In-vehicle integrated information system
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1. An information system for a vehicle, the information systemintegrating information from multiple sources on a single in-vehicle display, the information system comprising:
- a display located in the line of sight of an operator of the vehicle, the display presenting information to an operator; and
computer executable instructions for receiving information from a plurality of sources and for selectively presenting the information to the operator on the display wherein the information presented to the operator at a particular time depends on one or more predefined trigger conditions to prevent dangerous uses.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle information system having a programmable multi-purpose display is described. The system receives and manages information from a variety of sources including both in-vehicle and off-vehicle applications. The system dynamically displays real-time information to a driver within the standard line-of-sight of the driver. The information is selectively displayed to the driver based on predefined trigging conditions. The system integrates disparate technologies a manner that does not degrade driving performance and safety.
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1. An information system for a vehicle, the information system
integrating information from multiple sources on a single in-vehicle display, the information system comprising: -
a display located in the line of sight of an operator of the vehicle, the display presenting information to an operator; and
computer executable instructions for receiving information from a plurality of sources and for selectively presenting the information to the operator on the display wherein the information presented to the operator at a particular time depends on one or more predefined trigger conditions to prevent dangerous uses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing information available to an operator of a vehicle from a variety of sources, the method comprising:
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initializing at least one new screen by dynamically creating the at least one new screen and displaying the at least one new screen on a display device;
receiving data from at least one of the sources;
standardizing the data to a predetermined format;
filtering the data so that only the data used by a current configuration of a display system will be retained;
storing the data in a data store; and
selectively displaying the data on the display device in the vehicle based on one or more predefined trigger conditions, wherein at least one old screen is capable of destroying itself to free memory. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for causing a computer to perform a method of presenting information from multiple applications on a dynamic in-vehicle display, the method comprising:
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upon a maintenance triggering condition, receiving maintenance data from one of the multiple applications;
prioritizing the maintenance data to determine if a new screen is to be presented on the display;
switching between a normal execution mode and a system maintenance mode; and
updating a current screen presented on the display when at least one maintenance triggering condition indicates to do so. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An intelligent vehicle system comprising:
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an in-vehicle information system for receiving information from a plurality of sources, integrating the information, and dynamically displaying the information to a driver based on one or more predefined trigger conditions, wherein the trigger conditions include trigger conditions to prevent dangerous uses; and
a server for providing information to the in-vehicle information system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle comprising:
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an in-vehicle information system for receiving information from a plurality of sources and selectively displaying the information to a driver based on one or more predefined trigger conditions to prevent dangerous uses, wherein the information from the plurality of sources is displayed on a centrally located display; and
an in-vehicle browser for presenting information to the driver and receiving requests from the driver. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computerized method of presenting information from multiple applications on a dynamic in-vehicle display, the method comprising:
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receiving data from one of the multiple applications;
prioritizing the data to determine if a new screen is to be presented on the display;
if the new screen is needed, initializing the new screen by dynamically creating the new screen and displaying the new screen on a display device, wherein an old screen is capable of destroying itself to free memory; and
updating a current screen presented on the display when at least one triggering condition indicates to do so. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An integrated information system for a vehicle, the integrated information system comprising:
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a display located in the vehicle, the display presenting information to a user according to personal preferences; and
a computer readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon, the computer executable instructions for receiving information from a plurality of sources and for selectively presenting the information to the user on the display wherein the information presented to the user at a particular time depends on one or more predefined trigger conditions, including trigger conditions for personal preferences. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An information system for a vehicle, the information system integrating information from multiple sources on a single in-vehicle display, the information system comprising:
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a display located in the line of sight of an operator of the vehicle, the display presenting information to the operator, the information comprising graphics that are dynamic in appearance and are received from one or more of a plurality of sources; and
computer executable instructions for receiving information from the plurality of sources and for selectively presenting the information to the operator on the display wherein the information presented to the operator at a particular time depends on one or more predefined trigger conditions to prevent dangerous uses.
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