Vehicular display control device

• US 20080211647A1
• Filed: 02/27/2008
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamada, Syuuji
• Granted Patent: US 7,796,019 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/438
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1868 according to driving situations
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1868 according to driving situations
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 11/00 Arrangement of monitoring devices for devices provided for in groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 11/005 for lighting devices, e.g. indicating if lamps are burning or not
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling

Abstract

When an event arises in which at least one of a driver and a passenger of a vehicle needs to be warned of a situation of the vehicle, a first determining unit determines contents of a warning, and a second determining unit determines a risk level of the problematic situation based on the contents of the warning determined by the first determining unit. A display control unit displays information on the situation of the vehicle on display in an interrupting manner in a display mode that is set according to the risk level.

Claims

1. A vehicular display control device comprising:

a first determining unit that determines contents of a warning, when an event arises in which at least one of a driver and a passenger of a vehicle needs to be warned of a situation of the vehicle;

a second determining unit that determines a risk level of the problematic situation based on the contents of the warning determined by the first determining unit; and

a display control unit that displays information on the situation of the vehicle on display in an interrupting manner in a display mode that is set according to the risk level.

2. The vehicular display control device according to claim 1, wherein the display mode includes

a first display mode in which the at least one of the driver and the passenger is not allowed to cancel a display of the information,

a second display mode in which the at least one of the driver and the passenger is allowed to temporarily cancel the display of the information, so that the information is redisplayed later, and

a third display mode in which the at least one of the driver and the passenger is allowed to permanently cancel the display of the information, so that the information is not redisplayed.

3. The vehicular display control device according to claim 1, further comprising a monitoring control unit that starts a monitoring of a transition of the situation, when the event arises, wherein

the second determining unit changes the risk level according to the transition of the situation obtained from the monitoring.

4. The vehicular display control device according to claim 2, further comprising a monitoring control unit that starts a monitoring of a transition of the situation, when the event arises, wherein

the second determining unit changes the risk level according to the transition of the situation obtained from the monitoring.