Patent ID: 8810381

Claim:
An in-vehicle display device comprising: an obstacle detecting unit configured to detect an obstacle in a traveling direction of the vehicle; a display unit provided on a surface of an instrument panel of a vehicle, opposed to a windshield of the vehicle, the display unit having first and second displays that are provided on a surface of an instrument panel of a vehicle opposed to a windshield of the vehicle, and configured to selectably indicate a plurality of information dots in a row on the windshield such that the plurality of information dots are superposed on a real image in a traveling direction of the vehicle; an obstacle information acquisition unit configured to obtain obstacle information that a driver of the vehicle is to be informed of, the obstacle information being indicative of a size, distance, and position of the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting unit; and a display control unit configured to control the first and second displays and instruct of the displays to indicate at least one of the information dots that corresponds to the obstacle information obtained by the obstacle information acquisition unit, wherein the number and position of the information dots indicated being determined in dependence upon size, distance, and position of the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting unit.