# US 11,908,375 B2 · Head-up display control system and head-up display display method

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- Number: US 11,908,375 B2
- Document ID: US11908375B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/580,108
- Filed: 2022-01-20
- Published: 2022-07-28
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2021-01-27
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Seiji Kobata; Yuya Obayashi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11908375B2

## CPC

- G09G 3/2092: {Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto (suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165)}
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/233: controlling the size or position in display areas of virtual images depending on the condition of the vehicle or the driver
- B60K 35/50: Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence)
- 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
- B60K 37/20: Dashboard panels
- G02B 27/0101: {characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence)}
- G02B 27/0179: {Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed}
- B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- 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 2360/11: Instrument graphical user interfaces or menu aspects
- B60K 2360/782: on the steering wheel
- B60K 2360/816: Fastening of displays or touch screens
- B60K 2360/834: Docking arrangements
- G09G 2340/0464: Positioning
- G09G 2380/10: Automotive applications
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)
- 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
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

A head-up display device that is installed in a vehicle and displays display information in a position overlapping with a window, a terminal holder installed in the vicinity of the window in a vehicle interior, a mobile terminal installation detection unit that detects whether a mobile terminal is installed on the terminal holder, and a control unit that controls the head-up display device are provided, in which the head-up display device includes a display position change unit that changes a display position of the display information, and the control unit changes the display position from a first display position to a second display position when the installation of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal installation detection unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A head-up display control system comprising:
a head-up display device that is installed in a vehicle and displays display information in a position overlapping with a window;
a terminal holder installed in the vicinity of the window in a vehicle interior;
a mobile terminal installation detection unit that detects whether a mobile terminal is installed on the terminal holder; and
a control unit that controls the head-up display device,
wherein
the head-up display device includes a display position change unit that changes a display position of the display information, and
the control unit changes the display position from a first display position to a second display position when the installation of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal installation detection unit,
in a case where the mobile terminal is installed on the terminal holder, an area of a holder projection region obtained by projecting the terminal holder onto a plane parallel to a display screen of the mobile terminal is smaller than an area of a terminal projection region obtained by projecting the mobile terminal onto the plane,
the first display position is a position that does not overlap with the holder projection region in a vehicle front-and-rear direction but overlaps with the terminal projection region, and
the second display position is a position that does not overlap with the holder projection region or the terminal projection region in the vehicle front-and-rear direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The head-up display control system according to claim 1, wherein
the window is a front window,
the terminal holder is arranged on a vehicle rear side with respect to an instrument panel and on a back side of a steering wheel, and
the control unit changes the display position in a direction away from the steering wheel when the installation of the mobile terminal on the terminal holder is detected by the mobile terminal installation detection unit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A head-up display display method using the head-up display control system according to claim 2, the head-up display display method comprising:
detecting, by the mobile terminal installation detection unit, whether the mobile terminal is installed on the terminal holder; and
outputting, by the control unit, a display position change signal that changes the display position from the first display position to the second display position when the mobile terminal installation detection unit detects that the mobile terminal is installed on the terminal holder.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A head-up display display method using the head-up display control system according to claim 1, the head-up display display method comprising:
detecting, by the mobile terminal installation detection unit, whether the mobile terminal is installed on the terminal holder; and
outputting, by the control unit, a display position change signal that changes the display position from the first display position to the second display position when the mobile terminal installation detection unit detects that the mobile terminal is installed on the terminal holder.