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DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM

  • US 20130151145A1
  • Filed: 12/07/2012
  • Published: 06/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A display system for generating and displaying an arrow object superimposed on an actual image of a road ahead of a vehicle, the display system comprising:

  • a controller that;

    accesses information about a lane change route for guiding the vehicle when changing from a travel lane to a recommended lane, the travel lane being a lane in which the vehicle is currently traveling, the recommended lane being a lane that allows the vehicle to enter a lane in which the vehicle is to travel after passing through a road junction ahead of the vehicle;

    generates and displays a travel lane part of the arrow object, the travel lane part being displayed as a superimposed image on the travel lane;

    generates and displays a crossing part of the arrow object the crossing lane part being displayed as a superimposed image traversing from the travel lane to the recommended lane;

    generates and displays a recommended lane part of the arrow object, the recommended arrow lane part being displayed as a superimposed image on the recommended lane; and

    changes a shape of the displayed arrow object such that, as a remaining distance from a current position of the vehicle to the junction becomes smaller, a distance of a directional component along the travel lane for at least one of the travel lane part, the crossing part, and the recommended lane part is shortened.

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