Methods, apparatus, and a system for protecting privacy of license plate and/or other information are described. In some embodiments a controllable LCD filter is placed over a surface, such as the surface of a license plate, and used to selectively block the information which is visible through the controllable filter when the filter is not in an opaque state. In various embodiments the system includes a list of license plates whose owners have requested privacy and the system prevents the reporting or dissemination of information, including location information, reported to the system about the license plate. Users can register their license plate number, request privacy with collected plate information then being treated in accordance with the license plate owners wish. While license plate information can be protected other types of information can also be and sometimes are protected using the described techniques and/or apparatus.

A method and a device with which a license plate can be produced in a favorable fashion. This is achieved by assigning a sticker to a license plate body of the license plate or to a metal plate in order to produce a multiplicity of license plate bodies. Very precise positioning of a data carrier in a receptacle of a license plate body of a license plate is particularly costly. Increased fabrication costs are to be expected owing to the necessary precision and the associated complexity of the production process of a license plate having a data carrier.

A digital license plate comprising includes a display system capable of showing a first image and a power supply rail connected to the display system. A display controller is provided with a data connection to the display system and arranged to measure at least one of power consumption and impedance of the power supply rail. The display controller is further configured to prevent sending a second image to the display system if display failure is indicated by measured power consumption or impedance as being below a defined threshold.

A warning device for a vehicle comprising a number plate support portion for supporting a number plate. The warning device further comprises a warning indicator. The number plate support portion is movably attached to the warning indicator. The number plate support portion is moveable from a first position covering the warning indicator to a second position revealing the warning indicator. Further, the warning device comprises a number plate support portion pivotably attached to the warning Indicator such that the number plate support portion and the warning device fold together and fold apart when the number plate support portion is moved between the first position and the second position.

A digital license plate can support methods for assuring preservation and user authorized electronic access to vehicle relevant information or vehicle history. An external user interface to the digital license plate is configured to allow a user to provide user authorization to control release of sensor and other data from the digital license plate.

A vehicle registration mounting assembly and method includes a vehicle having a bumper with an outer surface. A panel has a front side, a back side and a perimeter edge and the panel is elongated from a first side edge to a second side edge. The panel is comprised of a plastic material, which is flexible to conform to contours of the outer surface of the bumper. An adhesive is positioned on the back side of the panel. The adhesive adheres the back side of the panel to the outer surface of the bumper. A plurality of identification indicia is positioned within a laminate formed by bonding of layers of the panel to identify an owner of the vehicle.

A lamp for a vehicle allows a pedestrian to identify a state of the vehicle by displaying an emblem, logo, or driving status of the vehicle. The lamp for the vehicle includes a substrate; a light source unit including a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate to generate light; a lens unit including a plurality of optical lenses through which the light is transmitted; and an imaging sheet on which the light transmitted through the plurality of optical lenses is projected to form a lighting image. In particular, each of the plurality of optical lenses is formed in a right triangle shape.

A lamp for a vehicle allows a pedestrian to identify a state of the vehicle by displaying an emblem, logo, or driving status of the vehicle. The lamp for the vehicle includes a substrate; a light source unit including a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate to generate light; a lens unit including a plurality of optical lenses through which the light is transmitted; and an imaging sheet on which the light transmitted through the plurality of optical lenses is projected to form a lighting image. In particular, each of the plurality of optical lenses is formed in a right triangle shape.

There is provided an adapter plate assembly for mounting a license plate to a vehicle. The assembly includes an adapter plate with a backing portion shaped to couple with and inhibit bending of the license plate. The assembly includes a resilient member having a lower portion connectable with the adapter plate and an upper portion for coupling to the vehicle. The resilient member is configured to enable the license plate to move slightly forward and rearward.

An autonomous flip-up license plate mount for motorcycles that improves the aesthetics of a motorcycle while ensuring a license plate is properly displayed during use of the motorcycle. The mount includes a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, an automatic pivoting mechanism, and a hinge mechanism. A first end of the first mounting plate is connected along the hinge mechanism. Additionally, the hinge mechanism is connected along a rear surface of the second mounting plate, allowing for relative rotation about a main axis of the hinge mechanism. The automatic pivoting mechanism is a motorized system used to rotate the second mounting plate about the hinge mechanism. Accordingly, the automatic pivoting mechanism is operatively coupled between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate. Thus, activation of the automatic pivoting mechanism positions the mount into either a functional configuration or a collapsed configuration.