VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle display control device that controls a display of sensor information on a display unit of a vehicle corresponding to each of a plurality of external sensors, wherein the vehicle is equipped with the display unit and the plurality of external sensors each of which detects an obstacle existing outside of the vehicle, the vehicle display control device comprising:
- an opening detection unit that detects an opening command made by a user to the vehicle;
an image storage unit that stores a vehicle image indicating the vehicle and a plurality of area images indicating a plurality of detection areas of the plurality of external sensors in association with the vehicle image, the obstacle is detectable within the plurality of detection areas; and
an opening control unit that reads, in response to a detection of the opening command by the opening detection unit, the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images from the image storage unit, and displays the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images on the display unit as the sensor information during an opening period, whereinthe image storage unit further stores a caution image indicating a caution level corresponding to a driving risk of the vehicle, and the driving risk relies on a distance from the vehicle to the obstacle,during the opening period, the opening control unit reads the caution image from the image storage unit, and switches the plurality of area images displayed on the display unit to the caution image after displaying the plurality of area images in association with the vehicle image, andduring the opening period, the opening control unit sequentially executes;
a first opening display mode in which the plurality of area images displayed on a first opening display unit of the display unit are switched to the caution image after the plurality of area images are displayed in association with the vehicle image; and
a second opening display mode in which the caution image displayed on the first opening display unit is moved to a second opening display unit of the display unit, and the second opening display unit displays the caution image after an elapse of the opening period.
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Abstract
A vehicle display control device, which controls a display of sensor information on a display unit corresponding to each external sensors, includes an opening detection unit, an image storage unit, and an opening control unit. The vehicle is equipped with the display unit and the external sensors detecting outside obstacles. The opening detection unit detects an opening command made by a user to the vehicle. The image storage unit stores a vehicle image indicating the vehicle and area images indicating detection areas of the sensors. The obstacle is detectable within the detection areas. In response to a detection of the opening command by the opening detection unit, the opening control unit reads the vehicle image and each area image from the image storage unit, and displays the readout images on the display unit as the sensor information during an opening period.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle display control device that controls a display of sensor information on a display unit of a vehicle corresponding to each of a plurality of external sensors, wherein the vehicle is equipped with the display unit and the plurality of external sensors each of which detects an obstacle existing outside of the vehicle, the vehicle display control device comprising:
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an opening detection unit that detects an opening command made by a user to the vehicle; an image storage unit that stores a vehicle image indicating the vehicle and a plurality of area images indicating a plurality of detection areas of the plurality of external sensors in association with the vehicle image, the obstacle is detectable within the plurality of detection areas; and an opening control unit that reads, in response to a detection of the opening command by the opening detection unit, the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images from the image storage unit, and displays the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images on the display unit as the sensor information during an opening period, wherein the image storage unit further stores a caution image indicating a caution level corresponding to a driving risk of the vehicle, and the driving risk relies on a distance from the vehicle to the obstacle, during the opening period, the opening control unit reads the caution image from the image storage unit, and switches the plurality of area images displayed on the display unit to the caution image after displaying the plurality of area images in association with the vehicle image, and during the opening period, the opening control unit sequentially executes; a first opening display mode in which the plurality of area images displayed on a first opening display unit of the display unit are switched to the caution image after the plurality of area images are displayed in association with the vehicle image; and a second opening display mode in which the caution image displayed on the first opening display unit is moved to a second opening display unit of the display unit, and the second opening display unit displays the caution image after an elapse of the opening period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle display control method of controlling a display of sensor information on a display unit of a vehicle corresponding to each of a plurality of external sensors, wherein the vehicle is equipped with the display unit and the plurality of external sensors each of which detects an obstacle existing outside of the vehicle,
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detecting an opening command made by a user to the vehicle; in response to a detection of the opening command, reading, from an image storage unit that stores a vehicle image indicating the vehicle and a plurality of area image indicating a plurality of detection areas of the plurality of external sensors in association with the vehicle image, the vehicle image and the plurality of area images, wherein the obstacle is detectable within the plurality of detection areas, the image storage unit further stores a caution image indicating a caution level corresponding to a driving risk of the vehicle, and the driving risk relies on a distance from the vehicle to the obstacle; and displaying the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images which are read from the image storage unit on the display unit as the sensor information during an opening period; during the opening period, reading the caution image from the image storage unit and switching the plurality of area images displayed on the display unit to the caution image after displaying the plurality of area images in association with the vehicle image; and during the opening period, sequentially executing; a first opening display mode in which the plurality of area images displayed on a first opening display unit of the display unit are switched to the caution image after the plurality of area images are displayed in association with the vehicle image; and a second opening display mode in which the caution image displayed on the first opening display unit is moved to a second opening display unit of the display unit, wherein the second opening display unit displays the caution image after an elapse of the opening period.
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13. A vehicle display control device that controls a display of sensor information on a display unit of a vehicle corresponding to each of a plurality of external sensors, wherein the vehicle is equipped with the display unit and the plurality of external sensors each of which detects an obstacle existing outside of the vehicle, the vehicle display control device comprising:
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an opening detection unit that detects an opening command made by a user to the vehicle; an image storage unit that stores a vehicle image indicating the vehicle and a plurality of area images indicating a plurality of detection areas of the plurality of external sensors in association with the vehicle image, the obstacle is detectable within the plurality of detection areas; and an opening control unit that reads, in response to a detection of the opening command by the opening detection unit, the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images from the image storage unit, and displays the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images on the display unit as the sensor information during an opening period, wherein the opening control unit controls each of the plurality of area images to be sequentially displayed in an overlapped manner on the display unit in an increasing order of a maximum detection distance of each of the plurality of external sensors, and the maximum detection distance is a distance from the vehicle to the obstacle detectable within the corresponding detection area.
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14. A vehicle display control method of controlling a display of sensor information on a display unit of a vehicle corresponding to each of a plurality of external sensors, wherein the vehicle is equipped with the display unit and the plurality of external sensors each of which detects an obstacle existing outside of the vehicle,
the vehicle display control method comprising: -
detecting an opening command made by a user to the vehicle; in response to a detection of the opening command, reading, from an image storage unit that stores a vehicle image indicating the vehicle and a plurality of area images indicating a plurality of detection areas of the plurality of external sensors in association with the vehicle image, the vehicle image and the plurality of area images, wherein the obstacle is detectable within the plurality of detection areas; and displaying the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images which are read from the image storage unit on the display unit as the sensor information during an opening period, wherein in the displaying of the vehicle image and each of the plurality of area images, each of the plurality of area images are sequentially displayed in an overlapped manner on the display unit in an increasing order of a maximum detection distance of each of the plurality of external sensors, and the maximum detection distance is a distance from the vehicle to the obstacle detectable within the corresponding detection area.
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