User Configurable Vehicle User Interface
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1. A method of configuring a vehicle interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a touch screen mounted within a vehicle;
inputting user configuration instructions into a system controller via said touch screen;
dividing said touch screen into a plurality of zones based on said set of user configuration instructions;
selecting at least two vehicle subsystem interfaces from a plurality of vehicle subsystem interfaces, wherein said vehicle subsystem interface selecting step is performed via said touch screen;
selecting zone positions from said plurality of zones for each of said at least two vehicle subsystem interfaces, wherein said zone position selecting step is performed via said touch screen; and
displaying said at least two vehicle subsystem interfaces in said selected zone positions, wherein said displaying step is performed by said system controller in response to said vehicle subsystem interface selecting step and in response to said zone position selecting step.
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Abstract
A method for configuring and personalizing a vehicle user interface is provided, the user interface utilizing a touch screen display mounted within the vehicle. User configurable aspects of the user interface include the number of zones within the touch screen display, the size of each zone, the subsystem interface assigned to each zone, the style and information contained within each subsystem interface, display brightness levels for the overall display or per zone, and the assignment and location of persistent soft buttons.
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1. A method of configuring a vehicle interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a touch screen mounted within a vehicle; inputting user configuration instructions into a system controller via said touch screen; dividing said touch screen into a plurality of zones based on said set of user configuration instructions; selecting at least two vehicle subsystem interfaces from a plurality of vehicle subsystem interfaces, wherein said vehicle subsystem interface selecting step is performed via said touch screen; selecting zone positions from said plurality of zones for each of said at least two vehicle subsystem interfaces, wherein said zone position selecting step is performed via said touch screen; and displaying said at least two vehicle subsystem interfaces in said selected zone positions, wherein said displaying step is performed by said system controller in response to said vehicle subsystem interface selecting step and in response to said zone position selecting step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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