and

providing, by the mobile computing device, the computed intensity and the orientation of the headlight of the vehicle to a lighting control module of the vehicle for automatic control of the headlight of the vehicle.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vehicle related information comprises trajectory data of the vehicle, location data of the vehicle, geographic data around location of the vehicle, data on presence of movable and non-movable objects in front of the vehicle and preferences associated with the operator of the vehicle.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the external information comprises environmental data around the vehicle, traffic data associated with the location of the vehicle and vehicle lighting protocol around the location of the vehicle.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising authenticating the mobile computing device with the lighting control module of the vehicle.

5. A mobile computing device for automatic control of a headlight of a vehicle, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor instructions, which, on execution, causes the processor to:

receive vehicle related information from a plurality of sensors and external information from a plurality of external sources associated with the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device is associated with an operator of a vehicle and is communicatively coupled with the vehicle;

compute an intensity and an orientation of a headlight of the vehicle based on one or more vehicle lighting patterns, wherein said one or more vehicle lighting patterns are generated based on behavior of the headlight of the vehicle, which is operated by the operator, for a pre-defined duration in association with the vehicle related information and the external information, and wherein the one or more vehicle lighting patterns comprise usage of a high beam intensity light of the headlight, usage of a low beam intensity light of the headlight, and turning ON of a fog lamp; and

provide the computed intensity and the orientation of the headlight of the vehicle to a lighting control module of the vehicle for automatic control of the headlight of the vehicle.

6. The mobile computing device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the vehicle related information comprises trajectory data of the vehicle, location data of the vehicle, geographic data around location of the vehicle, data on presence of movable and non-movable objects in front of the vehicle and preferences associated with the operator of the vehicle.

7. The mobile computing device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the external information comprises environmental data around the vehicle, traffic data associated with the location of the vehicle and vehicle lighting protocol around the location of the vehicle.

8. The mobile computing device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the processor authenticates the mobile computing device with the lighting control module of the vehicle.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instruction stored thereon that when processed by at least one processor cause a mobile computing device to perform operation comprising:

receiving vehicle related information from a plurality of sensors and external information from a plurality of external sources associated with the mobile computing device, wherein the mobile computing device is associated with an operator of a vehicle and is communicatively coupled with the vehicle;

computing an intensity and an orientation of a headlight of the vehicle based on one or more vehicle lighting patterns, wherein said one or more vehicle lighting patterns are generated based on behavior of the headlight of the vehicle, which is operated by the operator, for a pre-defined duration in association with the vehicle related information and the external information, and wherein the one or more vehicle lighting patterns comprise usage of a high beam intensity light of the headlight, usage of a low beam intensity light of the headlight, and turning ON of a fog lamp; and

providing the computed intensity and the orientation of the headlight of the vehicle to a lighting control module of the vehicle for automatic control of the headlight of the vehicle.

10. The medium as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the vehicle related information comprises trajectory data of the vehicle, location data of the vehicle, geographic data around location of the vehicle, data on presence of movable and non-movable objects in front of the vehicle and preferences associated with the operator of the vehicle.

11. The medium as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the external information comprises environmental data around the vehicle, traffic data associated with the location of the vehicle and vehicle lighting protocol around the location of the vehicle.

12. The medium as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the instruction causes the processor to authenticate the mobile computing device with the lighting control module of the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2017
From: GEORGE, TOMSON GANAPATHIPLACKAL; CHANDRAN, ASHOK
To: WIPRO LIMITED
Reel/Frame 041381/0179 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 201641033448 · Sep 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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