Vehicle display apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
- display means that is provided in an instrument panel and includes(i) a navigation display area for displaying a navigation image and(ii) a meter display area for displaying a meter image; and
control means that control a display operation according to a time chart, which defines displaying of images based on determining triggers in a time sequence so as tostart to display the navigation image based on determining a first trigger, which is predetermined to appear when no navigation image and no meter image are displayed in the display means, andthereafter start to display the meter image while the navigation image remains displayed, based on determining a second trigger, which is predetermined to appear after the first trigger is determined,the control means being further configured to previously store the time chart defining the displaying of the navigation image and the meter image based on the determining the first trigger and the second trigger in time sequence.
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Abstract
When an accessory switch of a vehicle is turned on, a TFT display device in an instrument panel is in a magnified display mode, where a navigation image is displayed in a magnified area of a navigation display area with no meter images displayed. A driver is therefore allowed to attentively view the navigation image in order to perform a route set or to change scales of a displayed map. When the driver further turns on an ignition switch, the magnified display mode is switched to a normal display mode. In the normal display mode, a meter display area and a vehicle state display area coexist with the navigation display area in the TFT display device; a navigation image is displayed in a normal area of the navigation display area with a meter image, e.g., a speed meter image, and a warning indicator image displayed simultaneously.
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27 Claims
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1. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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display means that is provided in an instrument panel and includes (i) a navigation display area for displaying a navigation image and (ii) a meter display area for displaying a meter image; and control means that control a display operation according to a time chart, which defines displaying of images based on determining triggers in a time sequence so as to start to display the navigation image based on determining a first trigger, which is predetermined to appear when no navigation image and no meter image are displayed in the display means, and thereafter start to display the meter image while the navigation image remains displayed, based on determining a second trigger, which is predetermined to appear after the first trigger is determined, the control means being further configured to previously store the time chart defining the displaying of the navigation image and the meter image based on the determining the first trigger and the second trigger in time sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27)
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8. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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display means that is provided in an instrument panel and includes (i) a navigation display area for displaying a navigation image and (ii) a meter display area for displaying a meter image; and control means that control a display operation according to a time chart, which defines displaying of images so as to start to display the navigation image based on determining a first trigger, which is predetermined to appear when no navigation image and no meter image are displayed in the display means, and thereafter start to display the meter image while the navigation image remains displayed, with an interval of a specified time period, which starts from when displaying the navigation image is started based on determining the first trigger, the control means being further configured to previously store the time chart defining the displaying of the navigation image and the meter image. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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a light source that is turned on for illuminating a mechanical meter provided in an instrument panel; display means, which is provided in the instrument panel and includes a navigation display area for displaying a navigation image; and control means that control a display operation according to a time chart, which defines displaying of the navigation image so as to start to display the navigation image based on determining a first trigger, which appears when no navigation image is displayed without the light source turned on, and thereafter turn on the light source while the navigation image remains displayed, based on determining a second trigger, the control means being further configured to previously store the time chart defining the displaying of the navigation image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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a light source that is turned on for illuminating a mechanical meter provided in an instrument panel; display means, which is provided in the instrument panel and includes a navigation display area for displaying a navigation image; and control means that control a display operation according to a time chart, which defines displaying of the navigation image so as to start to display the navigation image based on determining a first trigger, which appears when no navigation image displayed without the light source turned on, and thereafter turn on the light source while the navigation images remains displayed, with an interval of a specified time period, which starts from when displaying the navigation image is started based on determining the first trigger, the control means being further configured to previously store the time chart defining the displaying of the navigation image. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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21. A method for displaying images in an instrument panel in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing a time chart, which defines displaying of images based on determining triggers in a time sequence, previously; and executing a display operation according to the previously stored time chart so as to display a navigation image in a navigation display area based on determining a first trigger, which is caused to appear when no navigation image and no meter image are displayed; and display a meter image in a meter display area while the navigation image remains displayed based on determining a second trigger that is caused to appear, with an interval of a specified time period, which starts from when displaying the navigation image is started based on determining the first trigger.
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22. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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a display device provided in an instrument panel including (i) a navigation display area for displaying a navigation image and (ii) a meter display area for displaying a meter image; and a control unit that controls a display operation according to a time chart, which defines displaying of images based on determining triggers in the time sequence so as to display the navigation image based on determining a first trigger, the navigation image being displayed without the meter image being displayed, and thereafter display the navigation image along with the meter image based on determining a second trigger, wherein when the control unit displays the navigation image without the meter image being displayed, the navigation image is displayed in a magnified area, the magnified area including the entirety of both the navigation display area and the meter display area, and when the control unit displays the navigation image along with the meter image, the navigation image is displayed in the navigation display area and the meter is displayed in the meter display area, the control unit being further configured to previously store the time chart defining the displaying of the navigation image and the meter image based on the determining the first trigger and the second trigger in the time sequence.
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23. A vehicle display apparatus comprising:
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a display device provided in an instrument panel including (i) a navigation display area for displaying a navigation image and (ii) a meter display area for displaying a meter image; and a control unit that controls a display operation according to a time chart, which defines displaying of images so as to display the navigation image based on determining a first trigger, the navigation image being displayed without the meter image being displayed, and thereafter display the navigation image along with the meter image after an interval of a specified time period, the specified time period starting when the navigation image is displayed based on determining the first trigger, wherein when the control unit displays the navigation image without the meter image being displayed, the navigation image is displayed in a magnified area, the magnified area including the entirety of both the navigation display area and the meter display area, and when the control unit displays the navigation image along with the meter image, the navigation image is displayed in the navigation display area and the meter is displayed in the meter display area, the control unit being further configured to previously store the time chart defining the displaying of the navigation image and the meter image.
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24. A method for displaying a navigation image and a meter image in a display device in an instrument panel in a vehicle, the display device including a navigation display area and a meter display area, the method comprising:
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storing a time chart, which defines displaying of images based on determining triggers in a time sequence, previously; and executing a display operation according to the previously stored time chart so as to display the navigation image based on determining a first trigger, the navigation image being displayed without the meter image being displayed; and display both the navigation image and the meter image based on determining a second trigger, which appears after the first trigger is determined, wherein displaying the navigation image without the meter image being displayed includes displaying the navigation image in a magnified area, the magnified area including both the entirety of the navigation display area and the meter display area, and displaying the navigation image along with the meter image includes displaying the navigation image in the navigation display area and displaying the meter in the meter display area.
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Specification