Vehicle display method and vehicle display device

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automotive display device (1) comprising: a first screen (40) disposed in front of a driver's seat; a second screen (50) disposed beside the first screen in the lateral direction of a vehicle; an operation switch (81) with which a driver of the vehicle inputs an operation with respect to the first screen (40) and the second screen (50); a first switch (82) for enabling a first operation with respect to the first screen (40) by the operation switch (81); and a second switch (83) for enabling a second operation with respect to the second screen (50) by the operation switch (81). In the present invention, the direction going from the first switch (82) to the second switch (83) is the same as the direction going from the first screen (40) to the second screen (50), when the first switch (82) is operated, a first display portion for displaying information on an operation target of the first operation is displayed in an emphasized manner from among display portions of the first screen (40), and when the second switch (83) is operated, a second display portion for displaying information on an operation target of the second operation is displayed in an emphasized manner from among display portions of the second screen (50).

Claims

1. In a vehicle display method performed by a vehicle's display device, The aforementioned display device includes a first screen positioned in front of the driver's seat, The first screen is arranged in the width direction of the vehicle, and the second screen is arranged in the width direction of the vehicle. An operation switch for the driver of the vehicle to input operations on the first screen and the second screen, A first switch that enables the first operation on the first screen by the aforementioned operation switch, A second switch that enables the second operation on the second screen by the aforementioned operation switch, The system includes a controller that controls the display of the first screen and the second screen, The direction from the first switch to the second switch is the same as the direction from the first screen to the second screen. When the first switch is operated, the controller highlights the first display portion of the first screen that displays the information of the target of the first operation. A vehicle display method comprising: when the second switch is operated, the second display portion of the second screen that displays the information of the target of the second operation is highlighted.

2. The controller displays a menu icon indicating a candidate for the information to be displayed on the second screen at a predetermined position on the second screen. The vehicle display method according to claim 1, wherein when the first display portion is highlighted, the menu icon is highlighted when the second switch is operated.

3. When the controller is displaying the menu icon in an highlighted state, if the second switch is operated, the controller will highlight the display portion of the second screen other than the menu icon. The vehicle display method according to claim 2, wherein when the second switch is operated while the display portion of the second screen other than the menu icon is being highlighted, the menu icon is highlighted.

4. The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the controller is displaying the second display portion with emphasis, and the first switch is operated, the controller emphasizes one of the display portions of the first screen.

5. The operation switch has a direction input unit that allows the driver to input an arbitrary direction in order to select information to be operated on in the first operation from the information displayed on the first screen and to select information to be operated on in the second operation from the information displayed on the second screen. The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when a direction is input to the direction input unit, the controller highlights and displays the display portion that is displayed at the position corresponding to the input direction among the display portions around the first display portion or the second display portion.

6. The display device includes a touch panel for inputting touch operations on the second screen, The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the controller stops the process of highlighting the first display portion and the second display portion when the touch operation is input to the touch panel.

7. The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the controller stops the process of highlighting the first display portion and the second display portion if the first switch and the second switch have not been operated for a predetermined time or longer.

8. The controller includes a function to stop the process of highlighting the first display portion and the second display portion when the first switch and the second switch have not been operated for a predetermined time or longer. A vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, when the above function is enabled, the process is stopped if the first switch and the second switch are not operated for a predetermined time or longer.

9. The vehicle display method according to claim 7, wherein if the first switch or the second switch is operated after the processing has been stopped, the controller emphasizes the display portion that displays the information that was displayed in the first display portion or the second display portion.

10. The controller stores the information displayed in the first display section or the second display section when it stops the engine of the vehicle. A vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the engine is started after it has been stopped, the display portion that displays the stored information is highlighted.

11. When the controller emphasizes the first display portion, it displays a first frame around the first display portion. When the second display portion is highlighted, a second frame is displayed around the second display portion. The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the color of the first switch and the color of the second switch are set to the same color as the color of the first frame and the color of the second frame, respectively.

12. The controller displays a first icon on the first switch that corresponds to the configuration of the first screen and the second screen, with the first screen highlighted. The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second switch displays a second icon corresponding to the above-mentioned form and in which the second screen is highlighted.

13. The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operation switch, the first switch, and the second switch are provided on the steering wheel of the vehicle or on the center console between the driver's seat and the passenger seat.

14. The display device includes a touch panel for inputting touch operations on the second screen, The controller is pre-configured to not accept the second operation for some of the information displayed on the second screen, but to accept operations entered from the touch panel. A vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the second operation is input, if the information displayed on the second display portion is set not to accept the second operation, a pop-up image prompting the driver to perform an operation using the touch panel is displayed on the second screen.

15. The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the controller pre-sets information displayed on the second screen that the driver checks more frequently than a predetermined value while driving as information for which the second operation is accepted.

16. The first display portion is one of the display portions of the first screen, The second display portion is one of the display portions of the second screen, The vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the controller displays by emphasizing either the first display portion or the second display portion.

17. The controller includes a first controller that controls the display of the first screen and the second screen based on instructions output from the operation switch, A vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a second controller, different from the first controller, which controls the display of the first screen and the second screen based on instructions output from the first switch and the second switch.

18. When the controller emphasizes the first display portion, it displays a first frame around the first display portion, having a shape corresponding to the shape of the first display portion. A vehicle display method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the second display portion is to be emphasized, a second frame having a shape corresponding to the shape of the second display portion is displayed around the second display portion.

19. The first screen is positioned in front of the driver's seat of the vehicle, The first screen is arranged in the width direction of the vehicle, and the second screen is arranged in the width direction of the vehicle. An operation switch for the driver of the vehicle to input operations on the first screen and the second screen, A first switch that enables the first operation on the first screen by the aforementioned operation switch, A second switch that enables the second operation on the second screen by the aforementioned operation switch, The system includes a controller that controls the display of the first screen and the second screen, The direction from the first switch to the second switch is the same as the direction from the first screen to the second screen. When the first switch is operated, the controller highlights the first display portion of the first screen that displays the information of the target of the first operation. A vehicle display device that, when the second switch is operated, highlights the second display portion of the second screen that displays information related to the operation of the second operation.

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