Patent · US Active

Virtual dashboard

US8344870B2 · kind B2 · utility

49Cited by

8References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Dave Evans · Los Altos Hills, US
James Vila · Danville, US
Marc J. P. Giradot · Paris, FR
Michael M. Schwarz · Wolfratshausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 7, 2009
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2213/13095
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a dashboard including one or more touchscreen displays; a wireless network interface; and multiple icons for presentation by one or more of the touchscreen displays to a user in the vehicle. Each of one or more of the icons is configurable by the user through tactile interaction with the icon via one or more of the touchscreen displays. Each of the icons when presented to the user makes accessible to the user through one or more of the touchscreen displays particular functionality. The vehicle includes software associated with the icons that is operable to render the icons on the touchscreen displays and implement their functionality.

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