Patent ID: 8331622

Claim:
An automotive display device which is provided in vehicle and includes a display section arranged to display a vehicle information image including information in regard to the vehicle, the display vehicle information image being generated based on at least one first vehicle information image, the automotive display device comprising: an image generating section arranged to generate a second vehicle information image by, when necessary, rotating said at least one first vehicle information for a predetermined angle around a predetermined rotation axis, the display section being arranged to display additional information along with the second vehicle information image, the additional information being information that was not previously shown together with the at least one first vehicle information image; an image display processing section that displays the second vehicle information image on the display section; and a vehicle driving condition detection section that is arranged to detect a driving condition of the vehicle; wherein the image generating section is arranged to rotate said at least one first vehicle information image to generate said second vehicle information image in accordance with a determination of a type of road on which the vehicle travels that is performed by a vehicle driving condition information portion, the type of road being detected by the vehicle driving condition detection section; and the additional information is contained in an additional information area and is generated in the display section by rotating and shrinking the at least one first vehicle information image.