Vehicle display apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
- display means provided in an instrument panel and including (i) a predetermined first display area for displaying a first image corresponding to relatively highly prioritized content and (ii) a predetermined second display area for displaying a second image corresponding to relatively less prioritized content, the first and second display areas being within a single display screen; and
control means for providing control to allow the first image to become visibly distinctive at initiation of power supply and to allow the second image to be less distinctive than the first image until a specified time period, which starts from the initiation of power supply, elapses to allow the first image to be recognizable.
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Abstract
When an ignition switch is turned on to display an image on a display apparatus, the display apparatus first displays a needle image of meter images and a warning indicator image. Out of the meter images, the display apparatus displays the needle image for a specified time period (e.g., 0.2 seconds), and then displays a dial image. After displaying the dial image for a specified time period, the display apparatus displays a navigation image. The specified time period may be set to 0.5 through 1.0 second, for example, long enough to visually check or recognize display of the meter image and the warning indicator image. Accordingly, it is possible to visually check the meter image and the warning indicator image while the navigation image is not displayed.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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display means provided in an instrument panel and including (i) a predetermined first display area for displaying a first image corresponding to relatively highly prioritized content and (ii) a predetermined second display area for displaying a second image corresponding to relatively less prioritized content, the first and second display areas being within a single display screen; and control means for providing control to allow the first image to become visibly distinctive at initiation of power supply and to allow the second image to be less distinctive than the first image until a specified time period, which starts from the initiation of power supply, elapses to allow the first image to be recognizable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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a light source that illuminates a mechanical meter in an instrument panel; display means provided in the instrument panel; and control means that provides light control to turn on the light source to illuminate the mechanical meter at initiation of power supply and display control to cause the display means to display a predetermined image to be less distinctive than the mechanical meter until a specified time period, which starts from the initiation of power supply, elapses to allow the mechanical meter to be recognizable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for displaying images in an instrument panel in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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causing a first image, which corresponds to relatively highly prioritized content in a predetermined first display area in the instrument panel, to become visibly distinctive from initiation of power supply; and causing a second image, which corresponds to relatively less prioritized content in a predetermined second display area in the instrument panel, to be less distinctive than the first image until a specified time period, which starts from the initiation of power supply, elapses to allow the first image to be recognizable, the first and second display areas being within a single display screen. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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