DASHBOARD DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS
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Abstract
According to one example of the present invention, there is provided apparatus for displaying a dashboard display in a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a vehicle data bus interface for communicating with vehicle subsystems of a vehicle management system, a rules store for storing a set of dashboard display rules, and a dashboard display module. The dashboard display module is arranged to obtain a dashboard display definition, to determine whether the dashboard display definition is in compliance with the dashboard display rules; to obtain, where it is so determined, data from one or more of the vehicle subsystems in accordance with the dashboard display definition, and to display the obtained data in accordance with the dashboard display definition.
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29 Claims
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16. Apparatus for displaying a dashboard display in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle data bus interface for communicating with vehicle subsystems of a vehicle management system; a rules store for storing a set of dashboard display rules; a dashboard display module for; obtaining a dashboard display definition; determining whether the dashboard display definition is in compliance with the dashboard display rules; obtaining, where it is so determined, data from one or more of the vehicle subsystems in accordance with the dashboard display definition; and displaying the obtained data in accordance with the dashboard display definition.
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26. A computer implemented method of displaying a dashboard comprising:
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obtaining, by a processor, a dashboard definition file; determining, by the processor, whether the dashboard definition file complies with a set of dashboard display rules; obtaining, by the processor, vehicle data from a vehicle management system in accordance with the dashboard definition file; and displaying, on a display element coupled to the processor, the vehicle data in accordance with the dashboard definition file.
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29. A vehicle management system comprising:
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a vehicle data bus; a plurality of vehicle subsystems connected via the vehicle bus; and a vehicle data access manager configured to; receive requests to obtain data from a vehicle subsystem, the request coming from a device external to the vehicle management system; determine whether the request is acceptable; obtaining, where it is so determined, the requested data; and sending the obtained data to the requestor.
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