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US 12,515,524 · App. 18/628,791 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Display control device and display control method thereof

Inventors: Tatsuya Iwasa (Saitama, JP); Haruko Okuyama (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
B60K35/81B60K35/28B60K2360/177B60K2360/178B60K2360/188B60K2360/191
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Patent No.
US 12,515,524
App. No.
18/628,791
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a display control device and a display control method thereof. The display control device controls a display device to project an information image representing a target recognition vehicle in a first mode on a screen member. The screen member is provided between the target recognition vehicle and a user of the vehicle. When a traveling direction of the target recognition vehicle intersects with a traveling direction of the vehicle, the display control device controls the display device to project the information image in a second mode on the screen member. The information image in the second mode includes an image simulating a vehicle headlight beam of the target recognition vehicle.

Claims (11)

1 . A display control device adapted for a vehicle, wherein the display control device controls a display device to project an information image representing a target recognition vehicle in a first mode on a screen member, the screen member is provided between the target recognition vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and the display control device comprises:

an object location acquisition unit, acquiring location information of the target recognition vehicle,

wherein when a traveling direction of the target recognition vehicle intersects with a traveling direction of the vehicle, the display control device controls the display device to project the information image in a second mode on the screen member, and the information image in the second mode comprises an image simulating a vehicle headlight beam of the target recognition vehicle, wherein the information image in the second mode is an image whose color gradually fades to show the traveling direction in which the target recognition vehicle is moving.

2 . The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the information image in the second mode is a white image.

3 . The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the information image in the second mode is a yellow image.

4 . The display control device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control device controls the display device to project the information image on the screen member so that the user is able to see the information image superimposed on the target recognition vehicle.

5 . A display control method of a display control device adapted for vehicle, comprising:

acquiring location information of a target recognition vehicle;

determining whether a traveling direction of the target recognition vehicle intersects with a traveling direction of the vehicle;

projecting an information image representing the target recognition vehicle in a first mode on a screen member when the traveling direction of the target recognition vehicle does not intersect with the traveling direction of the vehicle, wherein the screen member is provided between the target recognition vehicle and a user of the vehicle; and

projecting the information image in a second mode on the screen member when the traveling direction of the target recognition vehicle intersects with the traveling direction of the vehicle, wherein the information image in the second mode comprises an image simulating a vehicle headlight beam of the target recognition vehicle, wherein the information image in the second mode is an image whose color gradually fades to show the traveling direction in which the target recognition vehicle is moving.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2024
From: IWASA, TATSUYA; OKUYAMA, HARUKO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067029/0195 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310497199.2 · May 5, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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