AUTOMATED TELLTALE IDENTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A vehicle display device, comprising:
- (a) a display panel having a selectively operable light emitting device;
(b) a display panel cover coupled to the display panel, the display panel cover having a translucent indicium corresponding to the selectively operable light emitting device;
(c) a control module;
(d) a signal transmitting device provided on the display panel cover for sending a signal corresponding to the indicium on the display panel cover; and
(e) a signal receiving device capable of receiving a signal transmitted by the signal transmitting device and sending the signal to the control module,wherein the control module is adapted to selectively operate the light emitting device according to the signal transmitted by the signal transmitting device.
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Abstract
A vehicle display device includes a display panel having a light emitting device. The display device further includes a display panel cover coupled to the display panel. The display panel cover has a translucent indicium that corresponds to the light emitting device. A signal transmitting device is provided on the display panel cover for sending a signal corresponding to the indicium on the display panel cover. The display device also has a signal receiving device capable of receiving a signal transmitted by the signal transmitting device and sending the signal to a control module. The control module is adapted to selectively operate the light emitting device according to the signal transmitted by the signal transmitting device.
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24 Claims
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1. A vehicle display device, comprising:
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(a) a display panel having a selectively operable light emitting device; (b) a display panel cover coupled to the display panel, the display panel cover having a translucent indicium corresponding to the selectively operable light emitting device; (c) a control module; (d) a signal transmitting device provided on the display panel cover for sending a signal corresponding to the indicium on the display panel cover; and (e) a signal receiving device capable of receiving a signal transmitted by the signal transmitting device and sending the signal to the control module, wherein the control module is adapted to selectively operate the light emitting device according to the signal transmitted by the signal transmitting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for programming a microprocessor to selectively operate a light emitting device on a vehicle display device, said vehicle display device having a display panel and a display panel cover couplable to the display panel, the method comprising:
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(a) transmitting a signal from a signal transmitting device provided on the display panel cover; (b) receiving the signal transmitted from the signal transmitting device with a signal receiving device; (c) sending the signal received by the signal receiving device to the microprocessor; and (d) programming the microprocessor to selectively operate the light emitting device in accordance with the signal received by the signal receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of installing a display cover for a selectively illuminable vehicle display having at least one selectively operable light emitting device, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a display cover, the display cover having at least one translucent indicium corresponding to the at least one selectively operable light emitting device and a transmitter, said transmitter being adapted to transmit a signal to identify the at least one translucent indicium; and (b) attaching the display cover to the selectively illuminable vehicle display so that the at least one translucent indicium is illuminated when the selectively operable light emitting device emits light, wherein a receiver for receiving a signal transmitted from the transmitter is adapted to send the signal to a control module, the control module being adapted to selectively operate the light emitting device according to the signal.
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18. A display panel cover for a vehicle display device, the vehicle display device having a selectively operable light emitting device and a signal receiving device, the display panel cover comprising:
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(a) at least one translucent indicium corresponding to the selectively operable light emitting device, and (b) a signal transmitting device provided on the display panel cover for sending a signal to the signal receiving device, the signal corresponding to the at least one indicium on the display panel cover. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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