Patent ID: 6844811

Claim:
A graphical display apparatus for motor vehicles, the display comprising: a display coupled to an interior portion of a motor vehicle and facing a driver of the motor vehicle, the display being coupled to an output for identifying a velocity value of the motor vehicle; a first graphical display portion of the display for outputting a first current speed indication of the motor vehicle using a first convention, the first graphical display portion for the first current speed indication being coupled to the output; and a second graphical display portion of the display for outputting a second current speed indication of the motor vehicle using a second convention, the second graphical display portion being coupled to the first graphical display portion such that the first current speed indication in the first convention is aligned to the second current speed indication in the second convention; wherein the first graphical display portion comprises a first annular structure that appears to revolve about a fixed axis and displays the current speed indication on the first annular structure, and the second graphical display portion comprises a second annular structure that appears to revolve about the fixed axis and displays the second current speed indication on the second annular structure, wherein a diameter of the first annular structure is larger than a diameter of the second annular structure, lower speed values appear on the first graphical display portion as the first annular structure appears to revolve in a first direction, and higher speed values appear on the first graphical display portion as the first annular structure appears to revolve in a second direction, lower speed values appear on the second graphical display portion as the second annular structure appears to revolve in the first direction, and higher speed values appear on the second graphical display portion as the second annular structure appears to revolve in the second direction, and the first annular structure and the second annular structure appear to revolve at the same rotational speed.