VEHICULAR DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION
First Claim
1. An information presentation system for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a transmission operable in a plurality of gear states, and the system comprising:
- a sensor adapted to detect a gear state of the transmission;
an electronic control system adapted to operate the transmission and to detect a gear state of the transmission; and
a display device coupled to the sensor and to the electronic control system, the display device adapted to;
receive a first signal indicating the gear state of the transmission;
receive a second signal indicating the gear state of the transmission; and
adjust an arrangement of visual elements in a manner influenced by the first and second signals.
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Abstract
An information presentation system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises a transmission operable in a plurality of gear states. The system comprises a sensor adapted to detect a gear state of the transmission, an electronic control system adapted to operate the transmission and to detect a gear state of the transmission, and a display device coupled to the sensor and to the electronic control system. The display device is adapted to receive a first signal indicating the gear state of the transmission, to receive a second signal indicating the gear state of the transmission, and to adjust an arrangement of visual elements in a manner influenced by the first and second signals.
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20 Claims
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1. An information presentation system for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a transmission operable in a plurality of gear states, and the system comprising:
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a sensor adapted to detect a gear state of the transmission; an electronic control system adapted to operate the transmission and to detect a gear state of the transmission; and a display device coupled to the sensor and to the electronic control system, the display device adapted to; receive a first signal indicating the gear state of the transmission; receive a second signal indicating the gear state of the transmission; and adjust an arrangement of visual elements in a manner influenced by the first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A display device for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a transmission having a plurality of gear states, the display device adapted to:
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receive a first signal that is indicative of a commanded gear state of the transmission; receive a second signal that is indicative of an actual gear state of the transmission; display a first visual image comprising a first foreground portion and a first background portion when the first and second signals indicate the same gear state of the transmission; and display a second visual image comprising a second foreground portion and a second background portion when the first and second signals indicate different gear states of the transmission. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 20)
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17. A method of displaying transmission gear state information to an operator of a vehicle, the transmission operable in a plurality of gear states, and the method comprising:
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receiving a first signal from an electronic control system coupled to the transmission, the first signal conveying information indicating a gear state of the transmission; determining a gear state of the transmission with a sensor, the sensor operating independently of the electronic control system; receiving a second signal from a sensor coupled to the transmission, the second signal conveying information indicating a gear state of the transmission; comparing the gear state indicated by the first signal to the gear state indicated by the second signal; and presenting a first visual image to the operator of the vehicle in response to determining that the first and second signals convey information indicating different gear states. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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Specification