Patent ID: 6874012
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In a motor vehicle, a display device apparatus interfaced with a network located within said motor vehicle, said apparatus comprising: a display surface in said motor vehicle; a display manager for determining what messages are displayed on the display surface, said display manager registering at least two network devices connected to said network through a bi-directional communication process and subsequently receiving messages for display on the display device from said at least two network devices, said display manager prioritizing the received messages to determine a sequence in which said received messages are displayed on said display surface; and a separate priority message queue created on said display device for each network device registered with the display device, each priority message queue having a priority level assigned to it based on the identity of the registered network device, each display message received by the display device from a registered network device being placed in the priority message queue that is assigned to said network device.