Multi-display vehicle information system and method
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1. A vehicle human machine interface (HMI) comprising:
- a first graphical display including a touch-screen;
a second graphical display;
a plurality of input controls; and
a vehicle computer, communicating with the first and second graphical displays, configured to;
receive user input defining user instructions for controlling one or more vehicle functions; and
responsive to the input, present, on the first and second graphical displays, a vehicle function identifier color, associated with the vehicle function, the first display including four corners, each displaying a different vehicle function and associated identifier color.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include a vehicle human machine interface (HMI) for control by a vehicle occupant. The HMI may include a first graphical display, a second graphical display, a plurality of input controls, and a vehicle computer communicating with the first and second graphical displays. The vehicle computer may be configured to receive user input defining user instructions for controlling one or more functions of the vehicle. In response to the input, the computer may be configured to present on the first and second graphical displays a vehicle function identifier color associated with the vehicle function.
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1. A vehicle human machine interface (HMI) comprising:
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a first graphical display including a touch-screen; a second graphical display; a plurality of input controls; and a vehicle computer, communicating with the first and second graphical displays, configured to; receive user input defining user instructions for controlling one or more vehicle functions; and responsive to the input, present, on the first and second graphical displays, a vehicle function identifier color, associated with the vehicle function, the first display including four corners, each displaying a different vehicle function and associated identifier color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for operating one or more functions of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a first input defining user instructions for controlling one or more functions of a vehicle, the input being received from one or more touchscreen inputs on a first graphical display, located in proximity to one or more corners of the first graphical display; receiving a second input from a second input device, the second input defining information to display on a second graphical display, wherein the first or second displays include four corners, each corner having a touchscreen input corresponding to a different category of vehicle functions and an associated identifier color; in response to the first input, presenting on the first graphical display a first vehicle function identifier color associated with the vehicle function; and in response to the second input, presenting on the second graphical display, a second vehicle function identifier color associated with the displayed information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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associating each of a plurality of vehicle function categories with a different color; receiving input from at least one of a plurality of vehicle controls, defining user instructions for controlling a vehicle function within one of the plurality of categories; presenting, on two or more vehicle graphical displays, an input-responsive vehicle function identifier color; and emitting colored light from one or more vehicle controls corresponding to the presented vehicle function identifier color. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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