Patent ID: 7835854

Claim:
A condition detection and display system, provided in a traveling means that needs operation of a driver for traveling, for detecting a condition of the traveling means and surroundings around the traveling means and notifying the driver of the detected condition of the traveling means and surroundings around the traveling means, the system comprising: a display configured to display images showing the condition of the traveling means, the surroundings around the traveling means, and a speedometer that gives readouts on speed of the traveling means; a width detecting unit configured to detect widths of roads around the traveling means, which is a vehicle; and a direction detecting unit configured to detect a direction of a front end of the traveling means with respect to a widest road among the roads around the traveling means; wherein: the images showing the condition of the traveling means, the surroundings around the traveling means, and the speedometer are displayed in such a manner that the images showing the condition of the traveling means and the surroundings around the traveling means are directly adjacent to the image of the speedometer without any element between the images showing the condition of the traveling means and the surroundings around the traveling means and the image of the speedometer; the images showing the condition of the traveling means and the surroundings around the traveling means contain an image of the traveling means; and in accordance with the direction of the front end of the traveling means with respect to the widest road, a direction of the image of the traveling means is changed.