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Display control device, display control method, and display control program

US12114241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2021
Grant dateOct 8, 2024
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/12
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A display control ECU includes an information acquisition section and a display control section. The information acquisition section acquires information relating to a peripheral target object that is present ahead of the vehicle and in a subject vehicle lane in which the vehicle is currently traveling, and information relating to an object requiring caution that is present outside of the subject vehicle lane and having implications for control during the autonomous driving. The display control section displays an image of the peripheral target object, regarding which information has been acquired by the information acquisition section on a heads-up display provided inside a cabin of the vehicle, and additionally displays on the heads-up display an image of the object requiring caution in a case in which information relating to the object requiring caution has been acquired by the information acquisition section.

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