Centralized control and management system for automobiles
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1. A system for use in a vehicle including an engine compartment, the engine compartment having a plurality of components therein, the system comprising:
- a display for displaying a plurality of items and a plurality of information objects, the plurality of items each representing a respective one of the components in the engine compartment, the displayed items being arranged on the display in substantially the same relation to one another as the components represented thereby in the engine compartment, each component corresponding to one or more of the information objects;
an interface for selecting at least one of the items; and
a processor for activating the one or more of the information objects corresponding to the component represented by the selected item to provide information concerning the component.
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Abstract
In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart driving, automatic parking, etc. A master interface having a display is employed in the system to help a user control and manage the vehicle functions.
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1. A system for use in a vehicle including an engine compartment, the engine compartment having a plurality of components therein, the system comprising:
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a display for displaying a plurality of items and a plurality of information objects, the plurality of items each representing a respective one of the components in the engine compartment, the displayed items being arranged on the display in substantially the same relation to one another as the components represented thereby in the engine compartment, each component corresponding to one or more of the information objects;
an interface for selecting at least one of the items; and
a processor for activating the one or more of the information objects corresponding to the component represented by the selected item to provide information concerning the component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for use in a vehicle to adjust a position of an item in the vehicle comprising:
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a display for showing thereon an indicator associated with the item, the item being separate from the display;
a track;
an actuator for moving the item in the vehicle along the track; and
an interface for moving the indicator on the display to cause the actuator to move the item along the track to adjust the position of the item, an extent to which the position the item is adjusted being a function of an extent to which the indicator is moved. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a receiver for receiving signals from a plurality of sources, the plurality of sources providing a plurality of entertainment programs, respectively, the entertainment programs being classified in a plurality of categories based on contents of the entertainment programs, the receiver deriving, from the received signals, information identifying at least respective categories of entertainment programs provided by the sources; and
an interface for presenting indicators representing respective ones of the plurality of sources, each indicator being selectable to receive entertainment programs from the source represented by the indicator, the indicators being arranged according to the respective categories of entertainment programs provided by the sources represented thereby. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for use in a system in a vehicle including an engine compartment, the engine compartment having a plurality of components therein, the system including a display, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of items and a plurality of information objects, the plurality of items each representing a respective one of the components in the enaine compartment, the displayed items being arranged on the display in substantially the same relation to one another as the components represented thereby in the engine compartment, each component corresponding to one or more of the information objects;
selecting at least one of the items; and
activating the one or more of the information objects corresponding to the component represented by the selected item to provide information concerning the component. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for use in a system in a vehicle for adjusting a position of an item in the vehicle, the system including a display, a track and an actuator for moving the item in the vehicle along the track, the method comprising:
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showing on the display an indicator associated with the item, the item being separate from the display; and
moving the indicator on the display to cause the actuator to move the item along the track to adjust the position of the item, an extent to which the position of the item is adjusted being a function of an extent to which the indicator is moved. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for use in a system in a vehicle comprising:
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receiving signals from a plurality of sources, the plurality of sources providing a plurality of entertainment programs, respectively, the entertainment programs being classified in a plurality of categories based on contents of the entertainment programs;
deriving, from the received signals, information identifying at least respective categories of entertainment programs provided by the sources; and
presenting indicators representing respective ones of the plurality of sources, each indicator being selectable to receive entertainment programs from the source represented by the indicator, the indicators being arranged according to the respective categories of entertainment programs provided by the sources represented thereby. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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