Vehicle information display and method

US8207841B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• David Watson · Ann Arbor, US
• Angela L. Watson · Ann Arbor, US
• Sohel Merchant · Canton, US
• Craig Sandvig · Sterling Heights, US
• Ivette Hernandez · Westland, US
• Steven Bishop · Mountain View, US
• Engin Erdogan · San Francisco, US
• Altay Jun Wakui Sendil · Pacifica, US
• Susanne Stage · San Francisco, US
• Ryan J. Skaff · Farmington Hills, US
• Derek Hartl · Royal Oak, US
• James Belloli · Clinton Township, US
• Jeffrey Allen Greenberg · Ann Arbor, US
• Michael Alan Blommer · Dearborn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2008
• Grant date: Jun 26, 2012
• Expiry date: Apr 2, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T90/16
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An information display system for a vehicle includes an information display for displaying a plurality of selectable information display levels according to an information display hierarchy. Each selectable information display level may include one or more visual gauges for conveying vehicle information. Each successive selectable information display level may include additional and/or alternative vehicle information when compared to the preceding selectable information display level. The information display system further includes a controller configured to display the plurality of selectable information display levels according to an at least one driver input. In this way, the information display can display a particular selectable information display level best suited to a driver's individual preferences or understanding of the vehicle's operations.