Display apparatus for vehicle
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1. A display apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a display unit comprising a screen presenting information to a driver, the display unit being disposed in a front central region of a passenger compartment;
a sensor section comprising an eye position sensor to sense an eye position of the driver; and
a controller to reduce a size of a display region on the screen of the display unit and to shift a position of the display region in the screen upwardly toward a driver'"'"'s seat'"'"'s side as the eye position moves forward.
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Abstract
A display unit is disposed in front of a driver'"'"'s seat in a front central region of a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A sensor senses a condition, such as a driver'"'"'s eye position, an outside brightness and a steering frequency, affecting the uneasiness of a driver caused by the display screen. A controller reduces the size of a picture display region in accordance with the condition to achieve an agreeable size and position of picture on the screen.
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1. A display apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a display unit comprising a screen presenting information to a driver, the display unit being disposed in a front central region of a passenger compartment;
a sensor section comprising an eye position sensor to sense an eye position of the driver; and
a controller to reduce a size of a display region on the screen of the display unit and to shift a position of the display region in the screen upwardly toward a driver'"'"'s seat'"'"'s side as the eye position moves forward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A display apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a display unit comprising a screen presenting information to a driver of a vehicle, the display unit being located in a front region of a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
an outside brightness sensor to sense a brightness outside the vehicle; and
a controller to vary a size of a display region in the screen of the display unit in accordance with the brightness sensed by the outside brightness sensor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A display apparatus comprising:
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a display unit comprising a screen presenting information to a driver of a vehicle, the display unit being disposed in a front region of a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
a sensor section comprising a steering frequency sensor to sense a driver'"'"'s steering frequency; and
a controller to reduce a size of a display region on the screen of the display unit when the steering frequency increases. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A display apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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means for presenting visual representation in a display region on a screen located in a front region of a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
means for sensing an eye position of a driver relative to the screen; and
means for altering the size of the display region on the screen in accordance with the eye position of the driver.
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19. A display control process for a vehicle, comprising:
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sensing an eye position of a driver relative to a screen of a display unit in a passenger compartment of the vehicle; and
increasing the size of a display region within the screen when the eye position is shifted rearward away from the screen.
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