Patent ID: 8884749
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: B60K,B60Q,G07C

Abstract:
1. A system for providing information and alerts to operators of motor vehicles comprising: a device adapted to be removably attached to a motor vehicle diagnostic data port; the device being configurable by a vehicle operator or other user; the device being capable of communicating through the diagnostic data port with at least one built-in or factory-installed vehicle electronic control module, audible warning chime, visual warning light, gauge, or other display; the device incorporating a predetermined set of one or more of (I) vehicle operating parameters, (ii) communications settings, and (iii) commands; the device including, for each of one or more built-in or factory-installed vehicle gauges or other displays, a plurality of separate pages of vehicle operator or other user-configured text, data, or other information, each plurality of separate pages being designated for a specific built-in or factory-installed vehicle gauge or other display, and each page including one or more values acquired through the vehicle diagnostic port or a peripheral input port; monitoring the vehicle operating parameters; displaying one or more pages on one or more of the built-in or factory-installed vehicle gauges or other displays; and the device including the ability to switch between a plurality of separate pages being displayed on one or more of the built-in or factory-installed vehicle gauges or other displays.