Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha (20240336141). DISPLAY DEVICE simplified abstract

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DISPLAY DEVICE

Organization Name

toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

Hironori Ito of Tokyo (JP)

Naoki Nishimura of Tokyo (JP)

Takashi Ota of Tokyo (JP)

Hisanobu Inoue of Kawasaki-shi (JP)

Kana Yamashita of Yokohama-shi (JP)

DISPLAY DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240336141 titled 'DISPLAY DEVICE

The patent application describes a display device for vehicles that shows a status image to the driver, representing the current status of the vehicle and its surroundings.

  • Image generation unit creates status image for driver.
  • Map information acquisition unit acquires map information and recognizes its availability status.
  • Display mode setting unit determines how the status image is displayed.
  • Display control unit shows status image on display unit based on display mode.

Potential Applications: - Automotive industry for vehicle displays. - Navigation systems for real-time status updates. - Transportation services for monitoring vehicle conditions.

Problems Solved: - Providing drivers with clear status information. - Ensuring accurate display of map information. - Enhancing driver awareness and safety.

Benefits: - Improved driver understanding of vehicle status. - Real-time updates on surroundings. - Customizable display modes for different scenarios.

Commercial Applications: Title: Vehicle Display System for Enhanced Driver Awareness This technology can be used in automotive vehicles, navigation systems, and transportation services to provide drivers with real-time status updates and enhance safety on the road.

Questions about the technology: 1. How does the display device improve driver awareness? - The display device shows a status image to the driver, providing real-time information about the vehicle and its surroundings. 2. What are the different display modes available for the status image? - The display mode setting unit can customize how the status image is shown to the driver, based on the availability of map information.


Original Abstract Submitted

a display device includes an image generation unit configured to generate a status image presented to a driver of the vehicle, the status image representing to a current status of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle; a map information acquisition unit configured to acquire the map information and recognize an acquisition status of the map information; a display mode setting unit configured to set a display mode; and a display control unit configured to display the status image on a display unit in the display mode. the acquisition status includes a first case, a second case, and a third case in which the map information is temporarily unavailable. the display mode setting unit sets the display mode so that the display mode of the first case, the second case and the third case are different from each other.