motor vehicle with a display

Abstract

Motor vehicle with a display (2), interior lighting (4) comprising several light sources (3) and a control unit (5) which is configured to control the display (2) to output a respective image (6) and to control the light sources (3) depending on the respective image (6) to be output, wherein the control unit (5) is configured to - to perform a classification of a geometric pattern (7) in the respective output image (6) and / or to determine at least one pattern parameter (8, 9) of the geometric pattern (7) in the respective output image (6), and - at least when a trigger condition dependent on the classification result (12) of the classification and / or the pattern parameter (8, 9) is met, to select a first and second group (13, 14) of the light sources (3), wherein the assignment of the respective light source (3) to the respective group (13, 14) is made depending on the classification result (12) and / or the pattern parameter (8, 9), and - to control the light sources (3) of the first group (13) differently from the light sources (3) of the second group (14) whereby in a respective lighting area (15-17) in a pattern direction (18) a respective subgroup (19, 20) of the first group (13) and a respective subgroup (21, 22) of the second group (14) repeatedly alternate.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a motor vehicle with a display, an interior lighting comprising a plurality of illuminants and a control device which is designed to repeatedly control the display to output a respective image to be output and to control the illuminants depending on the respective image to be output.

[0002] Displays in vehicle interiors have become increasingly important in recent years. Larger displays are increasingly being used, often forming a central feature of the design of the front of the vehicle interior. Such displays are sometimes no longer viewed exclusively in their traditional role as an information interface between humans and machines, but rather as an element of variable interior design through changing decorative displays.

[0003] For this purpose, displays can be loaded with graphics to support an atmosphere in the vehicle interior appropriate to the usage situation. For example, if a relaxing atmosphere is to be created, such as during a seat massage program, this can be supported by large, relaxing graphics on the displays.

[0004] From the document DE 10 2013 011 188 A1 it is also known to detect a dominant color of a graphic representation on a display installed in the motor vehicle via a sensor of the motor vehicle and to specify the luminous color of an ambient lighting depending on this dominant color.

[0005] The document DE 10 2021 126 817 A1 discloses a method for controlling a lighting device of a motor vehicle, wherein image content information is determined for image data of an image, which image content information describes a color gradient of the image, after which the lighting device is controlled taking into account the determined image content information in order to adapt an appearance of the lighting device to the color gradient.

[0006] In the method for controlling a lighting means according to DE 10 2012 002 564 A1, at least one lighting means is controlled as a function of information acquired by an information acquisition device, which information relates to navigation information, time information and / or information about a color in the interior of the motor vehicle.

[0007] The document DE 10 2008 023 505 A1 relates to the support of an entertainment system through color coding. A light source external to the display device can generate light in different color codes, with the color coding for the light source depending on the color coding of the display device or at least parts of the display device.

[0008] A motor vehicle with a linear light source that is divided horizontally into several light segments is known from the document DE 10 2016 001 201 A1.

[0009] The document DE 11 2009 003 123 B4 discloses a lighting means with an organic light-emitting diode, wherein a radiation-emitting region of the organic light-emitting diode has at least two emission layers which, during operation, emit electromagnetic radiation of different or identical wavelength ranges.

[0010] The invention is based on the object of further improving the interaction of a display in the vehicle interior with other lighting means in the vehicle interior.

[0011] The object is achieved by a motor vehicle of the type mentioned at the outset, wherein the control device is designed to - to carry out a classification of a geometric pattern in the respective image to be output and / or to determine at least one pattern parameter of the geometric pattern in the respective image to be output by the control device evaluating the geometric brightness distribution and / or the geometric color distribution in the respective image to be output, and - at least when a trigger condition dependent on the classification result of the classification and / or the pattern parameter is met, to select a first and second group of illuminants, wherein the assignment of the respective illuminant to the respective group is carried out depending on the classification result and / or the pattern parameter, and - to control the illuminants of the first group differently from the illuminants of the second group, and wherein at least a respective part of the illuminants is arranged in a matrix-like or linear manner and forms a respective contiguous luminous area, wherein the first and second groups of illuminants are selected such that in the respective luminous area a respective subgroup of the first group and a respective subgroup of the second group repeatedly follow one another alternately in a pattern direction.

[0012] By controlling different groups of light sources differently, which are selected depending on the geometric pattern of the image, it is possible to pick up the image pattern in the interior lighting and, in particular, to replicate or approximate it through the interior lighting. This can improve the driver's or a vehicle occupant's perception of information presented in the image and / or can specifically direct the occupant's attention to changed image content. In addition or alternatively, the described procedure can improve the coherence and perceived value of the interior impression.

[0013] The evaluation of the trigger condition is optional. If the trigger condition is not evaluated, the described selection and activation of the first and second groups can, for example, always occur during vehicle operation, always after manual activation of the function, or only in certain driving situations.

[0014] Preferably, however, the trigger condition is evaluated to perform a group selection only when a distinctive pattern or one that is sufficiently reproducible by the illuminants is detected. The detection of such a pattern may correspond to the fulfillment of the trigger condition. Thus, the trigger condition may not be met, for example, if the image depicts a largely homogeneous surface or complex image content, such as text or an image of the surroundings.

[0015] For classification or pattern parameter determination, known image processing approaches can be used, for example, analyses of image frequencies, pattern recognition algorithms and / or algorithms trained by machine learning.

[0016] In one possible embodiment of the vehicle, classification can be performed exclusively on the geometric pattern. For example, this can distinguish between images with horizontal and vertical patterns, i.e., strong contrasts in the respective image direction, and the lamps can then be grouped and controlled to produce horizontal or vertical stripe patterns in the interior.

[0017] Alternatively, it is also possible to determine only pattern parameters, for example a spatial frequency and direction of the primary pattern, in order to be able to reproduce, for example, oblique patterns caused by the interior lighting or similar.

[0018] Both approaches can also be combined to enable particularly good reproduction or continuation of patterns in the displayed image via the interior lighting. For example, it is also possible to reproduce irregular patterns whose stripe frequency varies across the image width or height by appropriately selecting the groups, or to reproduce patterns of other shapes, such as checkered or circular patterns, via the lighting sources, or similar.

[0019] Optionally, more than two groups can be selected and controlled differently from each other. Within each group, the lamps can be controlled, for example, to emit light of the same color and brightness. Lamps that are not assigned to either the first or second group and are arranged between lamps in different groups can be controlled with intermediate values, for example, to smooth out jumps in the light pattern. Alternatively or additionally, the control can also vary within each group to achieve this smoothing effect.

[0020] Interior lighting is primarily ambient lighting. Light sources can be controlled, particularly with regard to their luminous color and / or brightness. For example, LEDs, especially RGB LEDs, can be used as light sources, but also incandescent lamps, gas discharge lamps, or similar.

[0021] In particular, the control of the display for image output and the control of the lighting means can be performed jointly by the control device. However, the control device can also comprise separate sub-control devices that initially control the display and the lighting means independently of one another. The first sub-control device controlling the display can then forward image data of the image to be output or processing data determined from this image data to the second sub-control device controlling the lighting means, or this second sub-control device can detect the display or its content using sensors, as proposed in the document DE 10 2013 011 188 A1 discussed above.

[0022] For ease of understanding, the control of the lamps will be explained primarily with reference to the evaluation of a single image. However, the described procedure can also be applied to the output of image sequences, such as animations or video sequences. The described procedure can be performed for each individual image in the image sequence or only for selected images, for example, only for keyframes of an animation or video sequence.

[0023] The lamps can be used exclusively for interior lighting. However, they can also control lamps used to illuminate switches, buttons, emblems, or similar devices.

[0024] The control of the lamps or the grouping of the lamps can be updated, for example, at fixed intervals and / or when the image to be displayed changes, in order to always adjust the interior lighting to the displayed image. The change of the displayed image can occur automatically, for example, during certain events or in certain driving situations, or manually via an operator input from a vehicle occupant.

[0025] At least a respective part of the light sources is arranged in a matrix-like or linear manner and forms a respective coherent illuminated region, wherein the first and second group of light sources are selected such that in the respective illuminated region, a respective subgroup of the first group and a respective subgroup of the second group repeatedly alternate in a pattern direction. This results in particular in the formation of stripes in the emitted light pattern. With a linear arrangement of the light sources in the illuminated region, the pattern direction can be fixed and extend along the line. Corresponding illuminated regions can be present, for example, on the inside of a door, on the dashboard, in the region of the window root and / or on the roof liner and / or extend over several components.

[0026] The control device can be configured to specify the pattern direction and / or the number of illuminants in the respective subgroup and / or the geometric dimension of the section of the respective illuminated area occupied by the respective subgroup in the pattern direction, depending on the classification result and / or the pattern parameter. Thus, for example, the widths of the subgroups and thus the spatial frequency of the illuminating pattern of the interior lighting can preferably be adapted to the spatial frequency of the pattern in the image to be displayed or displayed.

[0027] The pattern parameter, or one of the pattern parameters, or the classification result can also specify the direction of a dominant pattern in the image, for example, distinguishing between a vertical and a horizontal pattern. With a matrix-like arrangement of illuminants in the illuminated area, the direction of the pattern in the image or on the display can then correspond to the pattern direction.

[0028] In a linear arrangement, for example, it is also possible that the triggering condition is only met if the direction of the pattern in the image corresponds to the line direction at least within specified deviation limits. However, it is also possible, for example, to transfer other pattern directions to the interior lighting by, for example, assigning different horizontal illumination areas at different heights of the vehicle to the first or second group depending on their height in a vertical pattern of the image, resulting in a vertical pattern of the total light emission.

[0029] The possible classification results of the classification can include at least a classification of the geometric pattern as a horizontal pattern in which the geometric brightness distribution and / or the geometric color distribution oscillates in the horizontal direction of the image, and a classification of the geometric pattern as a vertical pattern in which the geometric brightness distribution and / or the geometric color distribution oscillates in the vertical direction of the image. Additionally or alternatively, a direction of variation in the image in which the geometric brightness distribution and / or the geometric color distribution oscillates can be determined as the pattern parameter or as one of the pattern parameters.

[0030] The variation direction can be used, in particular, to specify the pattern orientation in a matrix-like luminaire arrangement in the respective illumination area. When using pattern classification, a horizontal pattern direction can be used for a horizontal pattern and a vertical pattern direction for a vertical pattern.

[0031] In a linear illuminant arrangement, the pattern direction can be fixed and instead, depending on the direction of variation or the classification result, it can be selected, for example, whether group-wise control should take place in such a lighting area or whether all illuminants in the linear lighting area should be assigned to the first or second group. If the illuminants form a horizontal line, for example, all illuminants can be controlled together if the direction of variation is at least approximately vertical or the pattern has been classified as a vertical pattern. If the pattern is classified as a horizontal pattern, the illuminants can be grouped section by section into the first and second groups.

[0032] The control device can be configured to control the lamps of the first group such that the brightness of the light emitted by each lamp of the first group is greater than the brightness of each lamp of the second group. Additionally or alternatively, the control device can be configured to activate only the lamps of the first group for light emission. The assignment of each lamp to the respective group thus specifies a brightness pattern emitted by the interior lighting.

[0033] The allocation of the illuminants to the groups can be determined exclusively based on the geometric brightness distribution in the image. However, it may also be desirable in this case to additionally or alternatively consider the geometric color distribution in the respective output image, for example, to assign different brightnesses of the interior lighting to different colors in the image.

[0034] The control device can be configured, additionally or alternatively, to control the illuminants of the first and second groups such that all luminous colors of the illuminants of the first group lie within a first spectral range, and all luminous colors of the illuminants of the second group lie within a second spectral range that does not overlap with the first spectral range. Within each group, the same luminous color can be used consistently, or the luminous colors within each group can be varied over a certain spectral range. In addition to or as an alternative to a brightness pattern, a color pattern can thus be output via the illuminants to capture the pattern of the image.

[0035] The control device can additionally or alternatively be configured to determine at least one color of the geometric pattern of the image and to specify the luminous color of the illuminants of the first and / or the second group depending on the determined color.

[0036] The geometric pattern of the image can be a color pattern. In this case, a first and second color of the color pattern can be specified as the respective luminous color for the respective group of illuminants, in particular to replicate or approximate the geometric pattern in terms of color.

[0037] Alternatively, the same color can be selected as the luminous color for both groups, for example, the dominant color in the image or in the geometric pattern of the image, and the pattern can thus be reproduced solely through a brightness contrast. In another alternative, only one color, for example, the dominant color, can be determined and used as the luminous color for one of the groups, and for the other group, a different color, for example, the complementary color, can be selected depending on the determined color, for example, in order to achieve a pattern image with the highest possible color contrast.

[0038] The control device can additionally or alternatively be configured to determine a color displayed in the image to be output and to control a further display depending on the determined color in order to output the determined color as the luminous color of the further display or of an element displayed on the further display.

[0039] For example, the dominant color in the output image can be selected for this purpose. For example, a color can be chosen that is displayed over a large area of ​​the output image. For example, if an underwater photo is output as an image, the dominant color tone can be a shade of blue. The color selected in this way can then be transferred to at least one additional display. If specific content is to be shown on the additional display, instead of the entire display being illuminated with the determined color, only a specific element can be displayed in this color, for example a background, a menu bar, or similar.

[0040] A passenger display, a combination display, a center display, and / or a display in the rear of the vehicle can be controlled as an additional display. For example, the image can be shown on one display, such as the center display, while other displays in the vehicle can be color-matched to the image to create a particularly harmonious interior color scheme.

[0041] The motor vehicle may comprise at least one further illuminating means which serves to illuminate the vehicle surroundings and / or an outer surface of the motor vehicle, wherein the control device may be configured to specify the luminous colour and / or the luminous brightness of the respective further illuminating means as a function of the classification result and / or the pattern parameter and / or the determined colour of the geometric pattern.

[0042] The respective additional light source can be, for example, a headlight, a signal light, a position light and / or contour lighting, but also a decorative light, for example part of a spoke and / or underbody lighting.

[0043] Controlling the additional light source based on the classification result and / or the pattern parameter and / or the determined color of the geometric pattern can increase the consistency between interior and exterior lighting and thus convey a particularly high-quality impression of the vehicle. Furthermore, this can also provide information to other road users or outsiders regarding the displayed image content. For example, the pattern of the image to be displayed can be transferred to a contour light or a light pattern of a matrix headlight, and / or the color of the displayed pattern can be coordinated with the exterior lighting.

[0044] The control device can be configured to evaluate image data used to control the display to output the image to be output, in order to evaluate the geometric brightness distribution and / or the geometric color distribution in the respective image to be output. Compared to the evaluation of sensor data used in the aforementioned prior art, which relates to the image content actually shown on the display, this approach requires less technical effort, since no sensor is required for display detection. Furthermore, greater accuracy can be achieved, since potential imaging errors are avoided by imaging via the display and the sensor.

[0045] At least one of the images to be output can be generated or modified depending on a user input. To further individualize the interior experience, it may be desirable for a user, in particular a vehicle occupant and / or the vehicle owner, to be given the option of having their own graphics appear on the display or of modifying existing graphics, for example with regard to their color, saturation, or the use of graphic effects. Since the image actually to be output is analyzed in the method according to the invention, corresponding changes in images or even completely new images specified by the user can be incorporated into the control of the interior lighting, just as is the case with fixed images.

[0046] The user input for generating or modifying the image can be made via a vehicle-mounted control device and / or the image can be generated or modified by the control device. However, it is also possible for the image to be modified or generated on an external device, for example, a smartphone or tablet, or on a server, for example, of the vehicle manufacturer, which the user can access, for example, via a web interface, after which the corresponding image can be transmitted to the vehicle.

[0047] Further advantages and details of the invention will become apparent from the following exemplary embodiments and the accompanying drawings. These schematically show: Fig. 1 an embodiment of a motor vehicle according to the invention, and Fig. 2 by the control device of the Fig. 1 implemented control of the lamps depending on an image to be output.

[0048] Fig. 1 shows a motor vehicle 1 with a display 2 and an interior lighting system 4 comprising a plurality of illuminants 3. A control device 5 of the motor vehicle 1 is configured to repeatedly control the display 2 to output a respective image to be output. In order to, on the one hand, inform the user 33, i.e., the driver in the example, of relevant changes in the display state of the display 2 and, on the other hand, to create a high-quality impression of the vehicle interior, the control device 5 is additionally configured to control the illuminants 3 depending on the respective image to be output.

[0049] The lamps 3 are in the Fig. 1 shown example in three connected lighting areas 15, 16, 17, with the lighting area 16 extending over the dashboard and the lighting areas 15 and 17 being arranged on the side doors. For reasons of clarity, in Fig. 1 relatively few individual illuminants 3 are shown in a linear arrangement. However, as can be seen in the more detailed illustration of a section of the illuminating area 16 in Fig. 2, the example shows a matrix-like arrangement of the lamps 3.

[0050] The control of the lamps 3 is described below with additional reference to Fig. 2. Here, an image 6 to be output is first specified by the control device 5 or received from a further control device (not shown) of the motor vehicle 1. The image 6 to be output can be selected from a fixed selection of images, for example depending on a driving state or operating mode of the motor vehicle 1, or can be generated dynamically, for example on the basis of environmental data. It is also possible for the image to be displayed to be selected from several possible images by the user 33 via an operator input on the operator control means 34, or for the images from which the image 6 to be displayed is selected to have been previously at least partially modified by the user 33 via such an operator input, as already explained in the general part.

[0051] In the example, the control device 5 is to recognize a geometric pattern 7 in the image 6 to be displayed and the interior lighting 4 is to be controlled in order to replicate the pattern 7 or, in general, to adapt the interior lighting 4 to the pattern 7. Since this should also be possible for dynamically generated images 6 or images modified by the user 33, the content of the image 6 to be output is analyzed for this purpose.

[0052] For this purpose, the control device 5 in the example firstly carries out a classification of the geometric pattern 7 in the image 6 to be output and secondly determines several pattern parameters 8, 9 of the geometric pattern 7. For this purpose, the geometric brightness distribution 10 in the image 6 can be evaluated, whereby darker areas in the exemplary image 6 in Fig. 2 are hatched. However, when outputting color images, it may also be advantageous to evaluate additional or alternatively a geometric color distribution 11 in the image 7 to be output, which due to the black and white representation in Fig. 2 is not recognizable.

[0053] In the example, the geometric brightness distribution 10 and / or the geometric color distribution 11 is determined based on image data 32, which is used to control the display 2 to output the image 6 to be output. Alternatively, it would be possible, for example, to sensorily detect the display 2 or the image 6 displayed there and evaluate the corresponding sensor data.

[0054] By classifying the geometric pattern 7, the type of pattern is first determined. In the example, classification result 12 designates the geometric pattern 7 as a striped pattern. In other cases, the classification result could be, for example, a classification as a single-colored surface, as a finely structured representation without discernible periodicity, which is unsuitable as a luminous pattern, as a checkerboard pattern, as a rotationally symmetric pattern, or something similar. To classify the pattern, for example, a Fourier transform of the image can be examined with respect to different spatial frequencies, an algorithm trained by machine learning can be used, or something similar.

[0055] In addition, two pattern parameters 8, 9 are determined in the example, which further specify the geometric pattern 7. Specifically, in the example, on the one hand, a direction of variation in image 6 in which the geometric brightness distribution 10 and / or the geometric color distribution 11 oscillates is determined as pattern parameter 8. On the other hand, a wavelength of this oscillation is determined as pattern parameter 9. In the example shown, the direction of variation corresponds to the horizontal direction 27 of image 6. These pattern parameters 8, 9 can be determined, for example, by finding intensity maxima in the Fourier transform of image 6.

[0056] As already explained in the general part of the description, it may also be sufficient to carry out the classification of the geometric pattern 7 alone or to determine pattern parameters 8, 9 alone. For example, the classification result 12 can be used to directly determine whether the geometric pattern 7 is a horizontal pattern in which the geometric brightness distribution 10 and / or the geometric color distribution 11 oscillates in the horizontal direction 27 of the image 6, or a vertical pattern in which the geometric brightness distribution 10 and / or the geometric color distribution 11 oscillates in the vertical direction 28 of the image 6.However, the separate determination of the variation direction as pattern parameter 8 used instead in the example can be advantageous in order to robustly detect patterns that run obliquely to the horizontal direction 27 or vertical direction 28 and to take the actual variation direction of the pattern 7 into account when controlling the lighting means 3.

[0057] In order to adapt a light pattern emitted by the interior lighting 4 to the image 6 to be output, it may be expedient to divide the light sources 3 into two or more groups that are controlled differently from one another. In the example, however, this should only occur if a trigger condition dependent on the classification result 12 and one of the pattern parameters 8, 9 is met. In the example, the light sources should not be divided into differently controlled groups if an essentially homogeneous light surface is detected as the geometric pattern 7 of the image 6 or if the wavelength of the oscillation determined as the pattern parameter 9 falls below a limit value, since very fine structures in the image often cannot be reproduced using the light sources 3.

[0058] In alternative embodiments, it could also be expedient to consider the direction of variation of the geometric pattern 7 within the framework of such a triggering condition, for example, if the controlled lighting devices are arranged along a substantially horizontal line. In this case, different control of different groups of lighting devices could, for example, only occur in cases where the direction of variation does not deviate too significantly from the horizontal direction, or in cases where the classification result 12 classifies the pattern 7 as a horizontal pattern.

[0059] In the example shown, the lamps 13 are in the Fig.2, the contiguous illuminated area 16 in the area of ​​the dashboard of the motor vehicle 1, shown only in sections, is assigned to either a first group 13 or a second group 14 depending on the classification result 12 and the pattern parameters 8, 9. In the example, the lamps 3 of the first group 13 are controlled differently by the lamps 3 of the second group 14.

[0060] In this case, the illuminants 3 of the first group 13 are controlled in such a way that the luminous brightness of the light emitted by the respective illuminant 3 of the first group 13 is greater than the luminous brightness of each illuminant 3 of the second group 14. In particular, different, fixed brightnesses for the illuminants 3 belonging to the respective group 13, 14 can be assigned to the groups 13, 14.

[0061] When using light-emitting diodes as the light source 3, the brightness can be specified, in particular, by specifying a suitable pulse width for the current supply to the respective light source. For example, to control the brightness of other light sources, it may be expedient to vary the current supplied to the respective light source and / or the voltage applied to the respective light source.

[0062] By using different brightness levels for different groups 12, 13 of the illuminants 3, for example, the geometric pattern of the image can be reproduced. In addition to or as an alternative to brightness variations, different luminous colors can be used for different groups. Each group can be assigned a fixed luminous color, or different spectral ranges can be assigned to the different groups.

[0063] Different brightness levels in different groups can also be achieved by leaving the lamps in one of the groups inactive.

[0064] In order to replicate the geometric pattern 7 on the luminous surface 16, in the example the first and second groups 13, 14 of the illuminants 3 are selected such that in the luminous area 16, a respective subgroup 19, 20 of the first group 13 and a respective subgroup 21, 22 of the second group 14 repeatedly alternate in a pattern direction 18. The pattern direction 18 is selected such that it corresponds to the variation direction determined as pattern parameter 8 and is thus equal to the horizontal direction 27 in the example. Thus, the horizontal stripe pattern of image 6 is reproduced in the example as a horizontal stripe pattern on the luminous surface 16.

[0065] If, however, image 6 were to comprise a vertical stripe pattern, for example, rows 35 to 38 of the illuminants 3 could each form one of the subgroups 19 to 22, thus reproducing a vertical stripe pattern. Likewise, diagonal stripe patterns could also be reproduced by appropriately selecting the pattern direction 18. Other pattern shapes, such as wavy or checkerboard patterns, could also be reproduced by appropriate grouping.

[0066] In order to better match the light pattern of the interior lighting 4 to the geometric pattern 7 of Figure 6, the determined pattern parameter 9, i.e. the determined wavelength of the oscillation of the geometric brightness distribution 10, is additionally used when assigning the light sources 3 to the groups 13, 14, in order to specify the number of light sources 3 in the respective subgroup 19 - 22 and thus the geometric dimensions 23, 24 of the section 25, 26 of the light area 16 occupied by the respective subgroup 19 - 22 in the pattern direction 18. In the example shown, the width of the vertical light strips in the light pattern is thus varied.

[0067] In a further development of the described embodiment, it would also be possible to determine the stripe widths of the light and dark stripes in the geometric pattern 7 separately and accordingly to vary the dimensions 23, 24 of the subgroups 19 - 22 independently of each other.

[0068] In order to not only geometrically match the light pattern emitted by the light sources 3 to the pattern 7 in Figure 6, but also to incorporate colors present there, the control device 5 also determines the dominant color 29 of the geometric pattern 7 and uses it as the light color of the light sources 3 of the brighter first group 13, for example, by appropriately controlling an RGB LED forming the respective light source 3. The same color or a complementary color can be used as the light color for the light sources 3 of the second group, for example.

[0069] To the extent that the operating situation of the motor vehicle permits, the classification result 12, the pattern parameters 8, 9 and / or the determined color 29 of the geometric pattern 7 can additionally be used to control at least one further light source 30, 31 that serves to illuminate the vehicle's surroundings or an exterior surface of the motor vehicle 1. In the example, the light sources 30 are matrix headlights, by means of which the light pattern 7 can be at least approximately replicated if the operating situation of the motor vehicle permits, for example, when the vehicle is parked. In the example, the light sources 31 form contour lighting, which, as already explained for the interior lighting 4, can pick up on the pattern 7 and / or be color-matched to its color.

[0070] Additionally, another display 39 can be color-matched to image 6 to create a particularly harmonious interior color scheme. For example, the dominant color of image 6 can be used as the background image on display 39. QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Claims

[1] Motor vehicle with a display (2), an interior lighting (4) comprising a plurality of lighting means (3) and a control device (5) which is designed to repeatedly control the display (2) to output a respective image (6) to be output and to control the lighting means (3) depending on the respective image (6) to be output, wherein the control device (5) is designed to - to carry out a classification of a geometric pattern (7) in the respective image (6) to be output and / or to determine at least one pattern parameter (8, 9) of the geometric pattern (7) in the respective image (6) to be output by the control device (5) evaluating the geometric brightness distribution (10) and / or the geometric color distribution (11) in the respective image (7) to be output, and - at least when a trigger condition dependent on the classification result (12) of the classification and / or the pattern parameter (8, 9) is met, to select a first and second group (13, 14) of the illuminants (3), wherein the assignment of the respective illuminant (3) to the respective group (13, 14) is carried out depending on the classification result (12) and / or the pattern parameter (8, 9), and - to control the illuminating means (3) of the first group (13) differently from the illuminating means (3) of the second group (14), and wherein at least a respective part of the illuminating means (3) is arranged in a matrix-like or linear manner and forms a respective contiguous luminous area (15-17), wherein the first and second groups (13, 14) of the illuminating means (3) are selected such that in the respective luminous area (15-17) a respective subgroup (19, 20) of the first group (13) and a respective subgroup (21, 22) of the second group (14) repeatedly alternately follow one another in a pattern direction (18). [2] Motor vehicle according to claim 1, characterized byin that the control device (2) is designed to specify the pattern direction (18) and / or the number of illuminants (3) in the respective subgroup (19-22) and / or the geometric dimension (23, 24) of the section (25, 26) of the respective luminous area (15-17) occupied by the respective subgroup (19-22) in the pattern direction (18) as a function of the classification result (12) and / or the pattern parameter (8, 9). [3] Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the possible classification results (12) of the classification comprise at least a classification of the geometric pattern (7) as a horizontal pattern in which the geometric brightness distribution (10) and / or the geometric color distribution (11) oscillates in the horizontal direction (27) of the image (6), and a classification of the geometric pattern (7) as a vertical pattern in which the geometric brightness distribution (10) and / or the geometric color distribution (11) oscillates in the vertical direction (28) of the image (6), and / or that a direction of variation in the image (6) in which the geometric brightness distribution (10) and / or the geometric color distribution (11) oscillates is determined as the pattern parameter (8, 9) or as one of the pattern parameters (8, 9). [4] Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the control device (5) is designed to control the lighting means (3) of the first group (13) in such a way that the luminous brightness of the light emitted by the respective lighting means (3) of the first group (13) is greater than the luminous brightness of each lighting means (3) of the second group (14) and / or that the control device (5) is designed to activate exclusively the lighting means (3) of the first group (13) for light emission. [5] Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the control device (5) is designed to control the lighting means (3) of the first and second group (13, 14) in such a way that all luminous colors of the lighting means (3) of the first group (13) lie in a first spectral range and all luminous colors of the lighting means (3) of the second group (13) lie in a second spectral range which does not overlap with the first spectral range. [6] Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the control device (5) is designed to determine at least one color (29) of the geometric pattern (7) of the image (6) and to specify the luminous color of the lighting means (3) of the first and / or the second group (13, 14) as a function of the determined color (29). [7] Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by in that the control device (5) is designed to determine a colour (29) represented in the image (6) to be output and to control a further display (39) as a function of the determined colour (29) in order to output the determined colour (29) as the luminous colour of the further display (39) or of an element represented on the further display (39). [8] Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized byin that the motor vehicle (1) comprises at least one further illuminating means (30, 31) which serves to illuminate the vehicle surroundings and / or an outer surface of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the control device (5) is designed to predetermine the luminous colour and / or the luminous brightness of the respective further illuminating means (30, 31) as a function of the classification result (12) and / or the pattern parameter (8, 9) and / or the determined colour (29) of the geometric pattern (7). [9] Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by in that the control device (5) is designed to evaluate image data (32) which serve to control the display (5) for outputting the image (6) to be output, in order to evaluate the geometric brightness distribution (10) and / or the geometric color distribution (11) in the respective image (6) to be output. [10] Motor vehicle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat at least one of the images (6) to be output is generated or modified depending on an operating input from a user (33).

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