IP Library Granted Patent US 12,296,843
Granted Patent B2
US 12,296,843 · App. 18/625,611 · Granted May 13, 2025

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

Inventors: Ryota Hamabe (Nisshin, JP); Keigo Hori (Toyota, JP); Takahiro Hirota (Nukata-gun, JP); Yoshinori Murata (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Patent No.
US 12,296,843
App. No.
18/625,611
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle display control device in a vehicle, the device includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and a display device. In a case in which a predetermined travel assistance function is not in operation, the processor controls the display device such that a first display image is projected onto a display region, the first display image including information indicating a drive state of the drive source and information corresponding to a travel state of the host vehicle, and in a case in which the predetermined travel assistance function is in operation, the processor controls the display device such that a second display image is projected onto the display region, the second display image omitting display of the drive information and including a symbol indicating the predetermined travel assistance function and information indicating an operation state of the predetermined travel assistance function.

Claims (26)

1. A vehicle display control device installed at a host vehicle configured to travel as a result of a drive source being driven, the vehicle display control device comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory; and

a display device, wherein the processor is configured to:

control the display device and project an image onto a display region configured at a windshield glass,

in a case in which a predetermined travel assistance function provided at the host vehicle is not in operation, control the display device such that a first display image is projected onto the display region, the first display image including drive information indicating a drive state of the drive source and information corresponding to a travel state of the host vehicle, and

in a case in which the predetermined travel assistance function is in operation, control the display device such that a second display image is projected onto the display region, the second display image omitting display of the drive information and including a symbol indicating the predetermined travel assistance function and the information corresponding to a travel state of the host vehicle, wherein

the information corresponding to a travel state of the host vehicle includes at least one of: (i) a shift range of the host vehicle, (ii) a vehicle speed, (iii) number of revolutions of the drive source, or (iv) an output value of an output shaft of the drive source.

2. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display image and the second display image include at least one of information indicating a shift range of the host vehicle or information indicating a vehicle speed.

3. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined travel assistance function includes a function that maintains a vehicle speed and an inter-vehicle distance relative to a preceding vehicle, and the symbol of the second display image includes a symbol indicating the inter-vehicle distance between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle.

4. The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined travel assistance function includes a function that keeps the host vehicle in a travel lane, and the symbol of the second display image includes a symbol indicating the travel lane in which the host vehicle is traveling.

5. The vehicle display control device according to a claim 1 , wherein the display region is configured at a lower-side portion of the windshield glass, and the first display image is projected onto a lower-side portion inside the display region.

6. The vehicle display control device according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined travel assistance function includes a function that maintains a vehicle speed and an inter-vehicle distance relative to a preceding vehicle, and the symbol of the second display image includes a symbol indicating the inter-vehicle distance between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle.

7. The vehicle display control device according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined travel assistance function includes a function that keeps the host vehicle in a travel lane, and the symbol of the second display image includes a symbol indicating the travel lane in which the host vehicle is traveling.

8. The vehicle display control device according to claim 2 , wherein the display region is configured at a lower-side portion of the windshield glass, and the first display image is projected onto a lower-side portion inside the display region.

9. The vehicle display control device according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined travel assistance function includes a function that keeps the host vehicle in a travel lane, and the symbol of the second display image includes a symbol indicating the travel lane in which the host vehicle is traveling.

10. The vehicle display control device according to claim 3 , wherein the display region is configured at a lower-side portion of the windshield glass, and the first display image is projected onto a lower-side portion inside the display region.

11. The vehicle display control device according to claim 4 , wherein the display region is configured at a lower-side portion of the windshield glass, and the first display image is projected onto a lower-side portion inside the display region.

12. A method of vehicle display control for projecting an image by a display device onto a display region configured at a windshield glass of a vehicle that is configured to travel as a result of a drive source being driven, the vehicle being provided with a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and the display device, the method comprising:

in a case in which a predetermined travel assistance function provided at the vehicle is not in operation, the processor controlling the display device such that a first display image is projected onto the display region, the first display image including drive information indicating a drive state of the drive source and information corresponding to a travel state of the vehicle; and

in a case in which the predetermined travel assistance function is in operation, the processor controlling the display device such that a second display image is projected onto the display region, the second display image omitting display of the drive information and including a symbol indicating the predetermined travel assistance function and the information corresponding to a travel state of a host vehicle, wherein

the information corresponding to a travel state of the host vehicle includes at least one of: (i) a shift range of the host vehicle, (ii) a vehicle speed, (iii) number of revolutions of the drive source, or (iv) an output value of an output shaft of the drive source.

13. A non-transitory storage medium storing a vehicle display control program executable by a computer to perform processing, the computer being provided at a vehicle configured to travel as a result of a drive source being driven, and being configured to project an image onto a display region configured at a windshield glass of the vehicle, the processing comprising:

in a case in which a predetermined travel assistance function provided at the vehicle is not in operation, projecting a first display image onto the display region, the first display image including drive information indicating a drive state of the drive source and information corresponding to a travel state of the vehicle; and

in a case in which the predetermined travel assistance function is in operation, projecting a second display image onto the display region, the second display image omitting display of the drive information and including a symbol indicating the predetermined travel assistance function and the information corresponding to a travel state of a host vehicle, wherein

the information corresponding to a travel state of the host vehicle includes at least one of: (i) a shift range of the host vehicle, (ii) a vehicle speed, (iii) number of revolutions of the drive source, or (iv) an output value of an output shaft of the drive source.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-141917 · Aug 31, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17857410 · Jul 5, 2022
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