Patent ID: 8199167
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: B60K,G09G

Abstract:
1. A diagnostic support system adapted to support a diagnosis of a display state of a composite image displayed on an on-board display device to display a composite image obtained by combining a plurality of composite target images corresponding to pieces of information supplied from respective devices mounted on a vehicle, the plurality of composite target images being combined with reference to layout information respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of composite target images, the diagnostic support system comprising: an image combining apparatus; a layout information obtaining section arranged to obtain the layout information; and a layout information output section arranged to output the layout information for each composite target image to the image combining apparatus, the image combining apparatus being arranged to combine the plurality of composite target images, and the layout information being obtained by the layout information obtaining section; wherein the image combining apparatus is arranged to combine the plurality of composite target images by adding one composite target image at a time to any previously added composite target image in accordance with the layout information received from the layout information output section to display a composite image containing the one composite target image and the any previously added composite target image; and the layout information output section is arranged to judge whether or not there is output instruction information for outputting the layout information, and to output the layout information per image composite target image only when there is output instruction information.