VEHICULAR DISPLAY SYSTEM

• US 20140062688A1
• Filed: 11/04/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Aoki, Koji, Nakayama, Masaru, Ishida, Yoshimitsu
• Granted Patent: US 9,126,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/441
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/21 using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/00 Dashboards as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/54 for indicating speed outside of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks

Abstract

A vehicular display system includes a vehicle on-board unit having a vehicular display part, and a mobile device having a mobile display part. The vehicular display part is fixedly mounted on a vehicle and configured to display vehicular information including at least a vehicle speed. The mobile display part is configured to display the vehicular information including the vehicle speed when the mobile device is set in position between a driver of the vehicle and the vehicular display part.

Claims

1. A vehicular display system comprising:

a vehicle on-board unit having a vehicular display part; and

a mobile device having a mobile display part,

wherein the vehicular display part is fixedly mounted on a vehicle and configured to display vehicular information including at least a vehicle speed, and

wherein the mobile display part is configured to display the vehicular information when the mobile device is set in position between a driver of the vehicle and the vehicular display part.

2. The vehicular display system of claim 1, wherein the mobile display part displays the vehicular information and mobile information concurrently, the mobile information being produced independently by the mobile device.

3. The vehicular display system of claim 2, wherein the mobile display part is disposed on an opposite side of a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle with respect to a steering wheel of the vehicle, and wherein, when the steering wheel and the mobile display part are viewed from the driver'"'"'s seat, the vehicular information displayed on the mobile display part is located on one of an outer side of the steering wheel and an inner side of the steering wheel, and the mobile information is located on the other of the outer side of the steering wheel and the inner side of the steering wheel.

4. The vehicular display system of claim 3, wherein the vehicular information displayed on the mobile display part is located on the outer side of the steering wheel, and the mobile information is located on the inner side of the steering wheel.

5. The vehicular display system of claims 1, wherein the vehicle on-board unit and the mobile device are connected wirelessly, and the mobile device receives the vehicular information from the vehicle on-board unit by wireless.

6. The vehicular display system of claim 5, wherein the vehicle on-board unit sends the vehicular information to the mobile device by wireless, and the mobile device includes an application which enables the mobile device to receive the vehicular information by wireless and display the received vehicular information on the mobile display part.

7. The vehicular display system of claim 5, wherein the vehicular display part has a display screen operable by an operating part provided at a predetermined position in the vehicle, and wherein the mobile device receives by wireless from the vehicle on-board unit operation information of the operating part, and the mobile display part has a display screen operable by the received operation information.

8. The vehicular display system of claim 7, wherein the operating part and the vehicle on-board unit are connected via an automotive communication network, and the vehicle on-board unit receives the operation information via the automotive communication network and sends the received operation information to the mobile device by wireless.