Information provision device, information provision method, and recording medium storing information provision program for a vehicle display

1. An information provision device comprising:

an image-light projection device configured to project an image light to a light transmission member to display a for-driver information image indicating for-driver information to be provided to a driver of a mobile object in a prescribed display area that is visually recognized by the driver through the light transmission member ahead of the mobile object in a direction of travel; and

a display controller configured to control, according to a prescribed priority for-driver information display condition, the image-light projection device to display at a first point where a normal for-driver information image is displayed a priority for-driver information image indicating priority for-driver information that has higher priority in provision to the driver than normal for-driver information according to the normal for-driver information image in place of the normal for-driver information image,

wherein the display controller controls the image-light projection device to display the normal for-driver information image at a second point different from the first point for at least some of a period during which the priority for-driver information image is displayed at the first point,

wherein the display controller controls the image-light projection device to display a brake warning including an enlarged image of a preceding vehicle which is larger than a previously displayed image of the preceding vehicle which was displayed without the brake warning, and a message to brake, while stopping a display of navigation information,

wherein the display controller controls the image-light projection device to display multiple trapezoids prior to displaying the brake warning, and

wherein the display controller controls the image-light projection device to display the brake warning which includes a single trapezoid whose bottom and lateral sides coincide with those of at least one of the multiple trapezoids.

2. The information provision device according to claim 1 , wherein the display controller controls the image-light projection device to display the normal for-driver information image in a proximity of the priority for-driver information image for at least some of a period during which the priority for-driver information image is displayed at the first point.

3. The information provision device according to claim 1 , wherein the normal for-driver information image is an instruction image indicating an instruction to the driver of the mobile object.

4. The information provision device according to claim 3 , wherein the instruction image is a route navigation image indicating route navigation information providing a route to a prescribed destination to the driver.

5. The information provision device according to claim 1 , wherein the priority for-driver information image includes an urgent instruction image indicating an instruction for urgent action to the driver.

6. The information provision device according to claim 5 , wherein

the urgent instruction image includes a plurality of urgent instruction images with varying degree of urgency of the urgent action,

the plurality of urgent instruction images include a less-urgent instruction image with a lower degree of urgency, and a highly-urgent instruction image with a greater degree of urgency than the less-urgent instruction image, and

the display controller controls the image-light projection device to display the normal for-driver information image in a proximity of the less-urgent instruction image when the less-urgent instruction image is to be displayed at the first point, and to hide the normal for-driver information image when the highly-urgent instruction image is to be displayed at the first point.

7. The information provision device according to claim 6 , wherein the highly-urgent instruction image is larger than the less-urgent instruction image in dimension.

8. The information provision device according to claim 6 , wherein the highly-urgent instruction image has a greater brightness than the less-urgent instruction image.

9. The information provision device according to claim 1 , wherein

the image-light projection device projects the image light to display the normal for-driver information image and the priority for-driver information image as a virtual image in the prescribed display area, and

a perceived distance between the driver and the virtual image is equal to or longer than 5 m.

10. The information provision device according to claim 1 , wherein

the image-light projection device includes

a light emitter configured to emit the image light, and

an optical scanner configured to scan the image light emitted from the light emitter two-dimensionally, and

the image-light projection device projects the image light two-dimensionally scanned by the optical scanner to the light transmission member to display the normal for-driver information image and the priority for-driver information image in the prescribed display area.

11. A method of providing information, the method comprising:

projecting an image light to a light transmission member to display a for-driver information image indicating for-driver information to be provided to a driver of a mobile object in a prescribed display area that is visually recognized by the driver through the light transmission member ahead of the mobile object in a direction of travel, thereby providing the for-driver information to the driver; and

displaying, according to a prescribed priority for-driver information display condition, at a first point where a normal for-driver information image is displayed a priority for-driver information image indicating priority for-driver information that has higher priority in provision to the driver than normal for-driver information according to the normal for-driver information image in place of the normal for-driver information image,

wherein the displaying includes displaying the normal for-driver information image at a second point different from the first point for at least some of a period during which the priority for-driver information image is displayed at the first point,

wherein the displaying displays a brake warning including an enlarged image of a preceding vehicle which is larger than a previously displayed image of the preceding vehicle which was displayed without the brake warning, and a message to brake, while stopping a display of navigation information,

wherein the displaying displays multiple trapezoids prior to displaying the brake warning, and

wherein the displaying displays the brake warning which includes a single trapezoid whose bottom and lateral sides coincide with those of at least one of the multiple trapezoids.

12. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a program for causing a computer of an information provision device to execute a method of providing information, the method comprising:

projecting an image light to a light transmission member to display a for-driver information image indicating for-driver information to be provided to a driver of a mobile object in a prescribed display area that is visually recognized by the driver through the light transmission member ahead of the mobile object in a direction of travel, thereby providing the for-driver information to the driver; and

displaying, according to a prescribed priority for-driver information display condition, at a first point where a normal for-driver information image is displayed a priority for-driver information image indicating priority for-driver information that has higher priority in provision to the driver than normal for-driver information according to the normal for-driver information image in place of the normal for-driver information image,

wherein the displaying includes displaying the normal for-driver information image at a second point different from the first point for at least some of a period during which the priority for-driver information image is displayed at the first point,

wherein the displaying displays a brake warning including an enlarged image of a preceding vehicle which is larger than a previously displayed image of the preceding vehicle which was displayed without the brake warning, and a message to brake, while stopping a display of navigation information,

wherein the display controller controls the image-light projection device to display multiple trapezoids prior to displaying the brake warning, and

wherein the display controller controls the image-light projection device to display the brake warning which includes a single trapezoid whose bottom and lateral sides coincide with those of at least one of the multiple trapezoids.