Road information displaying method
First Claim
1. A road information displaying method using a main indicator located at a position displaced from a driver'"'"'s line of sight when viewing a road ahead for displaying large-scale road information which changes responsive to vehicular travel, wherein a small auxiliary indicator is set in an instrument panel of a vehicle substantially closer to said line of sight and limited details of road information which correspond to the changing information displayed by the main indicator are displayed on the auxiliary indicator in a simplified fashion as compared with the more detailed information displayed on the main indicator;
- said main indicator displaying a map having a large scale to thereby display a wide area being traveled;
said small auxiliary indicator displaying auxiliary map information including a graphical representation of an intersection representative of a portion of the map displayed by the main display unit;
wherein said auxiliary map information comprises graphics showing a shape of an intersection and a symbol indicating the desired direction of travel at the intersection.
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Abstract
A road information displaying method characterized in that detailed information can be obtained on an auxiliary indicator 1 without changing the scale of a main indicator 21 by setting a small auxiliary indicator 1 in an instrument panel 10 in addition to a main indicator 21 of a center console 20 and using a road information display method for displaying details of road information corresponding to the display of the main indicator 21 on the auxiliary indicator 1. Thus, operation is simplified because it is unnecessary to change the scale of the area being displayed and change of the direction of the driver'"'"'s line of sight during driving is decreased because the auxiliary indicator 1 is set in the instrument panel 10, and safety is improved.
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1. A road information displaying method using a main indicator located at a position displaced from a driver'"'"'s line of sight when viewing a road ahead for displaying large-scale road information which changes responsive to vehicular travel, wherein a small auxiliary indicator is set in an instrument panel of a vehicle substantially closer to said line of sight and limited details of road information which correspond to the changing information displayed by the main indicator are displayed on the auxiliary indicator in a simplified fashion as compared with the more detailed information displayed on the main indicator;
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said main indicator displaying a map having a large scale to thereby display a wide area being traveled; said small auxiliary indicator displaying auxiliary map information including a graphical representation of an intersection representative of a portion of the map displayed by the main display unit; wherein said auxiliary map information comprises graphics showing a shape of an intersection and a symbol indicating the desired direction of travel at the intersection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9)
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4. A road information display system for use in an automobile and incorporating an instrument panel positioned to minimize the deviation in an operator'"'"'s eye movement to respectively view a road ahead and view the instrument panel, said system further comprising:
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main display means a spaced distance from said instrument panel for presenting a map-like display of a relatively large scale for aid in reaching a destination shown in the main display means and which changes with changes in vehicle location; and auxiliary display means integrated into and forming part of said instrument panel including means for presenting auxiliary information of a simplified nature as compared with the map-like display and relating to only a specific location within an area displayed by said display means and related to changing information displayed by said main display means to aid in guiding an operator to a desired destination; said main indicator comprising means for displaying a map having a large scale to thereby display a wide area being traveled; said auxiliary indicator comprising means for displaying auxiliary map information including a graphical representation of an intersection representative of a portion of the map displayed by the main display unit; wherein said auxiliary map information comprises graphics showing a shape of an intersection and a symbol indicating the desired direction of travel at the intersection. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 10)
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