Display method and apparatus for changing display position based on external environment
First Claim
1. A display method adopted in a vehicle for allowing a driver of the vehicle to three-dimensionally recognize an information conveyor for conveying information to the driver by utilizing a difference in vision between eyes of the driver, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a position of existence of the information conveyor;
changing the determined position of existence of the information conveyor, when an object exists between the determined position of existence of the information conveyor and the vehicle, to a position of the object in advance of displaying; and
displaying the information conveyor at the changed position.
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Abstract
In a head-up display device, when a preceding vehicle exists between a pre-movement information conveyor and a vehicle, the pre-movement information conveyor is moved to another position at which the pre-movement information conveyor is displayed as a recognizable post-movement information conveyor. Thus, the pre-movement information conveyor is removed from a state in which the pre-movement information conveyor is hidden behind the preceding vehicle, hence, becoming invisible. As a result, the incompatibility sense felt by the driver of the vehicle can be reduced and the information conveyor will be less overlooked.
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16 Claims
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1. A display method adopted in a vehicle for allowing a driver of the vehicle to three-dimensionally recognize an information conveyor for conveying information to the driver by utilizing a difference in vision between eyes of the driver, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a position of existence of the information conveyor;
changing the determined position of existence of the information conveyor, when an object exists between the determined position of existence of the information conveyor and the vehicle, to a position of the object in advance of displaying; and
displaying the information conveyor at the changed position. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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2. A display method adopted in a vehicle for allowing a driver of a vehicle to three-dimensionally recognize an information conveyor for conveying information to the driver by utilizing a difference in vision between eyes of the driver, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a position of existence of the information conveyor;
changing the determined position of existence of the information conveyor, when an object exists between the determined position of existence of the information conveyor and the vehicle, to a position other than a location behind the object in advance of displaying; and
displaying the information conveyor at the changed position.
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3. A display method adopted in a vehicle for allowing a driver of a vehicle to three-dimensionally recognize an information conveyor for conveying information to the driver by utilizing a difference in vision between eyes of the driver, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a position of existence of the information conveyor;
changing the determined position of the information conveyor, when an object does not exist between the determined position of existence of the information conveyor and a predetermined forward-direction distant position located further ahead of the determined position of existence of the information conveyor, to a position of another object existing in a range determined by a distance between the predetermined forward-direction distant position and the driver with the driver taken as a reference point in advance of displaying; and
displaying the information conveyor at the changed position.
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4. A display method adopted in a vehicle for allowing a driver of a vehicle to three-dimensionally recognize an information conveyor for conveying information to the driver by utilizing a difference in vision between eyes of the driver, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a position of existence of the information conveyor;
changing the determined position of the information conveyor, when an object does not exist between the determined position of existence of the information conveyor and a predetermined forward-direction distant position located further ahead of the determined position of existence of the information conveyor, to a position of existence of another object existing in a distance generally equal to a distance between the determined position of existence of the information conveyor and the driver with the driver taken as a reference point in advance of displaying; and
displaying the information conveyor at the changed position.
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8. A display apparatus used in a vehicle, the display apparatus comprising:
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an external information acquisition means for acquiring information on an environment external to the vehicle;
a vehicle information acquisition means for acquiring information on the vehicle;
a display means for allowing the driver of the vehicle to three-dimensionally recognize an information conveyor for conveying information to the driver by displaying the information conveyor through utilization of a difference in vision between eyes of the driver; and
a control means for evaluating visual recognizability based on at least pieces of the information acquired by the external information acquisition means and the vehicle information acquisition means and changing at least one of a position, shape and color of the information conveyor from a predetermined state to a state of improved visual recognizability before controlling the display means to display the information conveyor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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