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VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL UNIT

  • US 20140111540A1
  • Filed: 10/22/2013
  • Published: 04/24/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle display apparatus comprising,a display panel that is placed at a position where a driver visually recognizes the display panel, and that displays information related to a vehicle traveling status, whereinthe display panel includes:

  • a first display area for constantly displaying a first information, which is provided by a numerical value; and

    a second display area for displaying a second information, which is different from the first information, the second information having a display content that changes according to a display request when a vehicle travels, and the second display area being arranged to be partially overlapped with the first display area,the vehicle display apparatus further comprises;

    a first display control portion for obtaining the first information, controlling the first display area to fixedly display the first information at a predetermined position in a predetermined size by a numerical display image indicative of the numerical value, and controlling the first display area to subsidiary display a drawing image at a position which is adjacent to the numerical display image and is an outer peripheral portion of the first display area; and

    a second display control portion for obtaining the second information and displaying the second information at the second display area,the second display control portion determines whether a display range of the second display area includes an overlapped portion which overlaps with the first display area,the second display control portion displays the second information within the display range of the second display area, andthe first display control portion, in a case where the display range of the second display area includes the overlapped portion, shrinks and displays the drawing image in the first display area so that the drawing image in the first display area does not overlap with the display range of the second display area which includes the overlapped portion.

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