Apparatus and Method for Conveying Information
First Claim
1. A system for conveying information, the system comprising:
- a visual signaling device, capable of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages; and
a processor, electrically communicating with the visual signaling device, receiving a plurality of messages from respective systems via a communication system, identifying a respective priority and at least one respective attribute of each of the messages, and transmitting signals based on the priorities of the messages to cause the visual signaling device to simultaneously convey the respective priority and at least one attribute of at least one of the messages, the respective priorities and the at least one attributes of each of the messages being previously assigned, and a diagnostic message having a lowest of the priorities being previously assigned.
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Abstract
A system for conveying information includes a visual signaling device and a processor. The visual signaling device is capable of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages. The processor electrically communicates with the visual signaling device. The processor receives a plurality of messages from respective systems via a communication system, identities a respective priority and at least one respective attribute of each of the messages, and transmits signals based on the priorities of the messages to cause the visual signaling device to simultaneously convey the respective priority and at least one attribute of at least one of the messages. The respective priorities and the at least one attributes of each of the messages is previously assigned, and a diagnostic message having a lowest of the priorities is previously assigned.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for conveying information, the system comprising:
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a visual signaling device, capable of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages; and a processor, electrically communicating with the visual signaling device, receiving a plurality of messages from respective systems via a communication system, identifying a respective priority and at least one respective attribute of each of the messages, and transmitting signals based on the priorities of the messages to cause the visual signaling device to simultaneously convey the respective priority and at least one attribute of at least one of the messages, the respective priorities and the at least one attributes of each of the messages being previously assigned, and a diagnostic message having a lowest of the priorities being previously assigned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 28)
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15. A control unit for an associated visual signaling device, the control unit comprising:
a processor capable of receiving a current system message, via a communication system, front a respective electrical, system on a towed portion of a vehicle, capable of associating a previously assigned priority and it least one previously assigned attribute to the current system message, capable of prioritizing the current system message with any unexpired previous system messages, capable of identifying up to a predetermined number of the current system message and the unexpired previous system messages to be conveyed via the associated visual signaling device, and capable of transmitting signals to the associated signaling device based on the identified prioritized current system message and unexpired previous system messages to be conveyed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for conveying a plurality of messages, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of messages from respective systems via a communication system; identifying a previously assigned respective priority and at least one previously assigned respective attribute of each of the messages; and transmitting signals based on the priorities of the messages to cause the visual signaling device to simultaneously convey the respective priority and at least one attribute of at least one of the messages. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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30. A display system for a towed portion of a vehicle, the display system comprising:
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a processor assigning a respective previously assigned priority and at least one respective previously assigned attribute to each of a plurality of messages received from respective trailer systems, the processor transmitting signals identifying a subset of the messages to be displayed based on the priorities of the messages; and a visual signaling device, receiving the signals, capable of simultaneously displaying the subset of messages, the visual signaling device including a plurality of display segments, each of the segments conveying a relative priority and the vehicle system for a respective message in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for conveying information, the system comprising:
means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages; and
means for receiving a plurality of messages from respective systems via a communication system, identifying a respective previously assigned priority and at least one respective previously assigned attribute of each of the messages, and transmitting signals based on the priorities of the messages to cause the means for simultaneously displaying to simultaneously convey the respective priority and at least one attribute of at least one of the messages.
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