US 12,379,886 B1
Systems and methods for duplicating contents on display panels based on an estimated light intensity
Timothy Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Roger Akira Kyle, Aubrey, TX (US); Bryan Else Yamasaki, Aubrey, TX (US); Justin K. Shen, Canton, MI (US); Jackson Zhu, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Xiao Xu, Novi, MI (US); and Michael R. Kushnerik, The Colony, TX (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/606,612.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/14 (2006.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/40 (2024.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1423 (2013.01) [B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/415 (2024.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4266 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for addressing a washout condition on a vehicle display, the system comprising:
an instrument cluster comprising a first display panel;
an infotainment cluster comprising a second display panel positioned apart from the instrument cluster;
a conlight sensor to determine a sunlight condition; and
a navigation circuit to determine a navigational information of the vehicle; and
an electronic control circuit communicatively coupled to the first display panel, the second display panel, the conlight sensor, and the navigation circuit, the electronic control circuit determining an estimated light intensity on the first display panel based on the navigation information and the sunlight condition, and presenting a prompt on the second display panel to duplicate contents displayed on the first display panel onto the second display panel when the estimated light intensity exceeds a reference light intensity value.