MULTI-DISPLAY VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle human machine interface (HMI) for control by a vehicle occupant, the HMI comprising:
- a first graphical display;
a second graphical display;
a plurality of input controls; and
a vehicle computer communicating with the first graphical display and the second graphical display, the vehicle computer being configured to;
receive user input defining user instructions for controlling one or more functions of a vehicle; and
in response to the input, present on the first graphical display and second graphical display a vehicle function identifier color associated with the vehicle function.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a vehicle human machine interface (HMI) for control by a vehicle occupant. The HMI may include a first graphical display, a second graphical display, a plurality of input controls, and a vehicle computer communicating with the first and second graphical displays. The vehicle computer may be configured to receive user input defining user instructions for controlling one or more functions of the vehicle. In response to the input, the computer may be configured to present on the first and second graphical displays a vehicle function identifier color associated with the vehicle function.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle human machine interface (HMI) for control by a vehicle occupant, the HMI comprising:
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a first graphical display; a second graphical display; a plurality of input controls; and a vehicle computer communicating with the first graphical display and the second graphical display, the vehicle computer being configured to; receive user input defining user instructions for controlling one or more functions of a vehicle; and in response to the input, present on the first graphical display and second graphical display a vehicle function identifier color associated with the vehicle function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating one or more functions of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a first input defining user instructions for controlling one or more functions of a vehicle, the input being received from one or more touchscreen inputs on a first graphical display located in proximity to one or more corners of the first graphical display; receiving a second input from a second input device, the second input defining information to display on a second graphical display; in response to the first input, presenting on the first graphical display a first vehicle function identifier color associated with the vehicle function; and in response to the second input, presenting on the second graphical display, a second vehicle function identifier color associated with the displayed information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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associating each of a plurality of vehicle function categories with a different color; receiving input from at least one of a plurality of input controls in the vehicle defining user instructions for controlling a vehicle function within one of the plurality of categories; and presenting on two or more of the graphical displays in the vehicle the vehicle function identifier color in response to the input. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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