Method for operating a display device for a vehicle

1. A method for operating at least a first display device ( 3 ) for display of images ( 4 ), wherein one or more items of information ( 5 ), each in the form of an image ( 4 ), can be represented on the at least one first display device ( 3 ), the method comprising:

a) determining a glare effect ( 6 ) in at least one first partial region ( 7 ) of the at least one first display device ( 3 ) in which at least one of the one or more items of information ( 5 ) is represented in the form of an image ( 4 );

b) sorting items of information ( 5 ) according to relevance if a plurality of items of information ( 5 ) is represented on the at least one first display device ( 3 );

c) checking and establishing that a glare effect ( 6 ) in a second partial region ( 8 ) of the first display device ( 3 ) or on a second display device ( 9 ) is lower than the glare effect ( 6 ) in the first partial region ( 7 );

d) checking and establishing that no item of information ( 5 ), or an item of information ( 5 ) with lower relevance ( 10 ) than the at least one of the one or more items of information ( 5 ), is represented in the second partial region ( 8 ) of the first display device ( 3 ) or on the second display device ( 9 ); and

e) in a case in which it is established that no item of information ( 5 ), or an item of information ( 5 ) with lower relevance ( 10 ), is represented in the second partial region ( 8 ) of the first display device ( 3 ) or on the second display device ( 9 ), representing the at least one of the one or more items of information ( 5 ), or the at least one item of information ( 5 ) with a higher relevance ( 11 ) than the item of information ( 5 ) with the lower relevance ( 10 ), in the second partial region ( 8 ) of the first display device ( 3 ) or on the second display device ( 9 ).

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising dimming or switching off at least the first partial region ( 7 ) when a glare effect ( 6 ) originating from the first partial region ( 7 ) is detected.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising evaluating the relevance of the items of information ( 5 ) depending on events ( 16 ), so that the representation of items of information ( 5 ) on the at least one first display device ( 3 ) or on the second display device ( 9 ) is adapted continuously.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the glare effect ( 6 ) is detected by at least one camera ( 12 ).

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the representation of the at least one item of information ( 5 ) is adapted to an available size ( 13 ) of the second partial region ( 8 ) of the first display device ( 3 ) and/or of the second display device ( 9 ) with a lower glare effect ( 6 ).

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in the determining in step a) a threshold value ( 14 ) for the glare effect ( 6 ) is taken into account, the method only continuing to step b) or to step c) when the threshold value ( 14 ) is exceeded.

7. An apparatus ( 2 ) for operating at least a first display device ( 3 ) for the display of images ( 4 ), the apparatus ( 2 ) comprising:

a control device ( 15 ) configured to carry out the method as claimed in claim 1 ;

at least one display device ( 3 , 9 ) configured to display images ( 4 ); and

at least one camera ( 12 ) and/or one sensor ( 19 ) configured to determine the glare effect ( 6 ) in at least the first partial region ( 7 ) of the at least one display device ( 3 , 9 ).

8. A vehicle ( 1 ) comprising at least one operating unit ( 18 ) configured to operate the vehicle ( 1 ) and an apparatus ( 2 ) as claimed in claim 7 .

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code, which, when executed on a program-controlled apparatus, causes the apparatus to carry out the method as claimed in claim 1 .