On-vehicle display apparatus

• US 9,404,765 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2015
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Jiyama, Motoya, Koseki, Tomohisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Dalena
• Application Number:
  US14/605,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20150211878A1
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• Field of Search: 701/439, 701/400, 701408-412, 701/419, 701426-428, 701/441, 345/132, 345/165, 345/156, 345/162, 345/173, 345/544
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech text to speech systems per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/365 Guidance using head up displays or projectors, e.g. virtual vehicles or arrows projected on the windscreen or on the road itself

Abstract

An on-vehicle display apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire a first display image to be displayed on a display of a navigation apparatus, extract a portion of the first display image based on a layout information relevant to a layout of the first display image, and generate a second display image by use of the extracted part of the image, and displays on a head-up display the second display image generated by the controller. The display apparatus displays on the head-up display a guide image generated by the controller. It is possible to display an image of the navigation apparatus on the head-up display, without a connection between the navigation apparatus and the display apparatus.

Claims

1. An on-vehicle display apparatus for use in a vehicle, the on-vehicle display apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to;

(i) acquire a first display image to be displayed on a display screen of a navigation apparatus;

(ii) extract a portion of the first display image as an extraction image based on pre-stored layout information of a layout of the first display image, the pre-stored layout information indicating which portion of the first display image to extract, the portion to extract being chosen from among a plurality of pre-stored portions corresponding to different portions of the first display image; and

(iii) generate a second display image by use of the extraction image; and

a head-up display that displays the second display image generated by the controller.

2. The on-vehicle display apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller further:

(iv) acquires a vehicle information representing a status of the vehicle, and wherein the controller generates the second display image based on the vehicle information.

3. The on-vehicle display apparatus of claim 2, wherein

the vehicle information is a velocity information of the vehicle, and

the controller generates the second display image so as to have more quantity of information as the vehicle travels at a lower velocity.

4. The on-vehicle display apparatus of claim 2, wherein

the vehicle information is an illumination signal representing a status of a lighting apparatus of the vehicle, and

the controller generates the second display image for daytime viewing or nighttime viewing in accordance with the illumination signal.

5. The on-vehicle display apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller further:

(iv) determines whether or not the first display image is a moving picture, and wherein

the controller controls the head-up display so that the head-up display does not display the second display image in a case where the first display image is the moving picture.

6. The on-vehicle display apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller acquires the first display image by shooting of the display screen of the navigation apparatus with a camera.

7. The on-vehicle display apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller further:

(iv) acquires a sound output by the navigation apparatus, and wherein,

the controller determines a region to be extracted from the first display image as the extraction image, based on the layout information and the acquired sound.

8. The on-vehicle display apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller further:

(iv) acquires the layout information from an information center storing the layout information.

9. A display method for use in a vehicle, the display method comprising the steps of:

acquiring, with a controller, a first display image to be displayed on a display screen of a navigation apparatus;

extracting, with the controller, a portion of the first display image as an extraction image based on pre-stored layout information of a layout of the first display image, the pre-stored layout information indicating which portion of the first display image to extract, the portion to extract being chosen from among a plurality of pre-stored portions corresponding to different portions of the first display image;

generating, with the controller, a second display image by use of the extraction image; and

displaying the second display image generated by the controller on a head-up display.

10. An image display system for use in a vehicle, the image display system comprising:

a controller configured to;

(i) acquire a guide sound relevant to a route guidance generated by a navigation apparatus;

(ii) recognize the guide sound; and

(iii) generate a guide image relevant to the route guidance based on a recognition result of the recognized guide sound, the guide image being a pre-stored image corresponding to the recognized guide sound based on pre-stored correspondence data indicating correspondence between a plurality of guide sounds and a plurality of guide images; and

a head-up display that displays the guide image generated by the controller.

11. The image display system of claim 10, further comprising:

a memory that stores the guide sound in advance as a stereotyped sound; and

a microphone that receives the guide sound and provides a sound signal to the controller as the acquired guide sound, wherein

the controller recognizes the guide sound while distinguishing the guide sound and another sound based on the stereotyped sound.

12. The image display system of claim 10, wherein

the controller further:

(iv) acquires a traveling distance of the vehicle, and wherein

the controller generates the guide image including a distance from a current location of the vehicle to a spot to which the route guidance is performed, the distance being indicated by the recognition result of the guide sound, and then temporally and continuously generates a plurality of the guide images that are gradually reduced from the distance in accordance with the traveling distance.

13. The image display system of claim 10, wherein

the controller further:

(iv) acquires an illuminance outside the vehicle; and

the controller controls a luminance of the guide image to be displayed by the head-up display based on the illuminance.

14. The image display system of claim 10, wherein

the controller further:

(iv) acquires a position of a user'"'"'s eyes; and

the controller controls a position of the head-up display based on the position of the user'"'"'s eyes.

15. A head-up display apparatus for use in a vehicle, the head-up display apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to;

(i) acquire a guide sound relevant to a route guidance generated by a navigation apparatus that is set externally;

(ii) recognize a content of the guide sound; and

(iii) generate a guide image relevant to the route guidance based on a recognition result of the recognized content of the guide sound, the guide image being a pre-stored image corresponding to the recognized content of the guide sound based on pre-stored correspondence data indicating correspondence between a plurality of guide sounds and a plurality of guide images; and

a display part that displays the guide image generated by the controller.

16. An image display method for use in a vehicle, the image display method comprising the steps of:

acquiring, with a controller, a guide sound relevant to a route guidance generated by a navigation apparatus;

recognizing, with the controller, the guide sound;

generating, with the controller, a guide image relevant to the route guidance based on a recognition result of the recognized guide sound, the guide image being a pre-stored image corresponding to the recognized guide sound based on pre-stored correspondence data indicating correspondence between a plurality of guide sounds and a plurality of guide images; and

displaying the guide image generated by the controller on a head-up display.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a program to be executed by a computer for use in a vehicle, the program making the computer execute the steps of:

acquiring a guide sound relevant to a route guidance generated by a navigation apparatus;

recognizing the guide sound;

generating a guide image relevant to the route guidance based on a recognition result of the recognized guide sound, the guide image being a pre-stored image corresponding to the recognized guide sound based on pre-stored correspondence data indicating correspondence between a plurality of guide sounds and a plurality of guide images; and

displaying the guide image on a head-up display by outputting the guide image.