SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF INFORMATION USING A VEHICLE-MOUNT COMPUTER
First Claim
1. A system for displaying information using a vehicle-mount computer, comprising:
- a computer touch screen for inputting and displaying information;
a motion detector for detecting vehicle motion; and
a vehicle-mount computer in communication with the computer touch screen and the motion detector, the vehicle-mount computer including a central processing unit and memory;
wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to store information associated with user-selected information from the computer touch screen;
wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to receive vehicle-motion information from the motion detector;
wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to control the display of user-selected information on the computer touch screen; and
wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit comprises a blanking feature that blanks the computer touch screen in response to the motion detector'"'"'s detection of motion unless the computer touch screen is displaying user-selected information.
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Abstract
A system and method displays information using a vehicle-mount computer. The system includes (i) a computer touch screen for inputting and displaying information; (ii) a motion detector for detecting vehicle motion; (iii) a proximity sensor for detecting proximity to an item; and (vi) a vehicle-mount computer in communication with the computer touch screen, the motion detector, and proximity sensor, the vehicle-mount computer including a central processing unit and memory. The vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to store information associated with user-selected information from the computer touch screen and to display a zoomed view of the user-selected information on the computer touch screen. Further, the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to override screen-blanking when user-selected information is displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for displaying information using a vehicle-mount computer, comprising:
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a computer touch screen for inputting and displaying information; a motion detector for detecting vehicle motion; and a vehicle-mount computer in communication with the computer touch screen and the motion detector, the vehicle-mount computer including a central processing unit and memory; wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to store information associated with user-selected information from the computer touch screen; wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to receive vehicle-motion information from the motion detector; wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit is configured to control the display of user-selected information on the computer touch screen; and wherein the vehicle-mount computer'"'"'s central processing unit comprises a blanking feature that blanks the computer touch screen in response to the motion detector'"'"'s detection of motion unless the computer touch screen is displaying user-selected information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for displaying data using a vehicle-mount computer, comprising:
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monitoring vehicle motion with a motion detector; unless the computer touch screen is displaying user-selected information, blanking the computer touch screen in response to the detection of vehicle motion; selecting user-selected information on a computer touch screen of the vehicle-mount computer; and after the step of selecting user-selected information, storing in the vehicle-mount computer the user-selected information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for displaying data using a vehicle-mount computer comprising:
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monitoring vehicle motion with a motion detector; unless the computer touch screen is displaying user-selected information, blanking the computer touch screen in response to the detection of vehicle motion. selecting user-selected information on a computer touch screen of the vehicle-mount computer; after the step of selecting user-selected information, storing in the vehicle-mount computer the user-selected information. monitoring vehicle proximity to a location with a proximity sensor; and after detecting vehicle proximity to a location, displaying additional information associated with the user-selected information on the computer touch screen in response to certain detected locations.
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