US Patent Issued on Dec. 30 for "Systems and methods to control operation of vehicle exterior lights based on user activity" (Michigan, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,513,804, issued on Dec. 30.

"Systems and methods to control operation of vehicle exterior lights based on user activity" was invented by Stuart C. Salter (White Lake, Mich.), Keith Weston (Canton, Mich.), Brendan Diamond (Naples, Fla.), Jessica Louise Smith (Brighton, Mich.), Ryan O'Gorman (Beverly Hills, Mich.) and Todd Ansbacher (Westland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle including a sensor unit, an exterior light and a processor is disclosed. The sensor unit may capture inputs associated with vehicle surroundings. The processor may determine that a user may be performing an activity in proximity to the exterior light bas...