Display system

• US 9,821,660 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2014
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Takikawa, Hiroya, Kawashima, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Hai
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wu, Zhen Y
• Application Number:
  US14/149,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20140203928A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,413 Days
• Field of Search: 340462
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/149 Instrument input by detecting viewing direction not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/21 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/149 Input by detecting viewing direction
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/193 for improving awareness
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/194 by directing line of sight
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/21 using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/285 for improving awareness by directing driver's gaze direction or eye points
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10

Abstract

A display system equipped to a vehicle includes a display screen, a notification section, a determination section, and a display control section. The display screen displays information for a vehicle occupant. The notification section preliminarily notifies the vehicle occupant of an information update to be performed on the display screen. The determination section determines whether the vehicle occupant pays attention to the display screen after the notification section notifies of the information update. The display control section performs the information update in order to display new information on the display screen when the determination section determines that the vehicle occupant pays attention to the display screen.

Claims

1. A display system equipped to a vehicle comprising:

a display screen displaying an information for a vehicle occupant;

a display control section performing an information update in order to display a new information on the display screen;

a notification section preliminarily notifying the vehicle occupant of the information update to be performed on the display screen by the display control section; and

a setting section setting a standby time for the new information immediately from a time the new information is received, the standby time varying according to a type of the new information, the standby time is set to be equal for each information having a same type,

wherein, when the standby time set for the new information elapses after the notification section starts notifying of the information update, the display control section performs the information update and displays the new information on the display screen,

wherein the notification section is configured to notify the vehicle occupant of the information update to be performed on the display screen by the display control section immediately after the notification section receives the information update,

wherein the notification section preliminarily notifies the vehicle occupant on the display screen of the information update,

wherein, when the new information has an urgency degree equal to or higher than a predetermined criteria, the setting section sets a first standby time for the new information, wherein, when the new information has an urgency degree lower than the predetermined criteria, the setting section sets a second standby time for the new information, and wherein the first standby time is shorter than the second standby time.

2. The display system according to claim 1,

wherein the notification section notifies the vehicle occupant of the information update to be performed on the display screen in a notification mode, which varies according to the type of the new information.

3. The display system according to claim 1,

wherein, when the new information is a requested information that is requested by the vehicle occupant, the setting section sets a first standby time for the new information,

wherein, when the new information is an information other than the requested information, the setting section sets a second standby time for the new information, and

wherein the first standby time is shorter than the second standby time.

4. The display system according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one of a light emitting unit that emits light, a speaker that outputs a sound, or a vibration apparatus that generates a vibration,

wherein the notification section notifies the vehicle occupant of the information update by at least one of the light emitted by the light emitting unit, the sound output by the speaker, or the vibration generated by the vibration apparatus.

5. The display system according to claim 1, wherein the notification section is proximate to the display screen.

6. The display system according to claim 1,

wherein the display screen and the notification section are both formed proximate to a driver seat in the vehicle.