Patent ID: 7889063

Claim:
A system for providing a customizable display of vehicle and driver information in a vehicle having a plurality of sensors; the plurality of sensors monitoring and collecting signals regarding vehicle functions, the system comprising: at least one processor receiving signals from the plurality of sensors and designating the signals as being selectable information or fixed information, the processor further operable to process the signals to generate a list, the list having a plurality of predetermined categories of information; a video display device having a predetermined size, the video display device disposed on an instrument panel of the vehicle, the video display device in communication with the processor, the video display device having a fixed display portion and a selectable display portion smaller than the fixed display portion, the fixed display portion automatically adjusting the size of images so as to fit the images within the entire fixed display portion; a menu displayed on the selectable display portion of the video display device, the menu presenting the list having the plurality of predetermined categories of vehicle information, the menu further including a selection of a predetermined number of font sizes; and an input device operable by a user to select desired categories of vehicle information from the list having the plurality of predetermined categories of vehicle information for viewing on the selectable display portion and the fixed display portion of the video display device, the input device further operable by the user to select one font size from the selection of predetermined number of font sizes for which the selected category of vehicle information is displayed on the selectable display portion of the video display device, the processor automatically adjusting the size of the selected fixed information for display on the fixed display portion, so as to maximize the size of the selected fixed information displayed within the fixed display portion.