VEHICLE DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information to a person viewing a configurable display in a vehicle, wherein images on the display correspond to an image signal from a controller, said method comprising:
- displaying one of a plurality of page formats at a time, wherein each page format comprises a first image in a distinct region of the display, wherein the first image is positioned in an upper region of the display when information conveyed by the first image originates from outside the vehicle, and the first image is positioned in a lower region of the display when information conveyed by the first image originates from within the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method of displaying information to a person viewing a configurable display in a vehicle. The method displays one of a plurality of page formats at a time. Each page format includes one or more images, including a first image in a distinct region of the display. The first image is positioned in an upper region of the display when information conveyed by the first image originates from outside the vehicle, and the first image is positioned in a lower region of the display when information conveyed by the first image originates from within the vehicle. The arrangement of images and the organization of the page formats are configured to convey a mental model of the environment about the vehicle, and displaying multiple pages arranged in a hierarchical order to further convey a mental model of how information is arranged on the various pages is provided.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of displaying information to a person viewing a configurable display in a vehicle, wherein images on the display correspond to an image signal from a controller, said method comprising:
displaying one of a plurality of page formats at a time, wherein each page format comprises a first image in a distinct region of the display, wherein the first image is positioned in an upper region of the display when information conveyed by the first image originates from outside the vehicle, and the first image is positioned in a lower region of the display when information conveyed by the first image originates from within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for displaying information to a person in a vehicle, said system comprising:
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a configurable display configured to display images; and a controller configured to provide an image signal to the configurable display such that images on the display correspond to an image signal from a controller, wherein said controller is configured to display one of a plurality of page formats at a time, wherein each page format comprises a first image in a distinct region of the display, wherein the first image is positioned in an upper region of the display when information conveyed by the first image originates from outside the vehicle, and the first image is positioned in a lower region of the display when information conveyed by the first image originates from within the vehicle.
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