Patent ID: 7764247

Claim:
One or more computer-storage media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for presenting one or more adaptive user interfaces on a heads-up display of an automobile, the one or more adaptive user interfaces comprising: a plurality of display elements, each of the plurality of display elements configured to be displayed in at least four display states, each of the at least four display states configured to present a different amount of information for each of the plurality of display elements, wherein the at least four display states comprises a hidden state, a collapsed state, a preview state and a full view state, wherein each of the plurality of display elements is displayed in one of the at least four display states based at least in part on one or more inputs indicative of a driving state of the automobile and based on a priority of each of the plurality of display elements to driving the automobile, wherein a low priority display element is presented in the hidden state while the automobile is being driven and a high priority display element is presented in the collapsed state while the automobile is being driven, and wherein at least one of the display elements is displayed in one of at least four display states independent of the other display elements.