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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akinari Hirao, Yokohama, JP;
Satoshi Kitazaki, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Ono, Yokohama, JP;
Shunsuke Hijikata, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhito Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiharu Nakaji, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 5/00 ;
Abstract
A display unit is disposed in front of a driver's seat in a front central region of a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A sensor senses a condition, such as a driver's eye position, an outside brightness and a steering frequency, affecting the uneasiness of a driver caused by the display screen. A controller reduces the size of a picture display region in accordance with the condition to achieve an agreeable size and position of picture on the screen.