A display control device is mounted on a vehicle and is configured to control display of information on a display device. The display control device includes an electronic control unit that determines whether there is information to be displayed on the display device, determines whether a predetermined first condition to determine that a driving operation by a user is not required is satisfied, determines whether a predetermined second condition to determine that the driving operation by the user is required is satisfied, controls the display device such that the display device displays the information when it is determined that there is information to be displayed on the display device and that the first condition is satisfied, and controls the display device such that the display device hides the information when it is determined that the second condition is satisfied.

The present application discloses systems and methods to present information to recreational vehicle riders and to provide customizable visual information to recreational vehicle riders. The present application further discloses systems and methods to connect and transmit audio information between a driver portable communication device and a driver audio interface device through the recreational vehicle and audio information between a passenger portable communication device and a passenger audio interface device.

A hands-free device enables a hands-free call by being wirelessly connected to a mobile phone. The hands-free device incudes a hardware processor configured to: perform a control related to data transfer using a transfer protocol for implementing transfer of history data including incoming call history data and outgoing call history data, and phone book data stored in the mobile phone when the mobile phone is in a wireless connection area; receive the history data and the phone book data from the mobile phone through communication using the transfer protocol; and store the history data and the phone book data that are received. The hardware processor is configured to perform the control to transfer the history data prior to the phone book data.

An information display apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first display unit configured to display information, a placement part including a noncontact charging unit configured to charge the placed portable terminal apparatus, an orientation determination unit configured to determine an orientation of the placed portable terminal apparatus, a first display control unit, and a charging control unit. The charging control unit controls the noncontact charging unit so as to perform a process for charging the portable terminal apparatus when the portable terminal apparatus is placed on the placement part. The first display control unit displays information to be displayed in the first display unit while changing the information according to whether the orientation of the portable terminal apparatus determined by the orientation determination unit is a first orientation or a second orientation different from the first orientation.

A system and method for locating a portable electronic device that is paired with a vehicle that uses a plurality of antennas located on an exterior of a body of the vehicle, within an interior cabin of the vehicle, or located on the exterior of the body and within the interior cabin of the vehicle to communicate with the portable electronic device, and displays a location of the portable electronic device within or near the vehicle based on the communication between the plurality of antennas and the portable electronic device on a graphic display interface of the vehicle.

An apparatus for determining an approach direction of a gesture of a vehicle occupant (a driver or a fellow passenger) by using a proximity sensor and controlling a vehicle display based on the approach direction determination. The apparatus includes an input unit to receive information on an approach direction in which an occupant’s hand in a vehicle moves to operate a vehicle function, a memory to store a program for controlling the vehicle display by using the information on the approach direction, and a processor to execute the program. The processor controls the vehicle display to perform different functions when an input is made to the same button based on information on a first approach direction in which a driver’s hand approaches from a driver seat side and information on a second approach direction in which a fellow passenger’s hand approaches from a passenger seat side.

An information displaying apparatus for a vehicle includes a translucent cover panel, first and second displays which are placed in erect positions located on one side of the cover panel, and imaging optical elements which are placed beside the first and second displays along a surface of the cover panel on the one side of the cover panel, and are configured to form real images of screens of the first and second displays as floating images in a region located on the other side of the cover panel.

An information sharing system includes a processor that receives and stores a post from a user group, outputs content of the post to a terminal device of a user, receives a joining request regarding synchronous output of the content, from the user, and acquires specification of a joining mode of the terminal device in the synchronous output, the processor makes, based on a reproduction operation in the terminal device of the user from whom the joining request is received, the terminal devices of all the users from whom the joining request is received synchronously output the content, establishes communication between the terminal device and equipment of a vehicle when the specification of a driver mode is acquired as the joining mode, and outputs the content to the equipment.

A system may include an in-vehicle component, including a first control set to configure the component, configured to identify a device associated with a user approach to the component; and send an interaction request to the device to cause the device to display a user interface for the component including a second control set to configure the component, the second control set including at least one function unavailable in the first control set. A personal device may receive, from an in-vehicle component including a first control set to configure the component, a user interface definition descriptive of a second control set to configure the component; and receive, from the component, a request to display a user interface for the component including the second control set to configure the component, the second control set including at least one function unavailable in the first control set.

Proposed is a vehicle hands-free incoming call notification system that is connected to a driver's phone through short-range wireless communication and supports a hands-free function. The system includes a caller information reception unit configured to receive caller information through the short-range wireless communication from a driver's phone to which an incoming call is connected according to a call origination of a caller terminal, and a notification unit for a driver configured to output the received caller information to at least some displays among a plurality of vehicle displays, to output an incoming call tone to a speaker, but when an incoming call-incognito mode is set, to output the caller information only to at least one exclusive display for a driver so that only the driver is able to check.