Patent ID: 8694177

Claim:
A communication data system for a vehicle, comprising: a vehicle display connected to the vehicle; a plurality of control modules, wherein each of the plurality of control modules include software for generating a graphical text data intended to be shown on the vehicle display, wherein the graphical text data is formatted with a predetermined layout determined by a corresponding one of the plurality of control modules, and wherein the graphical text data includes a set of data signals that define at least one of a text layout, character font, size and color shown on the vehicle display; and a client module connected to the vehicle, wherein the client module is in communication with the vehicle display and the plurality of control modules, wherein the client module includes: a first control logic for monitoring the plurality of control modules for the set of data signals; a second control logic for receiving the set of data signals; and a third control logic for showing the graphical text data generated by the at least one of the plurality of control modules on the vehicle display, wherein the graphical text data shown on the vehicle display is formatted with the predetermined layout determined by the corresponding one of the plurality of control modules.