Information display apparatus and information display method
First Claim
1. An information display apparatus comprising:
- a preview sensor for detecting a traveling condition in front of own vehicle;
a navigation system for outputting a navigation information in response to a traveling operation of the own vehicle;
a recognizing unit for recognizing a plurality of targets located in front of the own vehicle based upon a detection result from said preview sensor, and for classifying said recognized targets by sorts to which said plural targets belong;
a control unit for determining information to be displayed based upon both the targets recognized by said recognizing unit and said navigation information; and
a display device for displaying said determined information under control of said control unit,wherein said control unit controls said display device so that both symbols indicative of said recognized targets and said navigation information are displayed in a superimposing manner, and also, controls said display device so that said plural symbols are displayed by employing a plurality of different display colors corresponding to the sorts to which the respective targets belong.
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Abstract
A recognizing unit recognizes targets located in front of the own vehicle based upon a detection result obtained from a preview sensor, and then, classifies the recognized targets by sorts to which these targets belong. A control unit determines information to be displayed based upon both the targets recognized by the recognizing unit and navigation information. A display device is controlled by the control unit so as to display thereon the determined information. The control unit controls the display device so that symbols indicative of the recognized targets are displayed to be superimposed on the navigation information, and also, controls the display device so that the symbols are displayed by employing a plurality of different display colors corresponding to the sorts to which the respective targets belong.
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23 Claims
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1. An information display apparatus comprising:
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a preview sensor for detecting a traveling condition in front of own vehicle; a navigation system for outputting a navigation information in response to a traveling operation of the own vehicle; a recognizing unit for recognizing a plurality of targets located in front of the own vehicle based upon a detection result from said preview sensor, and for classifying said recognized targets by sorts to which said plural targets belong; a control unit for determining information to be displayed based upon both the targets recognized by said recognizing unit and said navigation information; and a display device for displaying said determined information under control of said control unit, wherein said control unit controls said display device so that both symbols indicative of said recognized targets and said navigation information are displayed in a superimposing manner, and also, controls said display device so that said plural symbols are displayed by employing a plurality of different display colors corresponding to the sorts to which the respective targets belong. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An information display apparatus comprising:
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a preview sensor for detecting a traveling condition in front of own vehicle; a navigation system for outputting a navigation information in response to a traveling operation of the own vehicle; a recognizing unit for recognizing a plurality of targets located in front of the own vehicle based upon a detection result from said preview sensor, and for calculating dangerous degrees of said recognized targets with respect to the own vehicle; a control unit for determining information to be displayed based upon both the targets recognized by said recognizing unit and said navigation information; and a display device for displaying said determined information under control of said control unit, wherein said control unit controls said display device so that both symbols indicative of said recognized targets and said navigation information are displayed in a superimposing manner, and also, controls said display device so that said plural symbols are displayed by employing a plurality of different display colors corresponding to said dangerous degrees. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An information display method comprising:
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a first step of recognizing a plurality of targets located in front of own vehicle based upon a detection result obtained by detecting a traveling condition in front of the own vehicle, and classifying said recognized targets by sorts to which said plural targets belong; a second step of acquiring a navigation information in response to a traveling operation of the own vehicle; and a third step of determining information to be displayed based upon both the targets recognized by said first step and said navigation information acquired by said second step, and displaying said determined information, wherein said third step includes displaying both symbols indicative of said recognized targets and said navigation information in a superimposing manner, and displaying said plural symbols by employing a plurality of different display colors corresponding to the sorts to which the respective targets belong. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An information display method comprising:
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a first step of recognizing a plurality of targets located in front of own vehicle based upon a detection result obtained by detecting a traveling condition in front of the own vehicle, and calculating dangerous degrees of said recognized targets with respect to the own vehicle; a second step of acquiring a navigation information in response to a traveling operation of the own vehicle; and a third step of determining information to be displayed based upon both the targets recognized by said first step and said navigation information acquired by said second step, and displaying said determined information, wherein said third step includes displaying both symbols indicative of said recognized targets and said navigation information in a superimposing manner, and displaying said plural symbols by employing a plurality of different display colors corresponding to said dangerous degrees. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An information display apparatus comprising:
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a camera for outputting a color image by photographing a scene in front of own vehicle; a navigation system for outputting a navigation information in response to a traveling operation of the own vehicle; a recognizing unit for recognizing a target located in front of said own vehicle based upon said outputted color image, and for outputting the color information of said recognized target; a control unit for determining information to be displayed based upon both the targets recognized by said recognizing unit and said navigation information; and a display device for displaying said determined information under control of said control unit, wherein said control unit controls said display device so that a symbol indicative of said recognized target and said navigation information are displayed in a superimposing manner, and controls said display device so that said symbol is displayed by employing a display color which corresponds to the color information of said target. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An information display method comprising:
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a first step of recognizing a target located in front of own vehicle based upon a color image acquired by photographing a scene in front of said own vehicle, and producing a color information of said recognized target; a second step of acquiring a navigation information in response to a traveling operation of the own vehicle; and a third step of displaying a symbol indicative of said recognized target and said navigation information in a superimposing manner so that said symbol is displayed by employing a display color corresponding to said produced color information of said target. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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