Vehicle Display Layout for Prioritized Nearby Vehicle Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle display systems confuse drivers by presenting an unspecified number of nearby vehicles, making it difficult to recognize positional relationships with vehicles that may affect the host vehicle's travel.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle display control device identifies specific vehicles based on communication data, displaying different icons and areas to differentiate between vehicles within close and distant ranges, prioritizing notifications for disabled or emergency vehicles, and adjusting the display to focus attention on relevant vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If all nearby vehicles are displayed on the screen, then the driver can see all vehicles in the area, but the driver becomes confused and cannot easily recognize vehicles that affect travel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into two distinct areas: a first area for displaying the host vehicle icon and a second area for displaying specific vehicle icons. This segmentation allows the system to filter and selectively display only relevant vehicles (those affecting host vehicle travel) in the second area, while maintaining the host vehicle context in the first area. The segmentation resolves the contradiction by organizing the quantity of displayed vehicles into meaningful groups rather than showing all vehicles uniformly.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by using different display characteristics for different vehicle types. Specific vehicles that affect travel are displayed with distinct icons in the second area, while other vehicles are either omitted or displayed differently. This local differentiation in display quality allows the driver to easily identify relevant vehicles without being overwhelmed by all nearby vehicles, thus resolving the contradiction between displaying multiple vehicles and maintaining ease of recognition.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple vehicles are displayed in the same area, then all vehicle positions are shown, but the positional relationships become difficult to recognize
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display into a first area containing the host vehicle icon and a second area containing specific vehicle icons. This spatial segmentation ensures that multiple vehicles are not crowded into the same visual space, allowing clear representation of positional relationships. The host vehicle serves as a reference point in the first area, while relevant vehicles are positioned in the second area to show their relative positions without confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a radial or directional layout in the second area to display specific vehicles at positions corresponding to their actual directions relative to the host vehicle. This dimensional arrangement (using angular/directional positioning) preserves accurate positional relationships even when multiple vehicles are displayed, resolving the contradiction between displaying multiple vehicles and maintaining positional clarity.
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AI summary
A vehicle display control device includes a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to perform. The processor is configured to identifying a specific vehicle that is another vehicle satisfying a specific condition based on information acquired according to communication from another vehicle located near a host vehicle, identifying a distance and a direction associated with the specific vehicle viewed from the host vehicle, and causing a display device to display a notification image capable of including a first area surrounding a host vehicle icon indicating the host vehicle and a second area surrounding the first area and a display icon indicating the position of the specific vehicle.