Patent ID: 7134707
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A system for selectively attenuating light from a source of light to a person's eyes in a vehicle, comprising: an electro-optical element interposed between the source of light and the person's eyes, the element having pixels that are operable to individually attenuate light passing therethrough; a navigation system operable to determine navigational information of the vehicle including a location and direction of travel of the vehicle; a memory that contains pre-stored general location for the person's eyes within the vehicle; information for determining a position of the source of light; and a controller coupled to the element, navigation system, and memory, the controller operable to determine those pixels of the element that are calculated to be between the person's eyes and the source of light, and to reduce the light transmittivity of those pixels to attenuate the light from the source to the person's eyes.