# US 10,311,735 B2 · Vehicle display system and method of controlling vehicle display system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,311,735 B2 - Document ID: US10311735B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/898,265 - Filed: 2018-02-16 - Published: 2018-09-20 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-15 - Assignees: Subaru Corporation - Applicants: Subaru Corporation - Inventors: Noeru Sato; Takeshi Torii; Ryuichi Sumikawa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10311735B2 ## CPC - G08G 1/167: {Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection} - B60K 35/23: Head-up displays [HUD] (optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01) - B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) - B60K 35/81: for controlling displays - B60Q 1/5035: {electronic displays} - B60Q 9/008: {for anti-collision purposes} - G02B 27/0101: {characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence)} - G08G 1/166: {for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes} - B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - B60K 2360/178: Warnings - B60K 2360/1868: according to driving situations - B60K 2360/333: Lasers - B60K 2360/66: Projection screens or combiners - B60R 2300/205: using a head-up display - B60R 2300/802: for monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior blind spot views - B60R 2300/8066: for monitoring rearward traffic - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A vehicle display system includes a display device, a determiner, and a display controller. The display device is mounted on a vehicle. The determiner is configured to determine whether a person present outside the vehicle enters a blind spot of a driver of the vehicle. The display controller is configured to control, when the person enters the blind spot, the display device to display a warning to the person. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle display system comprising: a display device mounted on a vehicle; a backward movement determiner configured to determine whether the vehicle moves backward; a determiner configured to determine, when the vehicle moves backward, whether a person present outside the vehicle enters a blind spot of a driver of the vehicle, the blind spot being in a rear side of the vehicle; and a display controller configured to control, when the person enters the rear blind spot, the display device to display a first warning on a rear window of the vehicle, the first warning being displayed towards the person outside the vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the person enters the blind spot, the display controller controls the display device to inform the person of an entry into the blind spot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle display system according to claim 2, wherein the display controller controls the display device to display, on the rear window, one or both of a back guide and a message, the message indicating that the person comes close to the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle display system according to claim 1, wherein, when the person enters the blind spot, the display controller controls the display device to display a second warning to the driver, the second warning being different from the first warning. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vehicle display system according to claim 4, wherein the display controller controls the display device to display, on the rear window, one or both of a back guide and a message, the message indicating that the person comes close to the vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle display system according to claim 1, wherein the display controller controls the display device to display, on the rear window, one or both of a back guide and a message, the message indicating that the person comes close to the vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle display system according to claim 1, wherein the display controller is further configured to control, when the person enters the blind spot, the display device to display, on the rear window of the vehicle, an arrow indicating that the person is present at the blind spot and a location of the person. ### Claim 8 A method of controlling a vehicle display system, the method comprising: determining whether a vehicle moves backward; determining, when the vehicle moves backward, whether a person present outside the vehicle enters a blind spot of a driver of the vehicle, the blind spot being in a rear side of the vehicle; and controlling, when the person enters the blind spot, a display device of the vehicle to display a warning on a rear window of the vehicle, the warning being displayed towards the person outside the vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method according to claim 8, further comprising: controlling, when the person enters the blind spot, the display device to display, on the rear window of the vehicle, an arrow indicating that the person is present at the blind spot and a location of the person. ### Claim 10 A vehicle display system comprising: a display device mounted on a vehicle; and circuitry configured to determine whether the vehicle moves backward, determine, when the vehicle moves backward, whether a person present outside the vehicle enters a blind spot of a driver of the vehicle, the blind spot being in a rear side of the vehicle, and control, when the person enters the blind spot, the display device to display a warning on, a rear window of the vehicle, the warning being displayed towards the person outside the vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle display system according to claim 10, wherein the circuitry is further configured to configured to control, when the person enters the blind spot, the display device to display, on the rear window of the vehicle, an arrow indicating that the person is present at the blind spot and a location of the person.