Informational display for rapid operator perception
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1. An informational display located in front of an operator comprising:
- a plurality of gauges to transmit information to said operator, said plurality of gauges being geographically arranged within said informational display such that said operator may rapidly identify one of said gauges of interest, and each of said plurality of gauges comprising a digital display and an analog display for the transmission of information to said operator wherein the plurality of gauges contained within said informational display are arranged in order of frequency of reference and magnitude of potential impact on said operator'"'"'s ability to operate said vehicle in a safe and lawful manner, and wherein the placement of said plurality of gauges wherein six gauges are present comprising;
a most frequently referenced and highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a center of said informational display;
a second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a top left quadrant of said display;
a third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in near a top right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation;
a fourth most frequently referenced and fourth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in an upper right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation;
a fifth most frequently referenced and fifth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower right quadrant of said display; and
a least referenced and least impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower left quadrant of said display; and
indicators that are arranged close to the center of the display and do not interfere with any of said plurality of gauges.
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Abstract
The present invention is an informational display that utilizes cognitive science in the appearance and geographical location of a plurality of gauges and indicators located within the display. Through the use of color, size, depth, location and appearance, information transmitted to an operator through the present invention is rapidly perceived and interpreted. Such rapid interpretation of information by the present invention allows an operator to use a vehicle or the like in a more safe and lawful manner than that of traditional dashboard displays.
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1. An informational display located in front of an operator comprising:
a plurality of gauges to transmit information to said operator, said plurality of gauges being geographically arranged within said informational display such that said operator may rapidly identify one of said gauges of interest, and each of said plurality of gauges comprising a digital display and an analog display for the transmission of information to said operator wherein the plurality of gauges contained within said informational display are arranged in order of frequency of reference and magnitude of potential impact on said operator'"'"'s ability to operate said vehicle in a safe and lawful manner, and wherein the placement of said plurality of gauges wherein six gauges are present comprising; a most frequently referenced and highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a center of said informational display; a second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a top left quadrant of said display; a third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in near a top right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fourth most frequently referenced and fourth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in an upper right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fifth most frequently referenced and fifth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower right quadrant of said display; and a least referenced and least impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower left quadrant of said display; and indicators that are arranged close to the center of the display and do not interfere with any of said plurality of gauges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An informational display for transmitting information to an operator of a vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting indicators said indicators illuminating in response to changes in the vehicle wherein said indicators are arranged near a center of said display; a plurality of gauges wherein the plurality of gauges contained within said informational display are arranged in order of frequency of reference and magnitude of potential impact on said operator'"'"'s ability to operate said vehicle in a safe and lawful manner comprising; a most frequently referenced and highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in the center of said informational display; a second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a top left quadrant of said display; a third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in near a top right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fourth most frequently referenced and fourth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in an upper right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fifth most frequently referenced and fifth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower right quadrant of said display; and a least referenced and least impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower left quadrant of said display, and each gauge comprising; a digital display, said digital display transmitting numerical data for viewing by said operator; An analog display, said analog display comprising; a plurality of light emitting segments arranged in proximity to said digital display, where said light emitting segments are illuminated in response to information received; an enclosure, said enclosure comprising a chassis to house said informational display, a faceplate to mount said plurality of gauges upon, and an optical filter to maximize contrast of illuminated and not illuminated said light emitting segments of said gauges; and a microcontroller for the receipt of information by each of said gauges, said microcontroller operable to receive data from the vehicle converting the data into a signal that may be transmitted to each of said gauges. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An informational display for transmitting information to an operator of a vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting indicators said indicators illuminating in response to changes in the vehicle and arranged in the center of the display; a plurality of gauges wherein each of said gauges is placed within said informational display in accordance with the frequency with which said operator references the gauge while operating said vehicle and the magnitude of potential impact on said operator'"'"'s ability to operate said vehicle in a safe and lawful manner wherein the plurality of gauges contained within said informational display are arranged in order of frequency of reference and magnitude of potential impact on said operator'"'"'s ability to operate said vehicle in a safe and lawful manner comprising; a most frequently referenced and highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a center of said informational display; a second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a top left quadrant of said display; a third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in near a top right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fourth most frequently referenced and fourth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in an upper right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fifth most frequently referenced and fourth fifth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower right quadrant of said display; and a least referenced and least impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower left quadrant of said display, and each of said plurality of gauges comprising; a digital display, said digital display transmitting numerical data for viewing by said operator; an analog display, said analog display comprising; a plurality of light emitting segments arranged in proximity to said digital display, where said light emitting segments are illuminated in response to information received; an enclosure, said enclosure comprising a chassis to house said informational display, a faceplate to mount said plurality of gauges upon, and an optical filter to maximize contrast of illuminated and not illuminated said light emitting segments of said gauges; and a microcontroller for the receipt of information by each of said gauges, said microcontroller operable to receive data from the vehicle converting the data into a signal that may be transmitted to each of said gauges. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An informational display located in front of an operator comprising:
a plurality of gauges to transmit information to said operator, said plurality of gauges being geographically arranged within said informational display such that said operator may rapidly identify one of said gauges of interest, and each of said plurality of gauges comprising a digital display and an analog display for the transmission of information to said operator wherein the plurality of gauges contained within said informational display are arranged in order of frequency of reference and magnitude of potential impact on said operator'"'"'s ability to operate said vehicle in a safe and lawful manner comprising; a most frequently referenced and highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a center of said informational display; a second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a top left quadrant of said display; a third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in the top left quadrant of said display, adjacent to and above said second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fourth most frequently referenced and fourth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a upper right quadrant of said display, adjacent to and on the same plane as said third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; and a fifth most frequently referenced and fifth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in the upper right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said fourth most frequently referenced and fourth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation and on the same plane as said second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; and indicators that are arranged close to the center of the display and do not interfere with any of said plurality of gauges. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An informational display located in front of an operator comprising:
a plurality of gauges to transmit information to said operator, said plurality of gauges being geographically arranged within said informational display such that said operator may rapidly identify one of said gauges of interest, and each of said plurality of gauges comprising a digital display and an analog display for the transmission of information to said operator wherein the plurality of gauges contained within said informational display are arranged in order of frequency of reference and magnitude of potential impact on said operator'"'"'s ability to operate said vehicle in a safe and lawful manner comprising; a most frequently referenced and highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a center of said informational display; a second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a top left quadrant of said display; a third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in the top left quadrant of said display, adjacent to and above said second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fourth most frequently referenced and fourth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a upper right quadrant of said display, adjacent to and on the same plane as said third most frequently referenced and third highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a fifth most frequently referenced and fifth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in the upper right quadrant of said display, adjacent to said fourth most frequently referenced and fourth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation and on the same plane as said second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; a sixth most frequently referenced and sixth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in a lower right quadrant of said display, below said fifth most frequently referenced and fifth highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; and a seventh most frequently referenced and seventh highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation of said plurality of gauges placed in the lower left quadrant of said display, below the second most frequently referenced and second highest impact on the vehicle'"'"'s operation; and indicators that are arranged close to the center of the display and do not interfere with any of said plurality of gauges. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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