Flat panel color cluster
First Claim
1. A vehicle display device comprising:
- a variable input; and
a display including a vehicle information graphic having a color that changes in response to said variable input.
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Abstract
An instrument cluster includes a compact color flat panel display for reducing the “eyes off the road” time of a driver. The display includes vehicle information graphics to convey vehicle information to the driver and a text portion to display communication information, such as telephone numbers of incoming calls. The vehicle information graphics use color and/or shape to convey the vehicle information. As an example, green may indicate a normal or safe vehicle condition, a change to yellow may warn of a cautionary vehicle condition and a change to red may warn of a more serious vehicle condition. Using a compact display and changing colors to indicate a vehicle condition may decrease the “eyes off the road” time of the driver.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicle display device comprising:
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a variable input; and
a display including a vehicle information graphic having a color that changes in response to said variable input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle display device comprising:
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a display receiving a variable input;
a first vehicle information graphic displayed in an illuminable area of said display when said variable input equals a first predetermined input;
a second vehicle information graphic displayed in said illuminable area when said variable input equals a second predetermined input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying vehicle information comprising the step of:
1) changing a color of a displayed vehicle information graphic in response to a variable input. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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