Image projection apparatus, of a vehicle, that projects an image on a surface
AssigneeMaxell, Ltd.
InventorsYasuhiko Kunii, Takuya Shimizu, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Nobuyuki Kaku
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Abstract
Information related to a vehicle can be displayed by projecting an image based on the information on a road surface or the like. An image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: a sensor unit that acquires information related to a vehicle; and an image projection unit that projects the image based on the information acquired by the sensor unit.
Claims10
An image projection apparatus, of a vehicle, that projects an image, the image projection apparatus comprising:
- a sensor configured to acquire information related to the vehicle;
- and
- a projector configured to project the image based on the information acquired by the sensor onto a surface,
- wherein the image includes an information image and a peripheral image which is around the information image, and
- wherein the projector projects the image at different projection positions depending on a high beam state or a low beam state of a headlight when the headlight is being turned on.
A method of projecting an image in an image projection apparatus, of a vehicle, that projects the image, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring information related to the vehicle;
- and
- projecting the image based on the acquired information onto a surface,
- wherein the image includes an information image and a peripheral image which is around the information image, and
- wherein, in the projecting step, the image is projected at different projection positions depending on a high beam state or a low beam state of a headlight when the headlight is being turned on.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.