Patent ID: 11874132
Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A display control apparatus for a display, comprising a processor configured to:
display information provided by at least one software component among a plurality of software components including a software component having a function of displaying a map and a function of performing route guidance to a destination; and
display information provided by a software component for communication having at least one function of a talk or message reception while displaying the information provided by the at least one software component, the processor operating to:
detect a phone call or message reception provided by the software component for communication;
when detecting the phone call or the message reception, detect a software component that is currently displaying information on the display; and
determine, in accordance with the software component that is currently displaying information on the display, a display form of information provided by the software component for communication to be either a first display form of displaying the information in a part of a display region of the software component that is currently displaying information on the display or a second display form in which a display area is larger than that of the first display form.