Patent ID: 9008856
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B60K,B60R,B60W,G01C,G01S,G02B,G06F,G06K,G06N,G06Q,G06T,G07C,G08C,G08G,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of configuring a vehicle control system graphical user interface (“GUI”) to display a plurality of vehicle applications, comprising: displaying, at a first time, a plurality of applications in a first presentation layout on at least a first GUI, wherein the plurality of applications are configured to communicate with at least one vehicle function associated with each application; receiving a first input at the at least a first GUI, wherein the first input corresponds to an instruction to alter the first presentation layout to a second presentation layout based on one or more emergency vehicle operational states, wherein the first presentation layout corresponds to a first position and behavior of each application of the displayed plurality of applications on the at least a first GUI and the second presentation layout corresponds to a second position and behavior of each application of the displayed plurality of applications different from the first presentation layout; selecting, by a processor, the second presentation layout to display on the at least a first GUI; sending, by a processor, a command to display the second presentation layout on the at least a first GUI; and displaying, at a second time, the second presentation layout on the at least a first GUI.