VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A display apparatus for use in a vehicle comprising:
- a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying an image in a vehicle, wherein the liquid crystal panel includes a meter display pixel that displays a meter image to represent a vehicle condition value and a warning display pixel that displays a warning image to warn the of the vehicle;
an illumination unit capable of lighting the liquid crystal panel by emitting light;
an input unit capable of accepting an input from an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the input unit receives the input of an adjustment value for controlling brightness of the image including the meter image and the warning image; and
a control unit capable of controlling the liquid crystal panel and the illumination unit, wherein the control unit changes both of a meter display gradation ratio and a warning display gradation ratio according to the adjustment value so that the warning display gradation value is greater than the meter display gradation value when the meter display gradation ratio is defined as a ratio of the gradation value of the meter display pixel to a predetermined gradation value and the warning display gradation ratio is defined as a ratio of the gradation value of the warning display pixel to a predetermined gradation value.
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Abstract
A display apparatus for use in a vehicle has a liquid crystal display panel, and the panel includes a first pixel area for displaying a meter image that represents vehicle condition values, and a second pixel area for displaying an outside image that calls attention of occupants as a warning image. Further, an input unit of the apparatus receives inputs of adjustment value from occupants of the vehicle for adjusting brightness of the meter image and the outside image. A main control unit and a drawing unit of the apparatus cooperatively serve as a controller of the apparatus by changing gradation ratio of the first and second pixel areas so that the gradation ratio of the second pixel area becomes greater than the gradation ratio of the first pixel area according to the input of the adjustment value.
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19 Claims
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1. A display apparatus for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying an image in a vehicle, wherein the liquid crystal panel includes a meter display pixel that displays a meter image to represent a vehicle condition value and a warning display pixel that displays a warning image to warn the of the vehicle; an illumination unit capable of lighting the liquid crystal panel by emitting light; an input unit capable of accepting an input from an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the input unit receives the input of an adjustment value for controlling brightness of the image including the meter image and the warning image; and a control unit capable of controlling the liquid crystal panel and the illumination unit, wherein the control unit changes both of a meter display gradation ratio and a warning display gradation ratio according to the adjustment value so that the warning display gradation value is greater than the meter display gradation value when the meter display gradation ratio is defined as a ratio of the gradation value of the meter display pixel to a predetermined gradation value and the warning display gradation ratio is defined as a ratio of the gradation value of the warning display pixel to a predetermined gradation value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A display apparatus for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying an image in a vehicle, wherein the liquid crystal panel includes a meter display pixel that displays a meter image to represent a vehicle condition value and a warning display pixel that displays a warning image to warn the of the vehicle; an illumination unit capable of lighting the liquid crystal panel by emitting light, wherein the illumination unit includes a meter light that emits light for lighting the meter image and a warning light that emits light for lighting the warning image; an input unit capable of accepting an input from an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the input unit receives the input of an adjustment value for controlling brightness of the image including the meter image and the warning image; and a control unit capable of controlling the liquid crystal panel and the illumination unit, wherein the control unit changes both of a meter light brightness and a warning light brightness according to the adjustment value so that the warning light brightness is greater than the meter light brightness when the meter light brightness is defined as brightness of the light from the meter light and the warning light brightness is defined as brightness of the light from the warning light. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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