US 12,296,843 B2
Vehicle display control device, vehicle display control method, and vehicle display control program
Ryota Hamabe, Nisshin (JP); Keigo Hori, Toyota (JP); Takahiro Hirota, Nukata-gun (JP); and Yoshinori Murata, Toyota (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/625,611.
Application 18/625,611 is a continuation of application No. 17/857,410, filed on Jul. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,975,735.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-141917 (JP), filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0246557 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01); B60W 30/16 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/143 (2013.01); B60W 30/16 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 2360/179 (2024.01); B60K 2360/1868 (2024.01); B60K 2360/195 (2024.01); B60K 2360/334 (2024.01); B60K 2360/785 (2024.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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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.