WO2020246201A1 - 車両用制御装置、車両用表示システム、及び車両用表示制御方法 - Google Patents

車両用制御装置、車両用表示システム、及び車両用表示制御方法 Download PDF

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WO2020246201A1
WO2020246201A1 PCT/JP2020/018897 JP2020018897W WO2020246201A1 WO 2020246201 A1 WO2020246201 A1 WO 2020246201A1 JP 2020018897 W JP2020018897 W JP 2020018897W WO 2020246201 A1 WO2020246201 A1 WO 2020246201A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to a vehicle control device, a vehicle display system, and a vehicle display control method.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for displaying an opening animation on a display arranged in a vehicle interior when an in-vehicle system is activated. Further, in recent years, a plurality of displays have been provided in the vehicle interior. Conventionally, with respect to a plurality of displays provided in a vehicle interior, processing for display has been individually performed by a control device for each display.
  • the processing for display is individually performed by the control device for each display. Therefore, when a situation occurs in which some control devices must devote resources to processing other than display, the processing speed of the control device decreases, and the timing between displays that should be linked on multiple displays shifts. Will occur. As a result, the user feels uncomfortable with the display linked between the plurality of displays. In particular, when the display is an animation, the user is more likely to feel a sense of discomfort due to the timing difference between the displays that should be linked on the plurality of displays.
  • One purpose of this disclosure is to make it possible to make it difficult for the user to feel a sense of discomfort due to a difference in display timing between the plurality of displays when the multiple displays provided in the vehicle interior are linked to each other. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle control device, a vehicle display system, and a vehicle display control method.
  • the vehicle control device of the present disclosure is a vehicle control device that controls the display of a plurality of displays provided in the interior of the vehicle, and displays the displays in conjunction with each other.
  • a display processing unit that performs output preprocessing, which is a process for converting linked images, which are images for each display, into information that can be output to the display, and a plurality of displays in which output preprocessing is performed by a common display processing unit. It is provided with an image output unit that outputs interlocking images for each of the above to the corresponding display.
  • the vehicle display control method of the present disclosure is a vehicle display control method for controlling the display of a plurality of displays provided in a vehicle interior, and is interlocked between the plurality of displays.
  • the common display processing unit For the linked image, which is an image for each display to be displayed, the common display processing unit performs the output preprocessing, which is the processing to make the information output to the display, and the common display processing unit performs the output preprocessing.
  • the linked images for each of the plurality of displays are output to the corresponding displays by the image output unit that outputs the linked images to the displays.
  • the display processing unit performs output preprocessing as information that can be output to the display for the linked image, which is an image for each display to be linked and displayed between a plurality of displays. Therefore, as compared with performing the output preprocessing individually by the control device for each display, it is possible to suppress the timing deviation of the output preprocessing for the interlocking image for each display. Therefore, when the image output unit outputs the interlocking image for each of the plurality of displays to which the common display processing unit performs the output preprocessing, the output timing shift is also accompanied by the output timing deviation. It becomes possible to suppress it. This makes it possible to suppress a shift in the display timing of the linked images on each of the plurality of displays. As a result, when displaying in conjunction with a plurality of displays provided in the vehicle interior, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to feel a sense of discomfort due to a shift in display timing between the plurality of displays.
  • the vehicle display system of the present disclosure includes a plurality of displays provided in the interior of the vehicle and the above-mentioned vehicle control device that controls the display of the plurality of displays.
  • the vehicle control device when displaying in conjunction with a plurality of displays provided in the vehicle interior, the user feels uncomfortable due to a shift in display timing between the plurality of displays. It becomes possible to make it difficult to squeeze.
  • the vehicle display system 1 is used in a vehicle.
  • the vehicle display system 1 includes an integrated ECU 10, a center information display (hereinafter, CID) 20, and a meter multi-information display (hereinafter, meter MID) 30.
  • CID center information display
  • meter MID meter multi-information display
  • the CID20 is a display provided in the center cluster in the interior of the vehicle.
  • a display capable of drawing an image may be used.
  • a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like can be used.
  • the CID 20 mainly displays information on multimedia functions such as navigation information and audio information.
  • the navigation information is information related to the navigation function, such as a route guidance image.
  • the audio information is an image or the like related to the operation of the audio device. Opening display information, air conditioning information, and the like are also displayed on the CID 20.
  • the opening display information is an image (hereinafter referred to as an opening image) related to the opening effect when the vehicle is started.
  • the air conditioning information is an image or the like related to the operation of the air conditioning equipment.
  • the meter MID30 is a display provided in front of the driver's seat in the interior of the vehicle.
  • the meter MID30 may be configured to be provided on the meter panel.
  • a display capable of drawing an image may be used.
  • a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like can be used.
  • the meter MID 30 mainly displays information on safety and security functions such as meter information.
  • the meter information is an image or the like related to the meter display.
  • the meter MID30 also displays opening display information, simplified navigation information, and the like.
  • the opening display information is the above-mentioned opening image or the like, and the opening image displayed on the meter MID 30 is not the same as the opening image displayed on the CID 20.
  • the simplified navigation information is information that is simplified more than the navigation information displayed by the CID 20, and is, for example, a simplified route guidance image or the like.
  • the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 may have the same screen resolution, but in the present embodiment, the screen resolutions of the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 may be different from each other.
  • the screen resolution is the number of pixels displayed on the display, and is represented by the number of pixels in each of the vertical and horizontal directions.
  • the screen resolution of the CID 20 has a larger number of pixels than the screen resolution of the meter MID 30 will be described as an example.
  • the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 may be configured to have the same frame rate when performing animation display, but in the present embodiment, the following description will be made assuming that the frame rates are different from each other.
  • the frame rate is the number of images per unit time when displaying an animation.
  • the frame rate may be represented by frames per second (fps: frames per second), which represents the number of images per second.
  • fps frames per second
  • the case where the frame rate of the CID 20 is three times the frame rate of the meter MID 30 will be described as an example.
  • the CID 20 corresponds to the first display
  • the meter MID 30 corresponds to the second display.
  • the integrated ECU 10 is an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) that integrates the function of controlling the CID 20 and the function of controlling the meter MID 30.
  • the integrated ECU 10 is connected to the CID 20 and the meter MID 30, and causes the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 to draw and display various images.
  • the integrated ECU 10 is also connected to the in-vehicle LAN, and information from a sensor connected to the in-vehicle LAN, another ECU, or the like is input.
  • the image drawn by the integrated ECU 10 on the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 corresponds to the output information of the integrated ECU 10.
  • the information input to the integrated ECU 10 via the in-vehicle LAN corresponds to the input information of the integrated ECU 10.
  • the input information includes vehicle information such as vehicle speed and mileage, digital TV image information, smartphone cooperation information linked with a smartphone, and the like.
  • the integrated ECU 10 has a configuration in which input information and output information are collectively managed, and the input source and output destination of various information can be freely rearranged.
  • the integrated ECU 10 is mainly composed of, for example, a processor, a memory, an I / O, and a microcomputer (hereinafter, a microcomputer) provided with a bus connecting these.
  • the integrated ECU 10 executes various processes related to displaying an image on the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 by executing a control program stored in the memory.
  • the integrated ECU 10 displays an image in conjunction with the CID 20 and the meter MID 30.
  • the integrated ECU 10 corresponds to a vehicle control device.
  • the memory referred to here is a non-transitory tangible storage medium that stores programs and data that can be read by a computer non-temporarily. Further, the non-transitional substantive storage medium is realized by a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, or the like. The details of the integrated ECU 10 will be described below.
  • the schematic configuration shown in FIG. 2 is a configuration housed in one housing.
  • the integrated ECU 10 includes a microcomputer 100, a mixed image storage unit 110, a first image output unit 120, and a second image output unit 130.
  • a part or all of the functions executed by the integrated ECU 10 may be configured in hardware by one or a plurality of ICs or the like.
  • the mixed image storage unit 110 stores an image (hereinafter, mixed image) in which images for each of these displays (hereinafter, interlocking image), which are interlocked and displayed between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30, are combined in one frame. doing.
  • the mixed image storage unit 110 may be a non-volatile memory. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the interlocking image for the CID 20 and the interlocking image for the meter MID 30 are combined and stored in the mixed image storage unit 110 in advance.
  • Interlocking here refers to making the displayed objects appear to move in synchronization between the CID20 and the meter MID30.
  • interlocking means that the displayed object is displayed between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 so as to gradually move from one to the other. Further, the displayed object may be displayed between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 so as to gradually expand from one to the other. Alternatively, the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 may be displayed so that the user can see that the other object has changed in response to the change of one object.
  • the interlocking referred to here may be to perform the same deformation and rotation of the image between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30, or may be a configuration not limited to this.
  • the linked image is a still image in chronological order for displaying the animation.
  • the mixed image storage unit 110 frames of mixed images are stored side by side in chronological order for displaying this animation.
  • the opening animation a case where the opening image is interlocked and displayed as an animation between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 will be described as an example.
  • the animation of the opening image will be referred to as the opening animation.
  • FIG. 3 shows an example in which the screen resolution of the linked image of the CID 20 and the linked image of the meter MID 30 are equal for convenience.
  • the interlocking images may be arranged side by side in one frame with the information of the non-display area sandwiched between them.
  • the information in the non-display area is linked without being sandwiched between them. It is preferable that the images are arranged side by side in one frame and combined.
  • the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 are combined so that the size of the mixed image in one frame is minimized. It is preferable that the interlocking image is synthesized by rotating a part of the interlocking images corresponding to.
  • the linked image with a smaller number of pixels on the long side is rotated so that the long side of the linked image with a smaller number of pixels on the long side is aligned with the short side of the linked image with a larger number of pixels on the long side.
  • the interlocking images for each of the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 may be combined in one frame.
  • the interlocking image of the meter MID30 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise and synthesized so that the long side of the interlocking image of the meter MID30 is aligned with the short side of the interlocking image of the CID20. It may be configured as such.
  • the interlocking image is not arranged in one frame as compared with the case where the short sides of the interlocking images corresponding to the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 are simply arranged side by side and combined. It is possible to keep the used area small. Therefore, when reading the mixed image from the mixed image storage unit 110, it is possible to reduce unnecessary reading of the unused area and increase the reading speed of the mixed image.
  • the mixed image is preferably combined for each number of frames corresponding to the frame rate of the display having the highest frame rate.
  • the frame rate of the CID 20 is three times that of the meter MID 30, it is assumed that the mixed images are synthesized for each of the number of frames corresponding to the frame rate of the CID 20.
  • the interlocking image for the meter MID30 having a lower frame rate is combined with the interlocking image for the CID20 for each number of frames according to the ratio of the frame rate to the CID20 having the highest frame rate to form a mixed image. It may be configured as such.
  • the frame rate of the CID 20 is three times that of the meter MID 30, so as shown in FIG. 6, the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 is combined with the interlocking image of the CID 20 every three frames and mixed. It is assumed that it is an image.
  • the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 is combined as empty data to form a mixed image.
  • the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 is a mixed image that is not combined.
  • the area of one frame may be uniformly fixed even when the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 is combined.
  • the interlocking image of the meter MID30 having a lower frame rate may be combined with the interlocking image of the CID20 having the highest frame rate over the entire frame to form a mixed image.
  • the microcomputer 100 includes a display processing unit 101 as a functional block.
  • the display processing unit 101 performs output preprocessing, which is a process of converting the linked image to be displayed in conjunction between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 into information that can be output to the display. It is assumed that the display processing unit 101 is common to the CID 20 and the meter MID 30. This can be rephrased as the microcomputer that performs output preprocessing is common to a plurality of displays.
  • the display processing unit 101 performs output preprocessing on the mixed image in which the interlocking images of the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 are combined in one frame, so that the interlocking image of each of the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 is performed. Is output preprocessed.
  • the output pre-processing there is a process of reading the mixed image stored in the mixed image storage unit 110 and expanding it in the memory of the microcomputer 100.
  • This memory is, for example, a graphic memory.
  • an output command for outputting (that is, drawing) an interlocking image corresponding to each display of the mixed images expanded in the graphic memory is sent to the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130.
  • the order in which the display processing unit 101 issues output commands to the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 corresponds to the priority of the order in which the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 output to the display. doing.
  • the display processing unit 101 is set to issue an output command to both the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 at one time. That is, the priority that the first image output unit 120 outputs to the CID 20 and the priority that the second image output unit 130 outputs to the meter MID 30 are set to be equal. As a result, the interlocking image for the CID 20 and the interlocking image for the meter MID30 included in the mixed image are output to the corresponding displays substantially simultaneously by the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130. become. Therefore, when displaying in conjunction with a plurality of displays provided in the vehicle interior, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to feel a sense of discomfort due to a difference in display timing between the plurality of displays.
  • the display processing unit 101 performs output preprocessing for each frame of the mixed images stored in the mixed image storage unit 110 arranged in chronological order in order to display the animation, one frame at a time in this time series. Perform sequentially.
  • the first image output unit 120 outputs an interlocking image of the CID 20 that has been preprocessed by the display processing unit 101 to the CID 20.
  • the first image output unit 120 designates an area of the interlocking image corresponding to the CID 20 among the mixed images preprocessed by the display processing unit 101, and outputs the interlocking image about the CID 20 to the CID 20. ..
  • the first image output unit 120 may be able to specify the area of the interlocking image corresponding to the CID 20 by having information on the range of the interlocking image about the CID 20 in the frame area in advance.
  • the first image output unit 120 has, for example, having a correspondence relationship between the coordinates in the frame area and the coordinates of the screen of the CID 20 in advance, so that the interlocking image for the CID 20 is rotated and synthesized in the mixed image. Even in this case, it is sufficient to enable the display in the orientation before rotation.
  • an IC may be used as the first image output unit 120.
  • the second image output unit 130 outputs an interlocking image of the meter MID 30 for which output preprocessing has been performed by the display processing unit 101 to the meter MID 30.
  • the second image output unit 130 designates an area of the interlocking image corresponding to the meter MID 30 among the mixed images preprocessed by the display processing unit 101, and displays the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 with the meter MID 30. Output to.
  • the second image output unit 130 may be able to specify the area of the interlocking image corresponding to the meter MID 30 by having the information of the range of the interlocking image about the meter MID 30 in the frame area in advance.
  • the second image output unit 130 has, for example, a correspondence relationship between the coordinates in the frame area and the coordinates of the screen of the meter MID 30 in advance, so that the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 is rotated and synthesized in the mixed image. Even if it is, it may be possible to display it in the direction before rotation.
  • an IC may be used as the second image output unit 130.
  • the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 are CID20 of the mixed images in which the output preprocessing of the mixed image is sequentially performed frame by frame in the display processing unit 101. And the area of the interlocking image corresponding to each of the meter MID30 is designated, and the interlocking image for each of the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 is sequentially output to the CID 20 and the meter MID 30, respectively.
  • animation is displayed at each of the CID 20 and the meter MID 30. Therefore, when performing animation display linked between a plurality of displays provided in the vehicle interior, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to feel a sense of discomfort due to a shift in display timing between the plurality of displays.
  • the interlocking image is included. Is not output to that display. As an example, the following may be performed.
  • the first image output unit 120 whose output destination is the CID 20 having the highest frame rate corresponds to the CID 20 of the mixed images in which the output pre-processing is sequentially performed by the display processing unit 101.
  • the area of the interlocking image may be designated, and the interlocking image may be sequentially output to the CID 20.
  • the second image output unit 130 whose output destination is the meter MID30 having a lower frame rate is among the mixed images in which the output preprocessing is performed for each number of frames corresponding to the ratio of the frame rate of the meter MID30 to the CID20.
  • the area of the interlocking image corresponding to the meter MID30 may be designated, and the interlocking image may be sequentially output to the meter MID30.
  • the second image output unit 130 specifies the area of the interlocking image corresponding to the meter MID30 of the mixed images to which the output preprocessing is performed every three frames, and measures the interlocking image. It is sequentially output to MID30.
  • the second image output unit 130 receives the above-mentioned output command from the display processing unit 101 for each frame, whereas the output command is obeyed by a number corresponding to the ratio of the frame rate of the meter MID 30 to the CID 20. It may be frame by frame.
  • the animation display linked between the plurality of displays provided in the vehicle interior can be displayed while eliminating the waste of outputting the linked image that cannot be displayed on the displays. , It is possible to suppress the deviation of the display timing.
  • FIG. 7 a case where the opening animation is displayed will be described as an example.
  • the flowchart of FIG. 7 may be started when the activation trigger is detected.
  • the start trigger may be, for example, when the switch for starting the internal combustion engine or the motor generator of the own vehicle is turned on.
  • step S1 the display processing unit 101 reads out one frame of the mixed images of a plurality of frames for the opening animation stored in the mixed image storage unit 110 in chronological order, and the memory of the microcomputer 100. Expand to.
  • step S2 the display processing unit 101 issues an output command to both the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 at one time.
  • step S3 if the mixed image read in S1 includes the interlocking image of the meter MID30 (YES in S3), the process proceeds to step S4.
  • the process proceeds to step S4.
  • the frame read in S1 may be divided according to the number of frames after the start of reading the frame. In the example of the present embodiment, it is assumed that the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 is included in the mixed image every three frames after the first frame.
  • step S4 the first image output unit 120 specifies the region of the interlocking image corresponding to CID20 among the mixed images subjected to the output preprocessing in S1 to S2, and outputs the interlocking image about CID20 to CID20. Is output to, and the process proceeds to step S6. Further, the second image output unit 130 specifies the area of the interlocking image corresponding to the meter MID30 among the mixed images subjected to the output preprocessing in S1 to S2, and displays the interlocking image of the meter MID30. Output to MID30. Since the display processing unit 101 issues an output command to the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 once, the output processing is performed by the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130. , Will be done at almost the same timing.
  • step S5 the first image output unit 120 specifies the region of the interlocking image corresponding to CID20 among the mixed images subjected to the output preprocessing in S1 to S2, and outputs the interlocking image about CID20 to CID20. Is output to, and the process proceeds to step S6.
  • the second image output unit 130 does not perform output processing.
  • step S6 when the processing is completed for all the frames out of the plurality of frames for the opening animation (YES in S6), the interlocking display control related processing is ended. On the other hand, when there are still frames that have not been processed (NO in S6), the process returns to S1 and the remaining frames are processed.
  • the explanation was given by taking the case of displaying the opening animation as an example, but it is not necessarily limited to this. It may be applied when displaying an animation other than the opening animation.
  • the common display processing unit 101 performs pre-output processing for the interlocking image of the CID 20 and the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 to be interlocked and displayed between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30. Do. Therefore, as compared with performing the output preprocessing individually by the control device for the CID 20 and the control device for the meter MID 30, it is possible to suppress the timing deviation of the output preprocessing for each interlocking image.
  • the pre-output processing is performed on the mixed image in which the interlocking images of the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 to be interlocked with each other are combined in one frame, the timing deviation of the pre-output processing for each interlocking image is more easily suppressed. Will be possible.
  • the display processing unit 101 issues an output command to both the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 at once, the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 are linked to each other. It is possible to suppress the deviation of the output of the interlocking image between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 to be made smaller. As a result, it is possible to suppress a deviation in the display timing of the interlocking image between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30. As a result, when displaying in conjunction with a plurality of displays provided in the vehicle interior, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to feel a sense of discomfort due to a shift in display timing between the plurality of displays.
  • Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment, the configuration in which the output preprocessing is performed using the mixed images stored in advance in the non-volatile memory is shown, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, it may be configured to sequentially synthesize mixed images from independent interlocking image files and perform output preprocessing (hereinafter, embodiment 2).
  • the vehicle display system 1 of the second embodiment is the same as the vehicle display system 1 of the first embodiment except that the integrated ECU 10a is included instead of the integrated ECU 10.
  • the integrated ECU 10a includes a microcomputer 100a, a first image output unit 120, a second image output unit 130, a first image storage unit 140, and a second image storage unit 150.
  • Embodiments of the integrated ECU 10a except that the microcomputer 100a is provided instead of the microcomputer 100, the mixed image storage unit 110 is not provided, and the first image storage unit 140 and the second image storage unit 150 are provided. It is the same as the integrated ECU 10 of 1.
  • This integrated ECU 10a also corresponds to a vehicle control device.
  • the first image storage unit 140 stores the interlocking image of the CID20 among the interlocking images to be interlocked and displayed between the CID20 and the meter MID30.
  • interlocking images for displaying the animation on the CID 20 are stored side by side in chronological order.
  • the first image storage unit 140 may be a non-volatile memory. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the first image storage unit 140 stores the linked image of the CID 20 in advance.
  • the second image storage unit 150 stores the interlocking image of the meter MID30 among the interlocking images to be interlocked and displayed between the CID 20 and the meter MID 30.
  • interlocking images for displaying the animation on the meter MID 30 are stored side by side in chronological order.
  • the second image storage unit 150 may be a non-volatile memory. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the second image storage unit 150 stores the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 in advance.
  • the microcomputer 100a includes a display processing unit 101a, a compositing unit 102, and a mixed image storage unit 103 as functional blocks.
  • a part or all of the functional blocks included in the microcomputer 100a may be realized by executing software by a processor and a combination of hardware members.
  • the compositing unit 102 synthesizes the interlocking images to be interlocked among the interlocking images independent for each of the plurality of displays in one frame to synthesize the mixed image.
  • the synthesizing unit 102 sequentially reads out the interlocking images to be interlocked from each of the first image storage unit 140 and the second image storage unit 150, synthesizes them in one frame, and synthesizes the mixed images.
  • the linked images are stored in advance in the first image storage unit 140 and the second image storage unit 150 so that the linked images to be linked can be read out in order by reading them in chronological order. And it is sufficient. Further, the linked images to be linked may be configured to correspond with each other by, for example, an image file number or the like.
  • the compositing unit 102 sequentially synthesizes the mixed images and stores them in the mixed image storage unit 103.
  • the mixed image storage unit 103 may be, for example, a volatile memory.
  • the synthesizing unit 102 puts the interlocking image for the CID 20 and the interlocking image for the meter MID 30 in one frame without sandwiching the information in the non-display area. It is preferable to synthesize them side by side. As an example, when a non-display area is set around the linked image, the non-display area may be excluded and combined.
  • the compositing unit 102 is a combination in which the size of the mixed image in one frame is minimized when the screen resolutions of the interlocking images corresponding to the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 are different. It is preferable to rotate some of the interlocking images among the interlocking images corresponding to the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 to synthesize the interlocking images. As an example, the interlocking image with a smaller number of pixels on the long side is rotated so that the long side of the interlocking image with a smaller number of pixels on the long side is aligned with the short side of the interlocking image having a larger number of pixels on the long side. Then, the interlocking images for each of the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 may be combined in one frame.
  • the display processing unit 101a is rotated to the side of the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 that outputs the rotated interlocking image.
  • the coordinate conversion information may be output in addition to the output command. According to this, on the side that outputs the rotated interlocking image, it is possible to return the rotated interlocking image to the original direction and draw it by using the information of the coordinate transformation by the rotation.
  • the synthesizing unit 102 interlocks images for each number of frames according to the frame rate of the display having the highest frame rate. Is preferably synthesized.
  • the interlocking image for the meter MID 30 having a lower frame rate may be combined with the interlocking image for the CID 20 for each number of frames according to the ratio of the frame rate to the CID 20 having the highest frame rate.
  • the interlocking image of the meter MID 30 may be combined as empty data.
  • the display processing unit 101a is configured to output to the second image output unit 130 a number of information corresponding to the ratio of the frame rate of the meter MID 30 to the CID 20 having the highest frame rate in addition to the output command. Just do it.
  • the second image output unit 130 can perform output processing for each of the numbers by using the information of the number corresponding to the ratio of the frame rate of the meter MID 30 to the CID 20.
  • the display processing unit 101a is the same as the display processing unit 101 of the first embodiment, except that the destination for reading the mixed image is the mixed image storage unit 103 instead of the mixed image storage unit 110.
  • the first embodiment is to perform the output preprocessing using the mixed images stored in advance in the non-volatile memory, or to perform the output preprocessing by sequentially synthesizing the mixed images. Since the configuration is the same except for the differences, as in the first embodiment, when the plurality of displays provided in the vehicle interior are linked to each other, a sense of discomfort due to a difference in display timing between the plurality of displays is felt. It becomes possible to make it difficult for the user to hold. Further, according to the configuration of the second embodiment, it is possible to reduce the trouble of synthesizing the mixed images in advance and storing them in the non-volatile memory.
  • the vehicle display system 1 includes two displays, a CID 20 and a meter MID 30, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a display other than the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 may be included in the vehicle display system 1.
  • a head-up display may be used instead of the meter MID30.
  • the number of displays included in the vehicle display system 1 may be three or more.
  • the size of the mixed image in one frame is the minimum when the screen resolutions of the linked images corresponding to the respective displays are different. It is preferable that some of the interlocking images corresponding to the respective displays are rotated so that the interlocking images are combined so as to form a combination.
  • the interlocking image is a still image in chronological order for displaying the animation
  • it may be a still image not used for animation that should be displayed at the same timing on a plurality of displays. Even in this case, by suppressing the shift in the display timing of the still image that should be displayed at the same timing, it is possible to make it difficult for the user to feel a sense of discomfort due to the shift in the display timing.
  • the priority that the first image output unit 120 outputs to the CID 20 and the priority that the second image output unit 130 outputs to the meter MID 30 are set to be equal, but this is not necessarily the case. Not limited to.
  • the output processing of the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 may have no priority set.
  • the display processing units 101 and 101a may be configured to continuously output output commands to the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130. This also makes it possible to suppress the deviation of the output of the linked image on the display between the first image output unit 120 and the second image output unit 130 because the output commands are continuously output.
  • the display processing units 101 and 101a show a configuration in which the mixed image is subjected to output preprocessing, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this.
  • a configuration that does not use mixed images may be used.
  • the display processing units 101 and 101a may be configured to continuously perform the output preprocessing for the interlocking image for the CID 20 and the output preprocessing for the interlocking image for the meter MID 30.
  • the output preprocessing for the control device for the CID 20 and the meter MID 30 is performed as much as the output preprocessing for the interlocking image for the CID 20 and the output preprocessing for the interlocking image for the meter MID 30 are continuously performed. It is possible to suppress the timing deviation of the output preprocessing for each interlocking image, as compared with the case where the control device is used individually.
  • control unit and the method thereof described in the present disclosure may be realized by a dedicated computer constituting a processor programmed to execute one or a plurality of functions embodied by a computer program.
  • the apparatus and method thereof described in the present disclosure may be realized by a dedicated hardware logic circuit.
  • the apparatus and method thereof described in the present disclosure may be realized by one or more dedicated computers configured by a combination of a processor that executes a computer program and one or more hardware logic circuits.
  • the computer program may be stored in a computer-readable non-transitional tangible recording medium as an instruction executed by the computer.

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