Patent ID: 11897391
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for managing interior light illumination in a vehicle comprising:
a processor; and
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions that upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive gaze data associated with an occupant of the vehicle from at least one gaze data sensor of the vehicle;
determine a gaze direction of the occupant based on the gaze data;
identify a first light zone from a plurality of light zones in the vehicle in a line of sight associated with the gaze direction of the occupant, each of the plurality of light zones including at least one interior light;
adjust an illumination intensity level of the at least one interior light in the first light zone from a first illumination intensity level to a second illumination intensity level, the second illumination intensity level being greater than the first illumination intensity level;
maintain the second illumination intensity level of the at least one interior light in the first light zone for a pre-determined period of time following detection of a change in the gaze direction of the occupant; and
gradually decrease the illumination intensity level of the at least one interior light in the first light zone from the second illumination intensity level to the first illumination intensity level after the pre-determined period of time following the detection of the change in the gaze direction of the occupant.