Apparatus for controlling auxiliary equipment of vehicle

Details Apparatus for controlling auxiliary equipment of vehicle Apparatus for controlling auxiliary equipment of vehicle

2004-12-03

2008-08-19

Keith, Jack W. (Department: 3663)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Vehicle subsystem or accessory control

C315S082000, C362S464000, C250S208400

Reexamination Certificate

active

07415338

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for controlling operation of auxiliary equipment of a vehicle by receiving an output of a surroundings detection sensor for detecting the surrounding of the vehicle and an output of the vehicle information sensor, for detecting operation of the vehicle, wherein the distance to and the direction of an overtaking vehicle, an oncoming vehicle, or a preceding vehicle and the light intensities of the right and the left headlamps are controlled independently. A plurality of processes required for controlling the vehicle auxiliary equipment are performed by the time division processing.

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Japanese office action dated Apr. 1, 2008 with partial English translation.

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