Information display apparatus, information display system, information display method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11537163-B2
Application number	US-202016886725-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2020
Priority date	Aug 3, 2018
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

An information display apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first display unit configured to display information, a placement part including a noncontact charging unit configured to charge the placed portable terminal apparatus, an orientation determination unit configured to determine an orientation of the placed portable terminal apparatus, a first display control unit, and a charging control unit. The charging control unit controls the noncontact charging unit so as to perform a process for charging the portable terminal apparatus when the portable terminal apparatus is placed on the placement part. The first display control unit displays information to be displayed in the first display unit while changing the information according to whether the orientation of the portable terminal apparatus determined by the orientation determination unit is a first orientation or a second orientation different from the first orientation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information display apparatus comprising:
a first display unit configured to display information;
a placement part configured so that a portable terminal apparatus is placed thereon, the placement part comprising a noncontact charging unit configured to charge the portable terminal apparatus placed on the placement part;
an orientation determination unit configured to determine an orientation of the portable terminal apparatus placed on the placement part;
a first display control unit configured to control display of information in the first display unit; and
a charging control unit configured to control charging of the portable terminal apparatus by the noncontact charging unit,
wherein the charging control unit controls the noncontact charging unit so as to perform a process for charging the portable terminal apparatus when the portable terminal apparatus is placed on the placement part, and
wherein the first display control unit makes the first display unit display video information received from the portable terminal apparatus when the orientation of the portable terminal apparatus determined by the orientation determination unit is a first orientation, and makes the first display unit display information other than the received video information when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is a second orientation different from the first orientation.

2. The information display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first display control unit makes the first display unit display video information related to a route guide received from the portable terminal apparatus when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the first orientation, and makes the first display unit display an image for operating a content stored in the information display apparatus when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the second orientation.

3. The information display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information display apparatus is an apparatus used in a vehicle,
wherein the information display apparatus further comprises a vehicle information acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to the vehicle, and
wherein, when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the first orientation, the first display control unit makes the first display unit display video information related to a route guide received from the portable terminal apparatus, whereas when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the second orientation, the first display control unit makes the first display unit display information related to the vehicle acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit.

4. An information display system comprising the information display apparatus according to claim 1 , and the portable terminal apparatus,
wherein the portable terminal apparatus comprises a second display unit configured to display information, and a second display control unit configured to control display of information in the second display unit,
wherein, when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the first orientation, the first display control unit makes the first display unit display the video information received from the portable terminal apparatus, and
wherein, when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the first orientation, the second display control unit makes the second display unit display an operation image for operating the video information to be displayed in the first display unit in an orientation conforming to the orientation of the display in the first display unit.

5. The information display system according to claim 4 , wherein the portable terminal apparatus comprises a second operation unit configured to receive a touch operation performed on a second display surface, the second display surface being a display surface of the second display unit, and
wherein, when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the first orientation, the second operation unit receives a touch operation for the operation image displayed in the second display unit.

6. The information display system according to claim 4 , wherein the information display apparatus further comprises a first operation unit configured to receive a touch operation performed in a first display surface, the first display surface being a display surface of the first display unit,
wherein the first operation unit disables a touch operation performed in the first display surface when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the first orientation, and
wherein the first operation unit receives a touch operation for information, displayed on the first display surface, other than the received video information when the orientation determined by the orientation determination unit is the second orientation.

7. A method for displaying information performed in an information display apparatus, the information display apparatus comprising:
a first display unit configured to display information; and
a placement part configured so that a portable terminal apparatus is placed thereon, the placement part comprising a noncontact charging unit configured to charge the portable terminal apparatus placed on the placement part,
the method comprising:
a step of controlling the noncontact charging unit so as to perform a process for charging the portable terminal apparatus when the portable terminal apparatus is placed on the placement part;
a step of determining an orientation of the portable terminal apparatus placed on the placement part; and
a step of making the first display unit display video information received from the portable terminal apparatus when the determined orientation of the portable terminal apparatus is a first orientation, and making the first display unit display video information other than the received information when the determined orientation of the portable terminal apparatus is a second orientation different from the first orientation.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for a computer configured to operate an information display apparatus,
the information display apparatus comprising:
a first display unit configured to display information; and
a placement part configured so that a portable terminal apparatus is placed thereon, the placement part comprising a noncontact charging unit configured to charge the portable terminal apparatus placed on the placement part,
the program being configured to cause the computer to perform:
a step of controlling the noncontact charging unit so as to perform a process for charging the portable terminal apparatus when the portable terminal apparatus is placed on the placement part;
a step of determining an orientation of the portable terminal apparatus placed on the placement part; and
a step of making the first display unit display video information received from the portable terminal apparatus when the determined orientation of the portable terminal apparatus is a first orientation, and making the first display unit display information other than the received video information when the determined orientation of the portable terminal apparatus is a second orientation different from the first orientation.

Assignees

• Jvckenwood Corp

Inventors

• Kanda Shigetoshi

Classifications

• H02J50/10 Primary

  using inductive coupling · CPC title

• G06F1/1632 Primary

  External expansion units, e.g. docking stations · CPC title

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/80

  including monitoring or indicating arrangements · CPC title

• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title