Vehicle Display Control Using Location Accuracy Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle display systems may display erroneous information due to discrepancies in vehicle location detection, leading to inaccurate guidance.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle display control system that adjusts displayed information based on the accuracy of the detected vehicle location, using sensors and map matching to ensure accurate alignment with a pre-generated map, and adjusts the type of displayed content (e.g., arrow images or remaining distance) based on location accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If map matching is performed based on map information and external information to estimate vehicle location, then location estimation capability is improved, but location accuracy deteriorates due to discrepancies between detected location and actual location

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelocation estimation capabilityVSAvoidlocation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system calculates the distance between the detected vehicle location and the actual vehicle location, then uses this distance information as feedback to adjust the display content. When the distance exceeds a threshold, the system changes from displaying detailed path information to displaying only basic direction information, thereby adapting the display to the reliability of location data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The display content dynamically changes based on the calculated distance between detected and actual locations. The system transitions between different display modes (detailed path guidance vs. basic direction indication) according to the real-time location accuracy, making the display system adaptive to varying location reliability conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Loss of information

If detailed path information is displayed to provide comprehensive navigation guidance, then information completeness is improved, but error propagation increases when location detection is inaccurate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidguidance accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses the distance between detected and actual locations as feedback to control information display. When location accuracy is low (distance exceeds threshold), the system reduces information display to basic direction cues, preventing misleading detailed path information from being shown. When location accuracy is high, comprehensive navigation information is displayed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The display system changes its output parameters (type and detail level of navigation information) based on the input parameter (distance between detected and actual locations). This parameter-based adaptation ensures that the information completeness matches the reliability of the underlying location data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12472818B2Vehicle display control device, vehicle display device, vehicle, vehicle display control method, and non-transitory storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.11.18 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

A vehicle display control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire an actual location of a vehicle, and change information displayed at a display region generated in front of an occupant, based on the actual location of the vehicle and based on a virtual location of the vehicle on a pre-generated map.