Electronic manual display device
First Claim
1. An electronic manual display device which is a program-controlled display device for displaying an electronic manual for operating a vehicle using an on-vehicle navigation system having a storage device and a display unit,wherein when a button for requiring the explanation of the switches is selected from the menu screen of the electronic manual, the display device reads out a screen for explaining how to operate the switches from the storage device, and displays the screen on the display unit, wherein the screen is linked to the selected button,wherein on the screen for explaining how to operate the switches, an illustration for explaining the operation positions of the switches and an illustration for showing the operating state of the vehicle obtained at the operation positions of the switches are displayed side by side, and the illustration for showing the operating state of the vehicle changes simultaneously to an illustration for showing the operating state of the vehicle obtained at the changed operation positions corresponding to a change in the illustration for explaining the operation positions of the switches.
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Abstract
Provided is an electronic manual display device which helps the user understand the positions of and how to operate various switches that the user uses when driving a vehicle. The electronic manual display device is a program-controlled display device for displaying an electronic manual for operating a vehicle. When a button for requiring the explanation of the switches is selected from the menu screen of the electronic manual, the display device reads out a screen for explaining how to operate the switches, which is linked to the selected button, from a storage device, and displays the screen on a display unit. On the screen for explaining how to operate the switches, an illustration for explaining the operation positions of the switches and an illustration for showing the operating state of the vehicle obtained at the said operation positions of the switches are displayed side by side. The illustration for showing the operating state of the vehicle changes instantaneously corresponding to a change in the illustration for explaining the operation positions of the switches.
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1. An electronic manual display device which is a program-controlled display device for displaying an electronic manual for operating a vehicle using an on-vehicle navigation system having a storage device and a display unit,
wherein when a button for requiring the explanation of the switches is selected from the menu screen of the electronic manual, the display device reads out a screen for explaining how to operate the switches from the storage device, and displays the screen on the display unit, wherein the screen is linked to the selected button, wherein on the screen for explaining how to operate the switches, an illustration for explaining the operation positions of the switches and an illustration for showing the operating state of the vehicle obtained at the operation positions of the switches are displayed side by side, and the illustration for showing the operating state of the vehicle changes simultaneously to an illustration for showing the operating state of the vehicle obtained at the changed operation positions corresponding to a change in the illustration for explaining the operation positions of the switches.
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