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US 11,584,298 · App. 17/268,576 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Vehicle display system and vehicle

Inventors: Naoki Takii (Shizuoka, JP); Misako Kamiya (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,584,298
App. No.
17/268,576
Filed
Feb 15, 2021
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2622
USPC
345/7
Abstract

A vehicle display system is provided in a vehicle. The vehicle display system includes a first display device and a second display device. 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 is configured to display an image indicating the light pattern as viewed from above.

Claims (21)

1. A vehicle display system provided in a vehicle, the vehicle display system comprising:

a projector configured to project a light pattern on a road surface outside the vehicle;

a processor configured to determine whether the light pattern is changed due to an object based on an image obtained by capturing the light pattern projected by the projector; and

at least one of a display and a speaker configured to output a predetermined message to an occupant of the vehicle according to a determination result of the processor,

wherein the processor calculates, based on a captured image of the light pattern obtained by capturing before an elapse of a predetermined time, a ratio of change of the light pattern of the captured image to a reference light pattern, calculates, based on an image of the light pattern obtained by capturing after the elapse of the predetermined time, a ratio of change of the light pattern of the captured image to the reference light pattern, and compares the ratios of change of the light pattern of the captured image captured before and after the elapse of the predetermined time to the reference light pattern, and

wherein the at least one of a display and a speaker updates the predetermined message and outputs the updated predetermined message to the occupant of the vehicle according to a comparison result of the processor.

2. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the projector is configured to project the light pattern on the road surface around the vehicle.

3. The vehicle display system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the light pattern is a light pattern surrounding a periphery of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light pattern is a light pattern projected to a region behind the vehicle.

5. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one of a display and a speaker includes the display located inside the vehicle and configured to display information on the vehicle, and

wherein the predetermined message is displayed on the display.

6. The vehicle display system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one of a display and a speaker includes the speaker located inside the vehicle and configured to output a predetermined notification sound, and

wherein the predetermined message is output as the notification sound from the speaker.

7. A vehicle comprising:

the vehicle display system according to claim 1 ; and

at least one camera configured to capture the light pattern projected by the projector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2021
From: TAKII, NAOKI; KAMIYA, MISAKO
To: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2018-152958 · Aug 15, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-152959 · Aug 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210162927A1 · Jun 3, 2021