Vehicular display system and method
First Claim
1. A vehicular display system comprising:
- an in-vehicle navigation device; and
a vehicular meter device, wherein;
the in-vehicle navigation device includes;
a navigation data producing means for producing first data; and
a transmitting means for transmitting intermediate data to the vehicular meter device, wherein;
the intermediate data is one of the following data;
the first data;
second data; and
transmission navigation data;
the vehicular meter device includes;
a receiving means for receiving the intermediate data from the in-vehicle navigation device; and
a navigation data display area for displaying the second data;
at least one of the in-vehicle navigation device and the vehicular meter device includes a display size changing means for changing the first data into the second data, wherein,a display size of the first data is different from the display size of the second data; and
the vehicular meter device includes the navigation data display area and a meter display area in the same display screen.
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Abstract
A vehicular display system includes an in-vehicle navigation device and a vehicular meter device. The in-vehicle navigation device includes a display, a navigation data producing device for producing first data that is to be displayed on the display, and a transmitting device for transmitting intermediate data to the vehicular meter device. The vehicular meter device includes a receiving device for receiving the intermediate data from the in-vehicle navigation device and a navigation data display area for displaying second data. A display size changing device for changing the first data into the second data is included in at least one of the in-vehicle navigation device and the vehicular meter device. A display size of the first data is different from the display size of the second data.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicular display system comprising:
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an in-vehicle navigation device; and a vehicular meter device, wherein; the in-vehicle navigation device includes; a navigation data producing means for producing first data; and a transmitting means for transmitting intermediate data to the vehicular meter device, wherein; the intermediate data is one of the following data; the first data; second data; and transmission navigation data; the vehicular meter device includes; a receiving means for receiving the intermediate data from the in-vehicle navigation device; and a navigation data display area for displaying the second data; at least one of the in-vehicle navigation device and the vehicular meter device includes a display size changing means for changing the first data into the second data, wherein, a display size of the first data is different from the display size of the second data; and the vehicular meter device includes the navigation data display area and a meter display area in the same display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicular meter device comprising:
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a meter; a receiving means for receiving first data from an output medium; and a display size changing means for changing the first data into second data when a predetermined size changing condition is set, wherein; the meter further includes; a vehicle speed display area; an engine speed display area; and a navigation data display area for displaying either one of the first data and the second data, wherein;
the second data is displayed with a different size from the first data in the navigation data display area.
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13. A method for displaying travel guidance information in a vehicle that has a navigation system and a meter display device, the method comprising:
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producing first data in the navigation system; changing the produced first data into second data, a display size of which is different from the display size of the first data, when a predetermined size changing condition is set; and displaying the travel guidance information in the meter display device based on either one of the first data and the second data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A vehicular display system comprising:
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an in-vehicle navigation device; and a vehicular meter device, wherein; the in-vehicle navigation device includes; a navigation data producing means for producing first data; and a transmitting means for transmitting intermediate data to the vehicular meter device, wherein; the intermediate data is one of the following data; the first data; second data; and transmission navigation data; the vehicular meter device includes; a receiving means for receiving the intermediate data from the in-vehicle navigation device; and a navigation data display area for displaying the second data; at least one of the in-vehicle navigation device and the vehicular meter device includes a display size changing means for changing the first data into the second data, wherein; a display size of the first data is different from the display size of the second data; and a position detecting means for detecting a present position of a vehicle, wherein; the display size changing means changes the display size of the first data according to the present position of the vehicle, which is detected by the position detecting means.
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17. A vehicular display system comprising:
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an in-vehicle navigation device; and a vehicular meter device, wherein; the in-vehicle navigation device includes; a navigation data producing means for producing first data; and a transmitting means for transmitting intermediate data to the vehicular meter device, wherein; the intermediate data is one of the following data; the first data; second data; and transmission navigation data; the vehicular meter device includes; a receiving means for receiving the intermediate data from the in-vehicle navigation device; and a navigation data display area for displaying the second data; at least one of the in-vehicle navigation device and the vehicular meter device includes a display size changing means for changing the first data into the second data, wherein; a display size of the first data is different from the display size of the second data; and a display size storing means for storing; a condition under which the display size of the first data is changed; and display size changing data, wherein;
the display size changing means changes the display size of the first data based on contents stored by the display size storing means.
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