Vehicular Glance Lighting Apparatus for Peripheral Vision Information Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle display systems divert a driver's attention by requiring them to visually recognize characters or icons, which can lead to safety risks during high-speed travel due to the need for focused attention on information displayed on screens.
Innovation Solution
A vehicular glance lighting apparatus that outputs vehicle-running information as light in the driver's peripheral vision, using sensors to detect safety and operational information and a control unit to provide intuitive light-based feedback without requiring the driver to divert their attention, including sensors for temperature, distance, lane status, and obstacles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If character or icon type information is displayed on LCD screens or head-up displays, then vehicle-running information can be provided to drivers, but the driver's attention is diverted and recognition time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical visual recognition system (reading characters/icons) with a photic perception system (instinctive color/light recognition). The glance light unit emits light in different colors (e.g., blue for normal, red for warning) that drivers can perceive instinctively without cognitive processing, similar to how humans recognize colors immediately without analyzing their composition.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color changes as the core information delivery mechanism. Different colors of light represent different vehicle states or warning levels, allowing drivers to understand information instantly through color perception rather than text reading. This leverages the human visual system's ability to rapidly process color information.
2Loss of information
If display devices show subdivided characters or icons, then detailed vehicle information can be presented, but drivers must directly gaze at the display which diverts attention from the road
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential vehicle-running information that drivers need to know and presents it through color-coded light signals. Instead of displaying all possible detailed information through text and icons, the system selects critical information and encodes it in colors that convey meaning instantly, removing unnecessary visual clutter that would require driver attention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent inverts the traditional information delivery approach by moving the light source to the driver's peripheral vision area rather than requiring the driver to look at a central display. The glance light unit is positioned such that light enters the driver's peripheral visual field, allowing information perception without direct gaze shifts from the road.
3Loss of information
If conventional display systems are used, then information can be provided to drivers, but the system complexity and driver workload increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal information delivery system where a single glance light unit can convey multiple types of vehicle information through different colors and patterns. Instead of requiring separate displays for different information types, one multi-functional light unit handles all vehicle-running information delivery, reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a vehicular glance lighting apparatus which provides a driver with vehicle-running information as light of a background screen and includes a driver attention function through prompt information delivery such that the driver visually recognizes as a background screen the vehicle-running information needed essentially or minimally for running the vehicle without requiring the driver's attention to avoid dissipation of the driver's sight, thereby preventing the driver's driving attention from being diverted, and a method for controlling the same. The vehicle-running information related with the running of a vehicle to be outputted in the form of light as a background screen, so that a driver can perceive the vehicle-running information without diverting or obstructing the driver's driving attention, thereby enhancing the driver's ability to cope with a vehicle travel risk during the traveling of the vehicle.