Removable electronic tablet for vehicle instrument panel
First Claim
1. An instrument panel for a vehicle, wherein the instrument panel is adapted to detachably support and operatively connect to a portable electronic device having a display screen such that the screen is viewable from a position within the vehicle, the device displaying at least one object selected from a first group of objects when the device is detached from the instrument panel, and the device displaying at least one object selected from the group consisting of the first group of objects and a second group of objects when the device is supported by and operatively connected to the instrument panel, the first group of objects including at least one of geographic information, email, internet-based information, and audio-visual information, and the second group of objects including current vehicle data, historical vehicle data, and current vehicle system information, wherein the relative size of displayed objects is increased when the device is operatively connected to the instrument panel and the vehicle is moving, and wherein the size of one object from the first group of objects, displayed when the device is disconnected from the instrument panel, remains relatively unchanged when the device is subsequently connected to the instrument panel and the vehicle is not moving.
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Abstract
An instrument panel for a vehicle that includes a screen that is operable to display at least one object, and wherein the object automatically changes in size when the vehicle changes between a drive mode and a park mode.
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- 1. An instrument panel for a vehicle, wherein the instrument panel is adapted to detachably support and operatively connect to a portable electronic device having a display screen such that the screen is viewable from a position within the vehicle, the device displaying at least one object selected from a first group of objects when the device is detached from the instrument panel, and the device displaying at least one object selected from the group consisting of the first group of objects and a second group of objects when the device is supported by and operatively connected to the instrument panel, the first group of objects including at least one of geographic information, email, internet-based information, and audio-visual information, and the second group of objects including current vehicle data, historical vehicle data, and current vehicle system information, wherein the relative size of displayed objects is increased when the device is operatively connected to the instrument panel and the vehicle is moving, and wherein the size of one object from the first group of objects, displayed when the device is disconnected from the instrument panel, remains relatively unchanged when the device is subsequently connected to the instrument panel and the vehicle is not moving.
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6. A portable electronic device having a display screen, the device being adapted to be detachably supported by and operatively connected to an instrument panel of a vehicle such that the screen is viewable from a position within the vehicle,
wherein the device displays at least one object selected from a first group of objects when the device is not operatively connected to the vehicle, the first group of objects including at least one of geographic information, email, internet-based information, and audio-visual information, wherein the device displays at least one object selected from the group consisting of the first group of objects and a second group of objects when the device is operatively connected to the instrument panel, the second group of objects including current vehicle data, historical vehicle data, and current vehicle system information, and wherein the relative size of one of the displayed objects is increased when the device is operatively connected to the instrument panel and the vehicle is moving, and wherein the size of one object from the first group of objects, displayed when the device is disconnected from the instrument panel, remains relatively unchanged when the device is connected to the instrument panel and the vehicle is not moving.
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13. A vehicle comprising:
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a portable electronic device having a display screen, and an instrument panel adapted to house the device such that the device is operatively connected to the vehicle and the screen of the device is viewable from a position within the vehicle, wherein the device displays at least one object selected from a first group of objects when the device is not operatively connected to the vehicle, the first group of objects including at least one of geographic information, email, internet-based information, and audio-visual information, wherein the device displays at least one object selected from the group consisting of the first group of objects and a second group of objects when the device is operatively connected to the vehicle, the second group of objects including current vehicle data, historical vehicle data, and current vehicle system information, wherein the relative size of displayed objects is increased when the device is operatively connected to the vehicle and the vehicle is moving, and wherein the size of one object from the first group of objects, displayed when the device is disconnected from the instrument panel, remains relatively unchanged when the device is subsequently connected to the vehicle and the vehicle is not moving. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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