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US 12,005,832 · App. 17/274,063 · Granted Jun 11, 2024

Vehicle display system, vehicle system, and vehicle

Inventors: Toshihiko Kurebayashi (Shizuoka, JP); Masaaki Nakabayashi (Shizuoka, JP); Naoki Takii (Shizuoka, JP); Misako Kamiya (Shizuoka, JP); Yoshiaki Fushimi (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,005,832
App. No.
17/274,063
Granted
Jun 11, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display system provided to a vehicle, includes a first display device, a second display device, and a display control unit. The first display device is configured to emit a light pattern toward a road surface outside the vehicle. The second display device is located inside the vehicle and configured to display predetermined information toward a passenger in the vehicle so that the predetermined information is superimposed on a real space outside the vehicle. The display control unit is configured to control the first display device. The display control unit is configured to control emission of the light pattern according to a passenger's input operation on a display area where the predetermined information can be displayed.

Claims (22)

1. A vehicle display system provided to a vehicle and comprising:

a first display device configured to emit a light pattern toward a road surface outside the vehicle;

a second display device located inside the vehicle and configured to display predetermined information toward a passenger in the vehicle so that the predetermined information is superimposed on a real space outside the vehicle; and

a display control unit configured to control the first display device,

wherein the display control unit is configured to control emission of the light pattern according to a passenger's input operation on a display area where the predetermined information can be displayed wherein the display control unit is configured to start the emission of the light pattern according to the input operation on the display area, and

wherein the display control unit is configured:

to specify a start position of the light pattern on the road surface, based on a position of a view point of the passenger and a first input position of the input operation,

to specify an end position of the light pattern on the road surface, based on the position of the view point and a second input position of the input operation, and

to emit the light pattern onto the road surface, based on the start position and the end position.

2. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is configured to control an emission position of the light pattern, based on a position of a view point of the passenger and an input position of the input operation.

3. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit is configured to change an emission position of the light pattern according to the input operation on the display area.

4. The vehicle display system according to claim 3 , wherein the display control unit is configured:

to specify a first designation position on the road surface, based on a position of a view point of the passenger and a third input position of the input operation,

to specify a second designation position on the road surface, based on the position of the view point and a fourth input position of the input operation when the first designation position overlaps the light pattern emitted on the road surface, and

to change the emission position of the light pattern, based on the second designation position.

5. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , wherein the display area comprises a touch panel configured to receive the input operation.

6. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 , further comprising a tracking camera located inside the vehicle and configured to acquire image data indicating the passenger,

wherein the display control unit is configured:

to specify a position of a view point of the passenger and a position of a passenger's hand, based on the image data,

to specify an input position of the input operation, based on the position of the hand, and

to control an emission position of the light pattern, based on the position of the view point and the input position of the input operation.

7. A vehicle comprising the vehicle display system according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2021
From: KUREBAYASHI, TOSHIHIKO; NAKABAYASHI, MASAAKI; TAKII, NAOKI; KAMIYA, MISAKO; FUSHIMI, YOSHIAKI
To: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2018-166043 · Sep 5, 2018 · national
JP 2018-166044 · Sep 5, 2018 · national
JP 2018-166045 · Sep 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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