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Visual enhancement for instrument panel

  • US 8,490,005 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2010
  • Issued: 07/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a vehicle that includes a graphical display, a method for conveying information about the vehicle, the method comprising, by one or more processors in a computer system:

  • assigning a priority level to an instrument configured to convey a vehicle reading, wherein the instrument comprises a border and a central portion;

    identifying an abnormal condition;

    dynamically assigning an enhanced priority level to the instrument that corresponds to the abnormal condition; and

    causing the graphical display to render a border of the instrument with an enhanced visual attribute configured to indicate the abnormal vehicle condition and distinguish the border of the instrument from a portion of the instrument that lacks the enhanced visual attribute;

    wherein the enhanced visual attribute is configured to distinguish the instrument from one or more other instruments depicted on an instrument panel that are not assigned an enhanced priority level.

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