# US 12,602,149 B2 · Display control based on directional video flow angle

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- Number: US 12,602,149 B2
- Document ID: US12602149B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/492,931
- Filed: 2023-10-24
- Published: 2024-07-18
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2023-01-16
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Motohiro Kojima
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602149B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/04845: for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
- G06F 3/013: {Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence)}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

The display control device includes a displacement amount detection unit that detects a relative displacement amount between the position of the user's eye viewing the display area of the display unit and the position of the display unit, and a display control unit that performs control to move the display position of the image in the display area to the position of the user's eyes based on the relative displacement amount detected by the displacement amount detection unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display control device mounted on a vehicle comprising:
a processor configured to:
detect, at a predetermined timing, an amount of relative displacement between a position of a user's eye viewing a display area of a display unit and a position of the display unit, wherein the amount of relative displacement based on information including behavior information of the vehicle detected by a sensor;
calculate, based on the amount of relative displacement, a video flow angle in each of a pitch direction, a roll direction, and a yaw direction with reference to the user as a starting point;
determine whether the video flow angle in at least one of the pitch direction, the roll direction, and the yaw direction exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and
perform control to move a display position of a video in the display area to a side of the position of the user's eye and to decrease the video flow angle for reducing the speed of the video flow, based on the amount of relative displacement, only when the processor determines that the video flow angle in at least one of the directions exceeds the predetermined threshold value.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the behavior of the vehicle includes vehicle speed, acceleration, and attitude.

### Claim 3

A display control method comprising:
detecting, at a predetermined timing, an amount of relative displacement between a position of a user's eye viewing a display area of a display unit mounted on a vehicle and a position of the display unit, wherein the amount of relative displacement based on information including behavior information of the vehicle detected by a sensor;
calculating, based on the amount of relative displacement, a video flow angle in each of a pitch direction, a roll direction, and a yaw direction with reference to the user as a starting point;
determining whether the video flow angle in at least one of the pitch direction, the roll direction, and the yaw direction exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and
performing control to move a display position of a video in the display area to a side of the position of the user's eye and decreasing the video flow angle for reducing the speed of the video flow, based on the detected amount of relative displacement, only when the processor determines that the video flow angle in at least one of the directions exceeds the predetermined threshold value.

### Claim 4

A non-transitory storage medium storing a display control program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:
detecting, at a predetermined timing, an amount of relative displacement between a position of a user's eye viewing a display area of a display unit mounted on a vehicle and a position of the display unit, wherein the amount of relative displacement based on information including behavior information of the vehicle detected by a sensor;
calculating, based on the amount of relative displacement, a video flow angle in each of a pitch direction, a roll direction, and a yaw direction with reference to the user as a starting point;
determining whether the video flow angle in at least one of the pitch direction, the roll direction, and the yaw direction exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and
performing control to move a display position of a video in the display area to a side of the position of the user's eye and decreasing the video flow angle for reducing the speed of the video flow, based on the amount of relative displacement, only when the processor determines that the video flow angle in at least one of the directions exceeds the predetermined threshold value.