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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138908 | Easy ejector seat with skeletal crash safety beam An arrangement in passenger vehicles, that diverts the impact energy in impacts away from the passengers to the remaining mass of the vehicle thereby protecting the passengers, and in the same arrangement provides utilitarian access to the vehicle, such utilitarian ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8125325 | Integrated driving assistance apparatus An integrated driving assistance apparatus is provided, which is installed in a vehicle with a headlight, a turn signal light, and a side-view mirror. The integrated driving assistance apparatus includes a detector, an infrared emitter, an image sensor, and an image... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120479 | Vehicular instrument device and vehicle with vehicular instrument device A vehicular display device that includes a transmissive first liquid crystal display unit having a plurality of display elements; a transmissive second liquid crystal display unit superposed on the first liquid crystal display unit and having a plurality of display ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8094003 | Display control unit, on-vehicle display system, display controller, and on-vehicle display An on-vehicle display control unit includes a CPU to which vehicle data of various kinds are inputted and a graphic LSI arranged to generate display data to be outputted to a display. The graphic LSI is arranged to generate predetermined display data from image data... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089351 | Instrument cluster lens information, telltails, and lighting An instrument cluster for use in a passenger vehicle includes a translucent sheet. The sheet is located in front of at least one of an appliqué, a display face, and a pointer of the instrument cluster. Indicia are embedded in the translucent sheet. The indicia has ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8063759 | Vehicle vision system A vehicular vision system includes at least one imaging sensor for sensing images of objects in a forward field of view of the imaging sensor. The imaging system includes a control responsive to an output of the imaging sensor. The control modulates at least one hea... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049609 | In-vehicle display device An in-vehicle display device includes (a) a display unit provided on a surface of an instrument panel of a vehicle, opposed to a windshield of the vehicle, and configured to indicate a plurality of information dots V in a row or in a rectangular array on the windshi... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7994907 | Image information generation device, display control device using the same, information display system for travel body, module for driver seat, and travel body In an image information generation device, based on status information representing statuses of various sections of a mobile unit such as a motor vehicle, image information used to display an image required, for instance, for steering this mobile unit on a display d... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7978058 | Digital radio broadcast receiver, radio broadcast receiving unit and digital radio broadcast receiving system A digital radio broadcast receiver, a radio broadcast receiving unit and a digital radio broadcast receiving system are provided. Character information stored in a memory is displayed as image on a display device when such a condition that a vehicle speed is 0 km/h ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969294 | Onboard display device, onboard display system and vehicle An onboard display device includes a display section attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle. The section has a second display area and a first display area. The second display area shows at least the speed as vehicle condition images indicating the conditions ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965177 | Display system, screen design setting tool, display system program, screen design setting program, and recording medium A display system includes a combination image dividing section arranged to divide a single combination image composed of a plurality of item images into a plurality of image blocks such that each of the image blocks has an item image; an image inputting controlling ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7936258 | Smart legibility adjustment for vehicular display A display system for a vehicle system includes at least one light sensor that detects a light condition, and a display member that displays an information message. The information message includes a background and an object that is displayed adjacent the background.... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932819 | Vehicular instrument device and vehicle with vehicular instrument device A first meter cluster panel and a second meter cluster panel are disposed on an instrument panel of a vehicle such that the first meter cluster panel and the second meter cluster panel have respective centers of display disposed substantially coaxially with each oth... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7898405 | Vehicle information display and method An information display for a vehicle includes an indicator arrangement having a visual display configured to provide driver demand information to a vehicle driver. The visual display includes a dynamic target range for operating the vehicle, which includes a first b... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7880602 | Image display control apparatus An image-data loading unit loads image data of an image requested to be displayed based on an input signal in an image memory. A display-image determining unit determines an image to be displayed on the display device based on a priority of the image after the image... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7872570 | Informational display for rapid operator perception The present invention is an informational display that utilizes cognitive science in the appearance and geographical location of a plurality of gauges and indicators located within the display. Through the use of color, size, depth, location and appearance, informat... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872569 | Built-in instrument cluster A built-in instrument cluster for a motor vehicle includes at least one display device, which emits image-forming light and is arranged in the direct field of view of an observer, and at least one illuminated and/or self-illuminating electromechanical indicator devi... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7821387 | Display unit and method for displaying image A display unit includes: a display panel for displaying an information image; a memory for storing a compressed image data element corresponding to the information image; an image memory for storing the compressed image data element transferred from the memory; and ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7804399 | Display apparatus A controller of a navigation apparatus acquires audio information when it is determined in a display switch process that a display of a display device is stored in a center console portion. An audio information image is generated from the acquired audio information.... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7728722 | Vehicle display device The object of the invention is to provide an improved vehicle display device that can avoid transmitting noise generated by vibration of a power source, as well as, can prevent the vibration of the power source from being transmitted into the other members or areas.... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7724129 | Multiple color pointer for a gauge or instrument An indicating instrument such as a gauge may employ a light source, a face plate located in front of the light source, and a pointer that is rotatably mounted adjacent the face plate to indicate face plate positions. The pointer may be configured to emit at least tw... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7683771 | Configurable control panel and/or dashboard display A control panel and/or dashboard display system which allows a user to selectively configure at least one of position and characteristic, items displayed on the control panel and/or dashboard display system. A system is provided and includes an interactive database ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7629878 | Measuring instrument having location-controlled display A measuring instrument for a vehicle selectively illuminates one of a plurality of scales based on a location of the instrument or includes an indicator that is selectively positioned based on the location of the instrument. The location is determined by a device, s... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7612660 | Pit road display Instruments or gauges arranged to provide feedback detectable by the peripheral vision of a driver when vehicle operating parameters, such as engine speed, temperature, pressure, and voltage, are in a critical range, include one or more of the following types of ins... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7609152 | Error handling for multi-functional display A vehicle display system includes a plurality of sensors mounted to a vehicle for sensing vehicle operating conditions and a vehicle display controller in communication with the sensors. The controller is capable of receiving signals transmitted from the sensors and... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7595722 | Bidirectional rotary device for menu navigation In a multifunction operating device, e.g., for a vehicle, for selecting function groups and functions in a menu structure that may be represented on a display device, the operating device includes at least one two-directional rotating element. The two-directional ro... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7586404 | Display apparatus Providing a display apparatus with a structure suitable to support a ring-shaped member for three-dimensional effect to express information for recognition of a partial area of a display area of a display unit by surrounding the partial area with the ring-shaped mem... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7573377 | Moving display apparatus for a vehicle When a CPU judges that a vehicle is stopped, a display image surrounded by a separator is displayed in such a first quality that a driver can watch while the display image is moving from a first display area to a second display area, and the motor is driven in a rel... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7538662 | Programmable vehicle gauge apparatus, system, and method A programmable vehicle gauge generates and presents display information in accordance with a user modifiable gauge processing configuration. In the exemplary embodiment, data from one or more digital sensor systems is extracted from a digital sensor signal in accord... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7518498 | Meter for automotive vehicle The meter has a back light illuminating with a predetermined color, a display portion disposed in font of the back light and being changeable between a positive mode and a negative mode at a predetermined state, and a reverse control device determining whether an en... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7482914 | Operation information display for industrial vehicle A steering angle of steered wheels and a vehicle speed of a fork-lift truck are respectively detected by sensors (4, 5). A CPU (1) compares the vehicle speed with a predetermined speed (S2), and causes a meter (6) to display the steering ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482915 | Vehicular display device A center panel is closer to a viewer in the viewing direction than a speedometer A is and overlapped with the speedometer. The center panel includes an attachment portion extending from a rear side of the center panel towards a dial plate of the speedometer. The cen... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7474204 | Vehicle information/control system An instrument panel, for use with a vehicle including a body, wheels, a driver seat, and an engine, is configured to be disposed at least partially in front of the seat and includes a steering wheel disposed in front of the seat, a display configured to provide info... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7423545 | Failed filter arrest indicator and method for use in multiple arrester location The present invention is a technique for locating and identifying a failed filter/arrester in an underground conveyance such as a fiber optic cable. A sensor is installed in the filter/arrester housing to sense grounding of a cable locating frequency. The sensor wil... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423553 | Image display apparatus, image display method, measurement apparatus, measurement method, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and identification method An external index detection unit (105) receives an image sensed by a camera (100), and detects an external index set in a real scene. A tachometer (110) measures the rotational velocities of two rear wheels of a vehicle. A vehicle measurement un... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7408451 | Vehicle rearview mirror system with protocol detection An automatic dimming vehicle mirror system includes an automatic dimming mirror assembly having automatic dimming circuitry. The automatic dimming circuitry includes a mirror control and at least a first silicon-based photo sensor and a second silicon-based photo se... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408449 | Process for the control and actuation of vehicle dashboard indicators The process for the control and activation of vehicle dashboard indicators (121, 122, 221) consists in distributing the indicators into x groups (1, 2, 3, 4) of indicators (121, 122, 221) and in performing a time division multiplexing of the gro... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7397463 | Control apparatus and method for input screens A control apparatus for input screens includes a display unit, a switch portion and a control unit including a microcomputer. If one of a menu switch of the switch portion and a plurality of dummy switches included in a screen displayed by the display unit is operat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394351 | Display assembly with horn configuration for vehicle A signal assembly mountable to an exterior of a vehicle is configured with a light-generating unit operable to emit a visually perceptible signal, and with a sound-generating unit operable to generate a sound signal. The light and sound generating units are coupled ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394399 | Pointer type indicating apparatus A pointer type indicating apparatus includes dial plates each of which has an index portion for indicating operation information items of an operation object, pointers each of which is driven to point one of the operation information items, driving units for driving... | 07/01/2008 |
