Stealth mode for indicia used to display vehicle operation
First Claim
1. A display system for a motor vehicle passenger compartment, comprising:
- at least one indicia visible to an operator of the vehicle and configured to indicate a vehicle operating condition;
an indicia light configured to illuminate the indicia;
a display device visible to an operator of the vehicle; and
a controller, in communication with the indicia light and the display device, programmed to;
operate the display system in a first mode wherein the indicia light is activated to illuminate the indicia, andin response to a first control signal indicative of a change from the first mode to a second mode, reduce illumination of the indicia by the indicia light and control the display device to output information indicative of the vehicle operating condition.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system and method for controlling illumination in a vehicle passenger compartment are disclosed. In one aspect, a display system for a motor vehicle passenger compartment, comprises: at least one indicia visible to an operator of the vehicle and configured to indicate a vehicle operating condition; an indicia light configured to illuminate the indicia; a display device visible to an operator of the vehicle; and a controller, in communication with the indicia light and the display device, programmed to: operate the display system in a first mode wherein the indicia light is activated to illuminate the indicia, and in response to a first control signal indicative of a change from the first mode to a second mode, reduce illumination of the indicia by the indicia light and control the display device to output information indicative of the vehicle operating condition.
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20 Claims
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1. A display system for a motor vehicle passenger compartment, comprising:
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at least one indicia visible to an operator of the vehicle and configured to indicate a vehicle operating condition; an indicia light configured to illuminate the indicia; a display device visible to an operator of the vehicle; and a controller, in communication with the indicia light and the display device, programmed to; operate the display system in a first mode wherein the indicia light is activated to illuminate the indicia, and in response to a first control signal indicative of a change from the first mode to a second mode, reduce illumination of the indicia by the indicia light and control the display device to output information indicative of the vehicle operating condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling a motor vehicle display system that includes at least one indicia configured to indicate a vehicle operating condition and a display device visible to an operator of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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activating an indicia light configured to illuminate the indicia in a first mode; producing a control signal indicative of a change from the first mode to a second mode; receiving the control signal at a controller; and in response to receiving the control signal at the controller, deactivating the indicia light and outputting, at the display device, information indicative of the vehicle operating condition.
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17. A motor vehicle defining a passenger compartment having a dashboard facing a driver'"'"'s seat, comprising:
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an instrument panel disposed in the dashboard and housing a display device and at least one gauge configured to indicate a vehicle operating condition; a gauge light configured to illuminate the gauge; and a controller, in communication with the gauge, the gauge light and the display device, programmed to; operate in a first mode wherein the gauge is activated and the gauge light is activated to illuminate the gauge, and in response to a first control signal indicative of a change from the first mode to a second mode, deactivate the gauge and the gauge light and control the display device to output information indicative of the vehicle operating condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification