Vehicle information provision device
First Claim
1. A vehicle information provision device comprising:
- an on-board device including a device unit including a display unit that displays various states of a vehicle as vehicle status information to a user and first control means that operates the display unit; and
a communications unit that communicates between the device unit and an external device that outputs external information for the vehicle to the device unit, whereinthe communications unit is configured to be connectable to the device unit through attachment/detachment means, and outputs a signal including at least either a video signal or an audio signal as the external information for the vehicle to the device unit, when the device unit is connected to the communications unit through the attachment/detachment means, the external device includes at least two external devices having communication interfaces which are different from each other,when the communications unit is connected to one external device out of the at least two external devices, the communications unit includes at least two interface units, at least two decoders provided so as to correspond to the at least two interface units, and a selection unit that selects an output from outputs of the at least two decoders, anda control unit provided in the communications unit controls the selection unit, depending on one connected external device.
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Abstract
A vehicle information provision device comprises an on-board device having a device unit with a display unit that displays each type of vehicle status to a user, and a first control means that operates the display unit; and a communications unit that communicates between the device unit and the external device that outputs external information about the vehicle to the device unit. The communications unit is configured so as to be connectable to the device unit via an attachment/detachment means, and outputs to the device unit signals including at least either a video signal or an audio signal, as the external information for the vehicle, when the device unit is connected to the communications unit via the attachment/detachment means.
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7 Claims
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1. A vehicle information provision device comprising:
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an on-board device including a device unit including a display unit that displays various states of a vehicle as vehicle status information to a user and first control means that operates the display unit; and a communications unit that communicates between the device unit and an external device that outputs external information for the vehicle to the device unit, wherein the communications unit is configured to be connectable to the device unit through attachment/detachment means, and outputs a signal including at least either a video signal or an audio signal as the external information for the vehicle to the device unit, when the device unit is connected to the communications unit through the attachment/detachment means, the external device includes at least two external devices having communication interfaces which are different from each other, when the communications unit is connected to one external device out of the at least two external devices, the communications unit includes at least two interface units, at least two decoders provided so as to correspond to the at least two interface units, and a selection unit that selects an output from outputs of the at least two decoders, and a control unit provided in the communications unit controls the selection unit, depending on one connected external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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