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Information provision device for vehicle

  • US 9,834,131 B2
  • Filed: 01/20/2014
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An information provision device for vehicle comprising:

  • an onboard device having a display unit configured to display various states of a vehicle to a user as vehicle state information and first microcomputer configured to activate the display unit; and

    an external device having second microcomputer connected to the onboard device via connecting means and configured to output external information of the vehicle to the first microcomputer, whereinthe display unit includes;

    a first display region configured to display the vehicle state information, anda second display region configured to display the external information of the vehicle, andthe first microcomputer is configured to;

    determine priority between the vehicle state information and the external information of the vehicle;

    if a predetermined condition is not met, control the display unit to operate so that a display region of the first display region and the second display region with the information determined to have higher priority has a larger area than the other display region of the first display region and the second display region, andif the predetermined condition is met, control the display unit to operate so that;

    the other display region has a larger area than the display region with the information determined to have higher priority, andwhen the predetermined condition is met, control the display unit to operate so that;

    display size of information displayed on the other display region is larger than before occurrence of the predetermined condition, anddisplay size of information displayed on the display region with information determined to have higher priority is smaller than before occurrence of the predetermined condition,wherein the first microcomputer determines whether or not the predetermined condition is met on the basis of vehicle speed information which indicates a vehicle traveling speed included in the vehicle state information.

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