2results about "Dashboard fitting arrangements" patented technology

A component for a vehicle interior may comprise a composite structure comprising a cover base, a cover layer providing a cover surface, and an element to present a visual object. The composite structure may comprise a cover structure comprising the cover base and the cover layer and a feature such as a projection, aperture and / or recess; the element may comprise the feature. The element may present the visual object above and / or below and / or at a surface level of the cover surface. The composite structure may present a composite visual effect comprising a visual effect at the cover surface and the visual object. The composite structure may comprise an intermediate layer and / or a decorative layer to provide a decorative effect. The cover base may comprise a light-transmissive material. The component may comprise a light source to illuminate the composite structure and / or the visual object.

To adequately indicate a position of an object to be a notification object when a notification about information related to the object is provided to a user in a vehicle with the use of an agent.SOLUTION: An information processing method for notifying a user U1 in a vehicle C1 on which an agent unit 200 and a display device group 300 for displaying an agent image can be installed of information related to an object includes control processing to control an operation state of the agent unit 200 and a display state of the display device group 300. In the control processing, when a notification about the information related to the object is provided to the user U1, switching is performed between a first notification to indicate the object with the use of the agent unit 200 so as to provide a notification about the information and a second notification to indicate the object with the use of the agent image so as to provide a notification about the information on the basis of at least one among a positional relation between the object and the agent unit 200, the number of objects, and a motion state of the object.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8