Patent ID: 8606457
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: B60K,G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically adjusting output content responsive to one or more vehicle conditions, the method comprising: receiving at a processor content for output; determining at the processor if a vehicle emergency condition exists based on information received from a braking system, including information comprising an indication that an anti-braking system is activated; stopping the output of the received content if it is determined that a vehicle emergency exists; determining at the processor a vehicle condition, if it is determined that a vehicle emergency condition does not exist; changing a display format of the content for output and the amount of content for output based on the determined vehicle condition, wherein changing the display format of the content for output and the amount of content for output includes, determining the display format based on the determined vehicle condition; and outputting at least a portion of the received output content based on the determined display format, wherein the content for output includes map detail information and wherein the amount of content for output displayed decreases as the determined vehicle condition progresses.