Patent ID: 9340148
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B60Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for adjusting the illumination range of a lighting system for a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving high beam activation information via an interface, the high beam activation information indicating that present surroundings of the vehicle permit the illumination range to be increased towards a value associated with high beam activation without blinding other road users; ascertaining a distance covered by the vehicle in response to receiving the high beam activation information; and providing at least one of: (i) range-increasing information when the covered distance after receiving the high beam activation information is greater than a predetermined minimum distance, wherein the range-increasing information increases the illumination range and is not provided when the covered distance is less than the predetermined minimum distance, and (ii) at least one value of the increase in the illumination range (illumination range-increasing value) as a function of the distance covered.