Vehicular display system
US10703276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/70
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular display system is provided that is capable of achieving both display performance of images or videos and viewability as a window in a non-display mode. The vehicular display system includes: a window that is a transparent plate mounted on a vehicle; a liquid crystal unit that is arranged on the inner surface, in the inside/outside direction of the vehicle, of the window and has changeable levels of transparency; a projector that projects images or videos onto the liquid crystal unit; and a control unit that controls the liquid crystal unit and the projector, wherein the control unit controls the projector in a state of the liquid crystal unit being translucent, to cause the projector to project images or videos onto the liquid crystal unit.
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