On-vehicle display device
First Claim
1. An on-vehicle display device comprising:
- a first display section provided in an area within a width of a steering wheel of a vehicle viewed from a driver sitting on a driver seat of the vehicle and which displays at least one piece of report information concerning a state of the vehicle;
a second display section provided in an area outside the width of the steering wheel viewed from the driver and which displays an image; and
a control section which controls the displays of the first display section and the second display section respectively,wherein when a piece of report information is displayed on the first display section, the control section controls to display an information image corresponding to the piece of report information on the second display section,wherein when no report information is displayed on the first display section, the control section controls to display a plurality of icon images on the second display section;
the on-vehicle display device further comprising;
a cursor key for recognizing one of the plurality of icon images; and
a selection key for selecting the recognized icon image,wherein different display colors are associated with the plurality of icon images respectively; and
wherein when the one of the icon images is recognized by receiving a signal from the cursor key, the control section controls to display a background of the plurality of icon images in a menu screen on the second display section in the display color corresponding to the recognized icon image.
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Abstract
An on-vehicle display device includes a first display section provided in an area within a width of a steering wheel of a vehicle viewed from a driver sitting on a driver seat of the vehicle and which displays at least one piece of report information concerning a state of the vehicle, a second display section provided in an area outside the width of the steering wheel viewed from the driver and which displays an image, and a control section which controls displays of the first display section and the second display section respectively. When a piece of report information is displayed on the first display section, the control section controls to display an information image corresponding to the piece of report information on the second display section.
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3 Claims
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1. An on-vehicle display device comprising:
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a first display section provided in an area within a width of a steering wheel of a vehicle viewed from a driver sitting on a driver seat of the vehicle and which displays at least one piece of report information concerning a state of the vehicle; a second display section provided in an area outside the width of the steering wheel viewed from the driver and which displays an image; and a control section which controls the displays of the first display section and the second display section respectively, wherein when a piece of report information is displayed on the first display section, the control section controls to display an information image corresponding to the piece of report information on the second display section, wherein when no report information is displayed on the first display section, the control section controls to display a plurality of icon images on the second display section; the on-vehicle display device further comprising; a cursor key for recognizing one of the plurality of icon images; and a selection key for selecting the recognized icon image, wherein different display colors are associated with the plurality of icon images respectively; and wherein when the one of the icon images is recognized by receiving a signal from the cursor key, the control section controls to display a background of the plurality of icon images in a menu screen on the second display section in the display color corresponding to the recognized icon image.
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2. An on-vehicle display device comprising:
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a first display section provided in an area within a width of a steering wheel of a vehicle viewed from a driver sitting on a driver seat of the vehicle and which displays at least one piece of report information concerning a state of the vehicle; a second display section provided in an area outside the width of the steering wheel viewed from the driver and which displays an image; and a control section which controls the displays of the first display section and the second display section respectively, wherein when a piece of report information is displayed on the first display section, the control section controls to display an information image corresponding to the piece of report information on the second display section, wherein no report information is displayed on the first display section, the image display control section controls to display a plurality of icon images on the second display section; the on-vehicle display device further comprising; a cursor key for recognizing one of the plurality of icon images; and a selection key for selecting the recognized icon image, wherein different moving images are associated with the plurality of icon images respectively; and wherein when the one of the icon images is recognized by receiving a signal from the cursor key, the control section controls to display the moving image associated with the recognized icon image on a moving image display area provided on the periphery of the recognized one of the icon images.
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3. An on vehicle display device comprising:
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a first display section provided in an area within a width of a steering wheel of a vehicle viewed from a driver sitting on a driver seat of the vehicle and which displays at least one piece of report information concerning a state of the vehicle; a second display section provided in an area outside the width of the steering wheel viewed from the driver and which displays an image; and a control section which controls the displays of the first display section and the second display section respectively, wherein when a piece of report information is displayed on the first display section, the control section controls to display an information image corresponding to the piece of report information on the second display section, wherein the first display section and the second display section are integrally formed in one body; and wherein the second display section has an image display area for displaying the information image or icon images and a guide display area provided between the first display section and the image display area for displaying a guide image for guiding a driver'"'"'s line of sight to the image display area of the second display section.
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Specification