On-vehicle display system

• US 20040201547A1
• Filed: 04/07/2004
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
• Original Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
• Inventors: Takayama, Hideto
• Application Number:
  US10/819,153
• Publication Number:
  US 20040201547A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/7
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/188 Displaying information using colour changes
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions

Abstract

An on-vehicle display system capable of enhancing visibility by changing color tone or the like according to vehicle states and demands of a user includes a display device configured to display an image, a palette data storing unit in which a plurality of color data to be used for the image by the display device are stored. The palette data storing unit is constituted of a plurality of palette table blocks corresponding to a plurality of image groups into which the image is divided according to the display contents. Further provided is a palette data changing unit configured to replace color data used for displaying an image group with different color data stored in the palette table block corresponding to this image group.

Claims

1. A on-vehicle display system configured to convey information by an image from a device mounted on a motor vehicle to a passenger of the motor vehicle, the on-vehicle display system comprising:

a display unit displaying an image;

a palette data storing unit in which a plurality of color data used in the image by said display unit are stored, the palette data storing unit being constituted of a plurality of storage areas corresponding to a plurality of image groups to which the image is divided according to display contents; and

a palette data changing unit replacing color data used for displaying an image group with different color data in the storage area corresponding to the image group.

2. The on-vehicle display system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor detecting and outputting information with reference to one of a state of the motor vehicle and an environment for driving the motor vehicle, and

a driving state judging unit judging a vehicle driving state based on the information obtained from said sensor,

wherein said palette data changing unit replaces the color data according to the vehicle driving state.

3. The on-vehicle display system according to claim 2,

wherein said sensor detects to output information with reference to day and night,

said driving state judging unit distinguishing the day from the night based on the information obtained from said sensor.

4. The on-vehicle display system according to claim 3,

wherein said sensor detects to output information with reference to lights-on and lights-off of one of a side marker lamp and a head lamp.

5. The on-vehicle display system according to claim 2,

wherein said sensor is a speed sensor to detect and output information on a vehicle speed of the motor vehicle,

said driving state judging unit judges a driving operation load on a driver of the motor vehicle based on the information about the vehicle speed obtained from said speed sensor.

6. The on-vehicle display system according to claim 3,

wherein said sensor is a speed sensor to detect and output information on a vehicle speed of the motor vehicle, and

wherein said driving state judging unit judges a load of driving operation to a driver of the motor vehicle based on the information about the vehicle speed obtained from said speed sensor.

7. The on-vehicle display system according to claim 2,

wherein the plural image groups include an image group for character information and an image group for background information,

wherein said palette data storing unit stores plural sets of the color data for character information and plural sets of the color data for background information, and

wherein said driving state judging unit replaces one of the sets of color data for character information and the sets of color data for background information to change contrast between the character information and the background information.

8. The on-vehicle display system according to claim 3,

wherein the plural image groups include an image group for character information and an image group for background information,

wherein said palette data storing unit stores plural sets of the color data for character information and plural sets of the color data for background information, and

wherein said driving state judging unit replaces one of the sets of color data for character information and the sets of color data for background information to change contrast between the character information and the background information.

9. The on-vehicle display system according to claim 4,

wherein the plural image groups include an image group for character information and an image group for background information,

wherein said palette data storing unit stores plural sets of the color data for character information and plural sets of the color data for background information, and

wherein said driving state judging unit replaces one of the sets of color data for character information and the sets of color data for background information to change contrast between the character information and the background information.