Method and system for displaying vehicle operating parameters in a variable format
First Claim
1. A method for displaying the operating parameters of a plurality of parts of a motor vehicle on a viewing screen, comprising the steps of:
- (a) constantly monitoring said operating parameters;
(b) displaying the magnitudes of said monitored operating parameters as indication items in respective formats on said viewing screen;
(c) detecting one or more of said monitored parameters which are abnormal;
(d) deleting a portion of the displayed indication items excepting the item whose monitored parameter is detected as being abnormal; and
(e) enlarging the displayed item whose monitored parameter is detected as being abnormal over an area including the area in which said portion has been displayed.
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Abstract
A plurality of engine operating parameters and useful information items are monitored by respective sensors. A control unit receives signals from the sensors to display the monitored items in a varible format on a single viewing screen in accordance with the conditions of the monitored items. Abnormal condition of the monitored items is detected by the control unit to enlarge the display format to give an warning indication. A pushbutton is provided for each of the monitored items to generate a display command signal in response to a manual command to provide a display of a desired item in an enlarged format.
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1. A method for displaying the operating parameters of a plurality of parts of a motor vehicle on a viewing screen, comprising the steps of:
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(a) constantly monitoring said operating parameters; (b) displaying the magnitudes of said monitored operating parameters as indication items in respective formats on said viewing screen; (c) detecting one or more of said monitored parameters which are abnormal; (d) deleting a portion of the displayed indication items excepting the item whose monitored parameter is detected as being abnormal; and (e) enlarging the displayed item whose monitored parameter is detected as being abnormal over an area including the area in which said portion has been displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15)
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7. A vehicle-mounted display system comprising:
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a display unit; first means for monitoring the operating parameters of various parts of the vehicle and generating display data words indicative of the magnitudes of the monitored operating parameters; second means for generating a format-specifying data word for each said monitored parameter and displaying said magnitudes on said display unit as indication items in a variable format as a function of said format-specifying data words; third means for detecting one or more of said monitored parameters which are abnormal; and fourth means for deleting a portion of the displayed items excepting the item whose monitored parameter is detected as being abnormal and modifying the format-specifying data word associated with said abnormal parameter to specify a larger format to cause the excepted item to be displayed in said larger format in an area covering the area to which said deleted portion is assigned. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17)
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