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Patent US7415352 - Displaying vehicle information - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn information display unit for an automobile includes a display screen and a user interface presented on the display screen that simultaneously presents at least two display elements each depicting information relating to a different subsystem of the automobile (e.g., a navigational subsystem and an...http://www.google.com/patents/US7415352?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7415352 - Displaying vehicle informationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7415352 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/134,562Publication dateAug 19, 2008Filing dateMay 20, 2005Priority dateMay 20, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101208219A, EP1888364A1, US20060265126, WO2006127378A1Publication number11134562, 134562, US 7415352 B2, US 7415352B2, US-B2-7415352, US7415352 B2, US7415352B2InventorsAndrew OlcottOriginal AssigneeBose CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (91), Non-Patent Citations (31), Referenced by (10), Classifications (16), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDisplaying vehicle informationUS 7415352 B2Abstract An information display unit for an automobile includes a display screen and a user interface presented on the display screen that simultaneously presents at least two display elements each depicting information relating to a different subsystem of the automobile (e.g., a navigational subsystem and an audio subsystem). The user interface visually emphasizes one of display element relative to another other display element in response to a predetermined stimulus such as a user's hand actuating or coming near a radio control knob or an approaching turn recommended by a navigation system.
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