Title:
IMAGE/VOICE OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1998/020303
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An image/voice output apparatus which enables multiplex output of image and voice information from a plurality of input sources and always displays the image or voice information of one of the systems. The image/voice output apparatus includes an input side selector (55) by which one of the car navigation image information (2a), the TV image information (3a) and the video image information (4a) is selected and an output side selector (56) which supplies as the image display signals the output of the selector (55) and the car navigation image information (2a) to a liquid crystal panel (11) which can perform divided display. Even in the case of divided display, the car navigation image information (2a) can be displayed on the panel (11). As for the voice information, in addition to a terminal (37) from which the voice of the image displayed on the panel (11) is FM-outputted, a monitoring loudspeaker (19) which can output the car navigation voice information (2b) is provided. Hence, the car navigation information (2b) can be monitored whichever image is displayed.
Inventors:
MOTEKI HIROYUKI (JP)
KOBAYASHI MAMORU (JP)
KOBAYASHI MAMORU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1997/004014
Publication Date:
May 14, 1998
Filing Date:
November 04, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP (JP)
MOTEKI HIROYUKI (JP)
KOBAYASHI MAMORU (JP)
MOTEKI HIROYUKI (JP)
KOBAYASHI MAMORU (JP)
International Classes:
G01C21/36; G09G5/14; (IPC1-7): G01C21/00; G09G5/00
Foreign References:
| JPH04319985A | 1992-11-10 | |||
| JPS6419500A | 1989-01-23 | |||
| JPH074981A | 1995-01-10 | |||
| JPH09123848A | 1997-05-13 | |||
| JPH09126803A | 1997-05-16 | |||
| JPH09257499A | 1997-10-03 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 0872710A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Suzuki, Kisaburo (4-1 Nishi-shinjuku 2-chom, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 163, JP)
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