Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-15
2005-03-15
Nguyen, Tan Q. (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
C701S001000, C340S461000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06868321
ABSTRACT:
A display control apparatus of a vehicle has, a vehicle key switch for switching on or off electrical energy to the vehicle and for turning off headlights, a delay timer, for maintaining display operation of a display member for a predetermined time period after the vehicle key switch is turned off, a headlight switch for turning on or off the headlights when the key switch is turned on, a switch detecting unit for detecting operation state of the key switch and the headlight switch and, a display drive control unit for controlling the display operation of the display member within a delay time set by using nighttime reduced brightness when the switch detecting unit detects an off operation of the vehicle key switch and an operation of the headlight switch so as to prevent unnecessary consumption of the battery capacity.
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Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Nguyen Tan Q.
Smith , Gambrell & Russell, LLP
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