Method and apparatus for displaying information for vehicle, and computer product

• US 20050273216A1
• Filed: 06/02/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer Design Corporation (Pioneer Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer Design Corporation (Pioneer Corporation)
• Inventors: Imai, Kazushige, Nomura, Isao
• Granted Patent: US 7,324,878 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/215 characterised by the combination of multiple visual outputs, e.g. combined instruments with analogue meters and additional displays

Abstract

An apparatus for displaying information on a vehicle includes an information acquiring unit that acquires speed information of the vehicle and status information concerning a status of the vehicle, the status information including at least one of engine revolutions-per-minute information, slope information, acceleration information, angular-velocity information, lateral-gravity information, voltage information, direction information, time information, latitude and longitude information, torque information, and horse-power information; and a display control unit that controls a display screen in such a manner that the speed information and the status information acquired are displayed simultaneously.

Claims

1. An apparatus for displaying information on a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

an information acquiring unit that acquires speed information of the vehicle and status information concerning a status of the vehicle, the status information including at least one of engine revolutions-per-minute information, slope information, acceleration information, angular-velocity information, lateral-gravity information, voltage information, direction information, time information, latitude and longitude information, torque information, and horse-power information; and

a display control unit that controls a display screen in such a manner that the speed information and the status information acquired are displayed simultaneously.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit controls the display screen in such a manner that a substantially circular area is displayed on the display screen, the speed information is displayed in the substantially circular area with a numeral, and the status information is displayed surrounding a part of an outer periphery of the substantially circular area.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the substantially circular area is displayed substantially in a center of the display screen.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit controls the display screen in such manner a level of a display changes dynamically in an up-down direction according to amounts of changes in slope, acceleration, angular velocity, lateral gravity, voltage, torque, and horse power, based on the status information.

5. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit further controls the display screen in such a manner that the slope information and the acceleration information are displayed substantially diagonal each other across the substantially circular area.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display control unit further controls the display screen in such a manner that the slope information and the acceleration information are displayed substantially diagonal each other across the substantially circular area.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display screen is included in an in-vehicle navigation system.

8. A method of displaying information on a vehicle, the method comprising:

acquiring speed information of the vehicle and status information concerning a status of the vehicle, the status information including at least one of engine revolutions-per-minute information, slope information, acceleration information, angular-velocity information, lateral-gravity information, voltage information, direction information, time information, latitude and longitude information, torque information, and horse-power information; and

controlling a display screen in such a manner that the speed information and the status information acquired are displayed simultaneously.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the controlling includes controlling the display screen in such a manner that a substantially circular area is displayed on the display screen, the speed information is displayed in the substantially circular area with a numeral, and the status information is displayed surrounding a part of an outer periphery of the substantially circular area.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the substantially circular area is displayed substantially in a center of the display screen.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the controlling includes controlling the display screen in such manner a level of a display changes dynamically in an up-down direction according to amounts of changes in slope, acceleration, angular velocity, lateral gravity, voltage, torque, and horse power, based on the status information.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the controlling further includes controlling the display control unit in such a manner that the slope information and the acceleration information are displayed substantially diagonal each other across the substantially circular area.

13. The method according to claim 11, the controlling further includes controlling the display control unit in such a manner that the slope information and the acceleration information are displayed substantially diagonal each other across the substantially circular area.

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the display screen is included in an in-vehicle navigation system.

15. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a computer program for displaying information on a vehicle, wherein the computer program causes a computer to execute

acquiring speed information of the vehicle and status information concerning a status of the vehicle, the status information including at least one of engine revolutions-per-minute information, slope information, acceleration information, angular-velocity information, lateral-gravity information, voltage information, direction information, time information, latitude and longitude information, torque information, and horse-power information;

and

controlling a display screen in such a manner that the speed information and the status information acquired are displayed simultaneously.