VEHICULAR DISPLAY DEVICE AND VEHICULAR DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20180306597A1
• Filed: 10/09/2015
• Published: 10/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kosaka, Norio, Yamamoto, Tetsuya, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Shishido, Masayuki, Maruyama, Kenji
• Granted Patent: US 10,422,655 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/166 Navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/167 Vehicle dynamics information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/177 Augmented reality
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/179 Distances to obstacles or vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/191 Highlight information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/334 Projection means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/785 on or in relation to the windshield or windows
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/23 Head-up displays [HUD] optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01
• 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 35/29 Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
• 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: 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
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0101 characterised by optical features G02B27/0172 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/08 Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/377 for mixing or overlaying two or more graphic patterns G09G5/02, G09G5/397 take precedence

Abstract

A vehicular display device includes a display configured to display an image in a display area that overlaps a position of a windshield of a vehicle, a display processor configured to display a direction guide image in the display area in a manner superimposed on a road on which the vehicle is traveling, the direction guide image being an image showing a turn position where the vehicle is to make a turn on the road, and a display pattern determiner configured to determine a display pattern of the direction guide image based on a traveling speed of the vehicle. The display pattern determiner determines the display pattern such that, the higher the traveling speed is, the longer a length from a top end to a bottom end of the direction guide image is.

Claims

1. A vehicular display device comprising:

a display configured to display an image in a display area that overlaps a position of a windshield of a vehicle;

a display processor configured to display a direction guide image in the display area in a manner superimposed on a road on which the vehicle is traveling, the direction guide image being an image showing a turn position where the vehicle is to make a turn on the road; and

a display pattern determiner configured to determine a display pattern of the direction guide image based on a traveling speed of the vehicle,

wherein the display pattern determiner determines the display pattern such that, the higher the traveling speed is, the longer a length from a top end to a bottom end of the direction guide image is, and

wherein the display processor displays the direction guide image in the display area based on the display pattern determined by the display pattern determiner,.

wherein the direction guide image includes a plurality of guide icons indicating a traveling direction and arranged along the road, and

wherein the display pattern determiner determines the display pattern such that, the higher the traveling speed is, the larger an interval between the guide icons is.

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5. A vehicular display method, comprising:

determining a display pattern of a direction guide image that is an image showing a turn position where the vehicle is to make a turn on a road on which the vehicle is traveling;

displaying the direction guide image in a display area that overlaps a position of a windshield of a vehicle based on the determined display pattern; and

determining the display pattern of the direction guide image such that, the higher a traveling speed of the vehicle is, the longer a length from a top end to a bottom end of the direction guide image is,

wherein the direction guide image includes a plurality of guide icons indicating a traveling direction and arranged along the road, and

wherein the determining the display pattern is performed such that, the higher the traveling speed is, the larger an interval between the guide icons is.

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