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US 2009/0268093 A1Published application
Video Display System for a Motor Vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorDai Ishihara
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Abstract
A video display system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The video display system includes a display screen configured for single display mode and dual display mode. The display screen further includes a left image portion and a right image portion associated with a left external input port and a right external input port, respectively.
Claims20
A video display system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a display screen configured to receive video information from one or more video devices, the display screen being configured to alternate between a single display mode and a dual display mode, the dual display mode having a left image portion and a right image portion;
- a left external input port in communication with the display screen and a right external input port in communication with the display screen;
- the left external input port being physically located to the left of the right external input port;
- and
- wherein the left external input port is associated with the left image portion and wherein the right external input port is associated with the right image portion.
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A method of operating a display screen, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first video signal from a first video device, wherein the first video device is a primary video device;
- receiving a second video signal associated with an external video device;
- displaying the first video signal on a left image portion of the display screen and displaying the second video signal on a right image portion of the display screen when the second video signal is received from a right external input port;
- and
- displaying the second video signal on the left portion of the display screen and displaying the first video signal on the right image portion of the display screen when the second video signal is received from a left external input port.
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A method of operating a display screen, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first video signal from a first video device, wherein the first video device is a primary video device;
- receiving a second video signal from a left external input port that is connected to a second video device, wherein the second video device is an external video device;
- associating the first video signal with a right image portion of the display screen and associating the second video signal with a left image portion of the display screen;
- and
- operating the display screen in a single display mode and displaying only the first video signal when the second video device is disconnected from the left external input port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.