Navigation image display apparatus and method thereof

• US 20090072999A1
• Filed: 12/14/2007
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elitegroup Computer Systems Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Elitegroup Computer Systems Company Limited
• Inventors: Yu, Ching Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US12/000,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20090072999A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/907
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/365 Guidance using head up displays or projectors, e.g. virtual vehicles or arrows projected on the windscreen or on the road itself

Abstract

This present invention provides a navigation image display apparatus and method thereof. The navigation image display apparatus comprises a Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) module and a control module. The VFD module comprises at least one electric emitting part connected to a power source for generating a plurality of electrons; and a display part having a plurality of display areas which display images based on the electrons. The control module is operable to control the brightness of the display areas for displaying a navigation image. Preferably, the navigation image can comprise at least one image of turning left, straight ahead only, turning right, U turn left or U turn right, etc.

Claims

1. A navigation image display apparatus, comprising:

a Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) module, comprising at least one electric emitting part and a display part, wherein said electric emitting part is connected to a power source for generating plural electrons, and said display part has a plurality of display areas which display image based on said electrons; and

a control module, for controlling the brightness of said display areas to display a navigation image.

2. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said navigation image comprises at least one image of turning left, straight ahead only, turning right, u turn left or u turn right.

3. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a storage unit, for storing a correspondence data between said display areas and said navigation image, wherein said control module controls the brightness of said display areas to display said navigation image based on said correspondence data.

4. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said display areas comprise a plurality of arrow display areas and a plurality of shaft display areas, and said navigation image is assembled in parts of said arrow display areas and said shaft display areas.

5. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said electric emitting part comprises a filament or a tungsten filament.

6. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said display area comprises a positive electrode.

7. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 6, wherein said positive electrode is covered with a fluorescent layer.

8. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said display areas are processed by means of photo etching.

9. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said VFD module comprises a plurality of electric emitting parts, and the location of said electric emitting parts are corresponding to said display areas respectively.

10. The navigation image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said navigation image display apparatus is applied to a Head-Up Display (HUD).

11. A navigation image display method, comprising the steps of:

providing a Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) module which comprises at least one electric emitting part connected to a power source for generating plural electrons, and a display part for displaying images based on said electrons;

forming a plurality of arrow display areas and a plurality of shaft display areas on said display part; and

controlling the brightness of said arrow display areas and said shaft display areas to assemble a navigation image in parts of said arrow display areas and said shaft display areas.

12. The navigation image display method of claim 11, wherein said navigation image comprises at least one image of turning left, straight ahead only, turning right, U turn left or U turn right.

13. The navigation image display method of claim 11, further, comprising a step of providing a correspondence data between said navigation image and said display areas.

14. The navigation image display method of claim 11, wherein said electric emitting part comprises a filament or a tungsten filament.

15. The navigation image display method of claim 11, wherein said arrow display areas and said shaft display areas are processed by means of photo etching.

16. The navigation image display method of claim 11, wherein said VFD module comprises a plurality of electric emitting parts, and the location of said electric emitting parts are corresponding to part of said arrow display areas and part of said shaft display areas respectively.