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US 12,635,058 · App. 18/290,549 · Granted May 19, 2026

Method for adding and/or extending at least one light function of at least one light source in at least one vehicle

Inventors: Mario Saure (Lippstadt, DE); Tobias Wartzek (Lippstadt, DE)
Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
H05B47/17B60Q1/1423B60Q2900/30
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Patent No.
US 12,635,058
App. No.
18/290,549
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is disclosed for adding and/or extending at least one light function of at least one light source in at least one vehicle. The method comprises the following steps performed outside the at least one vehicle, in particular in a computer system that is physically remote from the at least one vehicle: receiving at least one requested light function for the implementation by the at least one light source in the at least one vehicle, checking whether the at least one requested light function satisfies at least one condition of the at least one light source, and adding and/or extending the at least one requested light function for the implementation of the at least one requested light function by the at least one light source, provided that the at least one requested light function satisfies the at least one condition.

Claims (14)

1 . A method for adding or extending at least one light function of at least one light source in at least one vehicle, wherein the method comprises the following steps, which are performed outside the at least one vehicle by a computer system that is physically remote from the at least one vehicle:

receiving at least one requested light function from an end user for the implementation by the at least one light source in the at least one vehicle, the requested light function being received by the computer system;

identifying, by the computer system, the at least one light source based on control signals received by the at least one light source;

checking, by the computer system, whether the at least one requested light function satisfies at least one technical condition of the at least one light source as identified by the computer system; and

adding or extending the at least one requested light function for the implementation of the at least one requested light function by the at least one light source by causing an enabling signal to be sent to the at least one vehicle, provided that the at least one requested light function satisfies the at least one technical condition of the at least one light source.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source is an exterior lighting of the at least one vehicle.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one condition further relates to a regulatory limitation of the at least one light source.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one condition further relates to a prioritization of light functions that can be implemented simultaneously by the at least one light source.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises processing the at least one requested light function, wherein the step of processing the at least one requested light function comprises adapting the at least one requested light function to the at least one condition.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises the further step of programming the at least one requested light function.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the step of programming the at least one requested light function is performed while adapting the at least one requested light function to the at least one light source or to the at least one vehicle.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one requested light function comprises a set of parameters for the at least one light source.

9 . A computer system for adding or extending the at least one light function of at least one light source in the at least one vehicle, wherein the computer system is configured for communication with the at least one vehicle, and wherein the computer system is configured to perform the method according to claim 1 .

10 . Computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when implemented by a computer cause the computer to implement the method of claim 1 .

Priority Claims (1)
DE 102021113967.8 · May 31, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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