IP Library Granted Patent US 12709156
Granted Patent B2
US 12709156 · App. 18/915,553 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Vehicle display control device, vehicle display control method, and program

Inventors: Miki Tsujino (Nagakute, JP); Masashi Hatanaka (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K35/22B60K35/28B60W50/14B60W2050/146
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Patent No.
US 12709156
App. No.
18/915,553
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display control device that displays predetermined information in a display region that is at a periphery of a driver's seat in a case in which at least one travel assist function among acceleration/deceleration or steering operates, the device includes a processor, wherein the processor: displays an image, which expresses a reason why a travel assist function has operated, in the display region; and displays a mark, which corresponds to a type of the travel assist function, in a vicinity of the image.

Claims (12)

1 . A vehicle display control device for a vehicle that displays predetermined information in a display region that is at a periphery of a driver's seat in a case in which at least one travel assist function among acceleration/deceleration or steering operates, the device comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:

in a case in which a driving mode of the vehicle is a manual driving mode, display a first image, which expresses a reason why a travel assist function has operated, at a first predetermined position in the display region, and display a first mark, which corresponds to a type of the travel assist function, in a vicinity of the first image; and

in a case in which the driving mode of the vehicle is an automatic driving mode, display a second image, which expresses a reason that the travel assist function has operated, at a second predetermined position in the display region, different from the first predetermined position, and display a second mark, which corresponds to a type of the travel assist function, in a vicinity of the second image.

2 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor displays, as the first mark, a figure that surrounds the first image, displays as the second mark, a figure that surrounds the second image, and displays the first mark and the second mark of a shape that differs in accordance with the type of the travel assist function.

3 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor displays respectively different marks in a case in which acceleration of the vehicle is assisted, in a case in which deceleration is assisted, and in a case in which steering is assisted.

4 . The vehicle display control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor displays respectively different images at least in a case in which an inter-vehicle distance to a preceding vehicle becomes a predetermined value or less, in a case in which, while traveling on a curve, a distance to a traffic signal that is lit to a color indicating stop becomes a predetermined value or less, and in a case in which a distance to a position of temporary stoppage becomes a predetermined value or less.

5 . A vehicle display control method for a vehicle that, by a processor, displays predetermined information in a display region that is at a periphery of a driver's seat in a case in which at least one travel assist function among acceleration/deceleration or steering operates, the method comprising:

in a case in which a driving mode of the vehicle is a manual driving mode, displaying a first image, which expresses a reason why a travel assist function has operated, at a first predetermined position in the display region, and displaying a first mark, which corresponds to a type of the travel assist function, in a vicinity of the first image; and

in a case in which the driving mode of the vehicle is an automatic driving mode, displaying a second image, which expresses a reason that the travel assist function has operated, at a second predetermined position in the display region, different from the first predetermined position, and displaying a second mark, which corresponds to a type of the travel assist function, in a vicinity of the second image.

6 . A non-transitory recording medium on which is recorded a program that is executable by a computer of a vehicle to perform processing for displaying predetermined information in a display region that is at a periphery of a driver's seat in a case in which at least one travel assist function among acceleration/deceleration or steering operates, and to perform processing of:

in a case in which a driving mode of the vehicle is a manual driving mode, displaying a first image, which expresses a reason why a travel assist function has operated, at a first predetermined position in the display region, and displaying a first mark, which corresponds to a type of the travel assist function, in a vicinity of the first image; and

in a case in which the driving mode of the vehicle is an automatic driving mode, displaying a second image, which expresses a reason that the travel assist function has operated, at a second predetermined position in the display region, different from the first predetermined position, and displaying a second mark, which corresponds to a type of the travel assist function, in a vicinity of the second image.