Patent ID: 7567222
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: B60K,B60R

Abstract:
1. An in-vehicle display apparatus comprising: a display portion that respectively and simultaneously displays a first image visible in a first viewing direction for a driver and a second image visible in a second viewing direction for a front passenger on a common display; an operating portion by which various functions are operated by use of the first image for the driver and the second image for the front passenger; a signal outputting portion that respectively output different signals from the driver and the front passenger; a signal receiving portion that receives the signals output from the signal outputting portion; an operator detecting portion that detects which of the driver or the front passenger operates on the basis of the signals received by the signal receiving portion; and a controller that implements different processes, when the operator detecting portion detects that the driver operates the operating portion and when the operator detecting portion detects that the front passenger operates the operating portion, wherein the signal receiving portion is located to receive the signals from the signal outputting portion, when the driver or the front passenger touches the operating portion, and the first image and second image are full-screen during operation such that each of the first image and second image appears to encompass the entire common display when viewed from their respective viewing directions.