Display device, display control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10914948-B2
Application number	US-201916525843-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2019
Priority date	Aug 7, 2018
Publication date	Feb 9, 2021
Grant date	Feb 9, 2021

Abstract

A display device includes an image generation device configured to superimpose an image on a landscape and allow a viewer to visually recognize the image, a control device configured to control the image generation device, and an operation unit configured to receive an operation related to display of the image. The image generation device generates a first image constantly displayed and a second image displayed on the basis of occurrence of a predetermined event, and the control device changes a display mode of one or both of the first image and the second image output by the image generation device on the basis of a content of the image generated by the image generation device and an operation content by the operation unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
an image generation device configured to superimpose an image on a landscape;
a control device configured to control the image generation device; and
an operation unit configured to receive an operation related to display of the image,
wherein
the image generation device generates a first image constantly displayed and a second image displayed based on occurrence of a predetermined event,
in response to receipt of the operation by the operation unit, the control device changes a display mode of at least one of the first image or the second image based on content of the second image and an operation content of the operation received by the operation unit,
wherein, in response to determining that the operation is received by the operation unit within a predetermined time after the second image is generated while the first image is being displayed, the control device changes the display mode of the second image without changing the display mode of the first image.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in response to receipt of the operation by the operation unit while the first image is displayed and the second image is not displayed, the control device stops generation of the first image by the image generation device or erases the first image.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in response to receipt of the operation by the operation unit within the predetermined time after the second image is displayed, the control device changes a luminance of the second image.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in response to receipt of the operation by the operation unit within the predetermined time after the second image is displayed, the control device changes a depression angle of the second image.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in response to receipt of the operation by the operation unit within the predetermined time after the second image is displayed, the control device stops generation of the first image and the second image by the image generation device, or stops the generation of the second image.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined event is an event that occurs while the vehicle is traveling.

7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein, in response to receipt of the operation by the operation unit within the predetermined time after the second image is displayed, the control device erases the first image and second image, or erases the second image.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined event is an event that occurs while the vehicle is traveling.

9. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the image generation device comprises:
a light projection device configured to output the first image and the second image as light;
an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light and capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image;
a concave mirror configured to reflect light passing through the optical mechanism toward a reflector;
a first actuator configured to adjust the distance in the optical mechanism; and
a second actuator configured to adjust a reflection angle of the concave mirror.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein,
In response to receipt of the operation by the operation unit, the control device changes a selected one of a presence, a position, a size, or a luminance of at least one of the first image or the second image, and
The control device selects the selected one of the presence, the position, the size, or the luminance based on a content of the second image and an operation content of the operation received by the operation unit.

11. A display control method comprising:
generating an image superimposed on a landscape by an image generation device;
controlling the image generation device by a control device; and
receiving, by an operation unit, a control input directed to the image,
wherein the generating the image comprises:
displaying a first image constantly and displaying a second image based on occurrence of a predetermined event;
in response to the receiving of the control input, changing a display mode of at least one of the first image or the second image output by the image generation device based on a content of the second image and operation content of the control input received by the operation unit; and
in a state in which the first image is displayed and the control input is received by the operation unit within a predetermined time after the second image is generated, changing the display mode of the second image without changing the display mode of the first image.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program that causes a display device to:
generate a first image constantly displayed and a second image displayed based on occurrence of a predetermined event, wherein the first image and the second image are superimposed on a landscape;
in response to receipt of a control input, change a display mode of at least one of the first image or the second image based on content of the second image and operation content of the control input received by the operation unit; and
in response to determining that the control input is received while the first image is displayed and within a predetermined time after the second image is generated, change the display mode of the second image without changing the display mode of the first image.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Higashiyama Masafumi
• Kimura Takuya
• Kawakami Shinji
• Iwasa Tatsuya
• Kuwashima Yuji

Classifications

• G02B2027/0159

  with mechanical means other than scaning means for positioning the whole image · CPC title

• B60K35/00 Primary

  Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G02B27/0101 Primary

  characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G09G2320/0606

  Manual adjustment · CPC title