Patent ID: 9410613
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B60K,F16H

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: an on-screen gear selector for an automatic transmission of a vehicle, including: a touch screen; an on-screen gear selector for selectively being displayed on the touch screen, the on-screen gear selector having a minimized position and a pop-up mode; and a plurality of icons, each of the plurality of icons representing a mode of operation of the automatic transmission, the plurality of icons selectively displayed on the touch screen, the plurality of icons being part of the on-screen gear selector; wherein each of the plurality of icons is touched to configure the transmission to operate in a mode of operation represented by the touched icon, and wherein the on-screen gear selector is placed in the minimized position after a predetermined amount of driving time in the mode of operation represented by the displayed icon, allowing other functions to be displayed on the touch screen; and wherein the on-screen gear selector chances from the minimized position to pop-up mode when the speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined value.