Patent ID: 7571032
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B63H,G01D,G09G

Abstract:
1. A display device for a watereraft to indicate various status data values regarding the conditions of an outboard motor, comprising: a display region having a dot matrix display divided into a plurality of regions, wherein dots capable of being selectively turned on and off are arranged in the form of a matrix; a controller configured to control the lighting pattern of the dots in the dot matrix display to illustrate a first operating parameter of the outboard motor by displaying a first status data value and a corresponding first scale and a second operating parameter of the outboard motor by displaying a second status data value and a corresponding second scale, the lighting pattern changeable to indicate a status data value corresponding to a different operating parameter of the outboard motor; and a memory configured to store a screen configuration designation chart having two or more screen configurations that can be selectively displayed on the dot matrix display, the screen configuration designation chart comprising a plurality of status data value categories displayable on the dot matrix display and information designating the region in the divided dot matrix display where status data values corresponding to a status data value category are displayed, wherein the controller is configured to select a screen configuration to be displayed on the dot matrix display from the two or more screen configurations on the screen configuration designation chart.