Patent ID: 7629946

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a reflector positioned for obstructing a front view of a driver by using an opaque material; a first imaging unit for imaging a front view of the vehicle; an image generation unit for generating a display image for a portion of the front view that is obstructed by the reflector; an image projection unit for projecting the display image generated by the image generation unit on the reflector; an information acquisition unit for acquiring information to be visually provided for the driver; a combination unit for combining the information with the display image upon acquiring the information by using the information acquisition unit; and a front image distortion unit configured to control distortion of the display image to connect the front view actually seen by the driver through the windshield and a scene in the display image projected on the reflector, the projected display image of the obstructed portion of the front view and the front view actually seen by the driver appearing to be seamless to the driver.