Onboard display device, onboard display system and vehicle

• US 7,969,294 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2010
• Issued: 06/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Toshiya, Yamamoto, Takeshi, Miake, Aki, Itoh, Megumi, Okuda, Mitsukazu, Abe, Takeo, Doi, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu; Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): RUSHING, MARK S
• Application Number:
  US12/827,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265053A1
• Time in Patent Office: 363 Days
• Field of Search: 340/438, 340/441, 340/461, 340/462, 340/691.6, 340/815.4, 340/995.1, 340/995.14, 340/995.17, 340/995.26, 340/995.27, 340/995.28, 701/200, 701/208, 701/211, 701/212, 345/7, 345/8, 345/9
• US Class Current: 340/461
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/21 using cameras
• 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: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

An onboard display device includes a display section attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle. The section has a second display area and a first display area. The second display area shows at least the speed as vehicle condition images indicating the conditions of the vehicle. The first display area shows a navigation image and other secondary images. The display section measures greater in width than in height with an aspect ratio of 7:3 or greater. The aspect ratio is the width/height ratio of a display area. The onboard display device allows for a visibility-improved simultaneous display of the secondary image, such as a navigation image, and the vehicle condition image, such as a speed display, which presents information on the conditions of the vehicle.

Claims

1. An onboard display device attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle, comprising:

a display screen being greater in width than in height and having an aspect ratio that is equal to or greater than 7;

3, the aspect ratio being a width/height ratio of the display screen, said display screen including a first display area in which a secondary image including information other than information of the vehicle is displayed, and a second display area in which vehicle condition images including information of the vehicle are displayed, the first display area and the second display area being positioned side by side in a width direction; and

a display control section arranged to control how the secondary image and the vehicle condition images are displayed;

wherein

said display control section is programmed to;

(1) fix one of the vertical display lines of the secondary image at a left-hand side or a right-hand side of the secondary image; and

(2) scale up the secondary image by;

(a) extending the secondary image toward the left-hand side or the right-hand side;

(b) moving a vertical display line at an unfixed side in a manner such that a motion of the vertical display line is visible by a driver of the vehicle; and

(3) change how at least one of the vehicle condition images is displayed as the secondary image is being extended toward the left-hand side or the right-hand side.

2. The onboard display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the aspect ratio of the second display area is equal to or greater than 3:

3.

3. The onboard display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the display control section displays an image of a speed meter that is one of the vehicle condition images while changing the image from a circular-shape to a column-shape or numbers.

4. A vehicle comprising an onboard display device as set forth in claim 1.

5. A vehicle comprising an onboard display device as set forth in claim 2.

6. A vehicle comprising an onboard display device as set forth in claim 3.

7. An onboard display device attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle, comprising:

a display screen being greater in width than in height and having an aspect ratio that is equal to or greater than 7;

3, the aspect ratio being a width/height ratio of the display screen, said display screen including a first display area in which a secondary image including information other than information of the vehicle is displayed, and a second display area in which vehicle condition images including information of the vehicle are displayed, the first display area and the second display area being positioned side by side in a width direction; and

a display control section arranged to control how the secondary image and the vehicle condition images are displayed,

when said display control section fixes one of the vertical display lines of the secondary image at a left-hand side or a right-hand side of the secondary image and displays a motion of a vertical display line at an unfixed side so as to scale up the secondary image, said display control section displaying the vehicle condition images in a different manner.

8. The onboard display device as set forth in claim 7, wherein the aspect ratio of the second display area is equal to or greater than 3:

3.

9. The onboard display device as set forth in claim 7, wherein the display control section displays an image of a speed meter that is one of the vehicle condition images while changing the image from a circular-shape to a column-shape or numbers.

10. A vehicle comprising an onboard display device as set forth in claim 7.

11. A vehicle comprising an onboard display device as set forth in claim 8.

12. A vehicle comprising an onboard display device as set forth in claim 9.