Patent ID: 7508381

Claim:
A vehicle mounted display apparatus comprising: a transmission type display portion that is operable to transmit light there through and display images thereon, said transmission type display portion having a touch panel function, and said transmission type display portion being mounted at a first location in a vehicle; a rearward display portion operable to display images that are different from the images displayed on said transmission type display portion, said rearward display portion being mounted at a second location in the vehicle rearwardly of said transmission type display portion, said rearward display portion being mounted such that a gap is formed between said transmission type display portion and said rearward display portion and such that the images displayed on said rearward display portion can be seen through said transmission type display portion by a viewer in the vehicle; and a control portion for controlling said transmission type display portion and said rearward display portion in response to finger approach toward or finger touch of said transmission type display portion.