ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,496, issued on June 3, was assigned to HELLA SONNEN- UND WETTERSCHUTZTECHNIK GMBH (Abfaltersbach, Austria).
"Shading and illumination system" was invented by Robert Weitlaner (Ausservillgraten, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shading and illumination system includes a shading device for shading viewing openings, an illumination device for illuminating a room, an external sensor for detecting an external parameter acting on the room, an internal sensor for detecting a 3D image of the room, a position of a person present in the room in the 3D image, and a viewing direction of the person, and a control unit for actuating the sha...