CONTEXTUAL-BASED DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME
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Abstract
A device includes a microprocessor and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor. The computer readable medium includes instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to receive output from at least one sensor monitoring a travel context of a vehicle and determine, based on the output received, a condition of the vehicle. The instructions cause the microprocessor to determine, based on the determined condition of the vehicle, to alter a first presentation of information displayed to a display device of the vehicle to a second presentation of the information displayed to the display device. The instructions cause the microprocessor to render the second presentation of the information to the display device of the vehicle to replace the first presentation of the information displayed to the display device of the vehicle.
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40 Claims
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21. A vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors to monitor an exterior environment surrounding the vehicle; a microprocessor; and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor and comprising instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to; identify, from sensor output, an exterior environment condition surrounding the vehicle; determine a priority level associated with the identified exterior environment condition; determine, based on the priority level associated with the identified exterior environment condition, to alter a first presentation of information currently displayed by a display device of the vehicle to a different second presentation of the information to be displayed by the display device, the second presentation comprising one or more of additional information not contained in the first presentation and different positioning in the display of information in common with the first presentation; render the second presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace display of the first presentation; and upon occurrence of a selected triggering event associated with the identified exterior environment condition, re-render the first presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the second presentation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
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providing a vehicle comprising a plurality of sensors to monitor an exterior environment surrounding the vehicle, a microprocessor, and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor; identifying, by a microprocessor from sensor output, an exterior environment condition of the vehicle; determining, by the microprocessor, a priority level associated with the identified exterior environment condition; determining, by the microprocessor and based on the priority level associated with the identified exterior environment condition, to alter a first presentation of information currently displayed by a display device of the vehicle to a different second presentation of the information to be displayed by the display device, the second presentation, for the identified exterior environment condition, comprising one or more of additional information not contained in the first presentation and different positioning in the display of information in common with the first presentation; rendering, by the microprocessor, the second presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace display of the first presentation; and detecting, by the microprocessor, that a selected triggering event associated with the identified exterior environment condition has occurred; and in response to the detecting, re-rendering the first presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the second presentation. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
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providing a vehicle comprising a plurality of sensors to monitor an exterior environment of the vehicle, a microprocessor, and a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor; identifying, by the microprocessor and from output of the sensors, an exterior environment condition of the vehicle; determining, by the microprocessor, a priority level associated with the identified exterior environment condition, a magnitude of the priority level being related to a level of passenger safety; determining, by the microprocessor and based on the priority level associated with the identified exterior environment condition, to alter a first presentation of selected information currently displayed by a display device of the vehicle to a different second presentation of the selected information to be displayed by the display device, the second presentation, for the identified exterior environment condition, having a higher degree of passenger safety than the first presentation, wherein the microprocessor determines a safety score for the exterior environment condition, the priority level being based on at least a safety score associated with the exterior environment condition, and a weighting factor associated with the safety score; rendering, by the microprocessor, the second presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace display of the first presentation; detecting, by the microprocessor, that a selected triggering event associated with the identified exterior environment condition has occurred; and in response to the detecting, re-rendering, by the microprocessor, the first presentation to the display device of the vehicle to replace the second presentation wherein the selected triggering event is a determination by the microprocessor that the identified exterior environment condition has remained unchanged over a selected threshold time interval or an operator is no longer operating the vehicle, wherein the exterior environment comprises a road condition, traffic condition, nearby vehicle, vehicle route, vehicle altitude, and an external temperature, wherein the plurality of sensors comprise a plurality of a camera to collect images of objects external to the vehicle, vibration sensor to detect vehicle vibration, altitude sensor to determine vehicle altitude, temperature sensor to determine ambient temperature external to the vehicle, ultrasonic sensor to detect object movement external to the vehicle, and pressure sensor to detect ambient pressure external to the vehicle and wherein the additional information comprises a temperature gauge, an indication of four-wheel drive operation, an altitude of the vehicle, a speedometer, an engine temperature gauge, a battery level, an odometer reading, a weather condition, and a vehicle spatial location. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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