Patent ID: 11938861
Assignee: THIRD EYE DESIGN, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 5:
6. A method of installing an auxiliary lighting system for a helmet operable in conjunction with a lighting system of a vehicle comprising a vehicle left signal light and a vehicle right signal light, the auxiliary lighting system comprising:
a helmet light portion including a helmet lighting unit comprised of a helmet portion supporting body, a first helmet signal light and a second helmet signal light mounted on the helmet portion supporting body, a microcontroller in signal communication with the first helmet signal light and the second helmet signal light, a helmet transceiver in signal communication with the microcontroller, and a helmet accelerometer joined to the helmet portion supporting body and in signal communication with the microcontroller, and operable to send a signal indicative of a right side up position of the helmet portion supporting body or an upside down position of the helmet portion supporting body relative to the helmet;, the method comprising:
mounting the helmet portion supporting body on the helmet; and
based upon a signal from the helmet accelerometer while the helmet is in a fixed position, detecting if the helmet portion supporting body is in the right side up position or the upside down position.