Patent ID: 7143363

Claim:
A method for displaying marine vessel information, comprising the steps of: measuring a magnitude of each of a plurality of parameters relating to said marine vessel; defining a plurality of potential operating conditions of said marine vessel; a first selecting step comprising selecting a current operating condition of said marine vessel, from said plurality of potential operating conditions of said marine vessel, as a function of one or more of said magnitudes of said plurality of parameters relating to said marine vessel; providing an information display device; providing a plurality of visual images from which a chosen visual display can be selected for display on said information display device, each of said plurality of visual images comprising a measured magnitude of one or more of said plurality of parameters relating to said marine vessel; a second selecting step comprising selecting said chosen visual display image from said plurality of visual images as a function of said current operating condition; causing said chosen visual display to be displayed on said information display device; each of said first and second selecting steps being performed automatically without manual intervention, such that: firstly, said current operating condition is automatically selected from said plurality of potential operating conditions as a function of one or more of said measured magnitudes of said plurality of parameters; and secondly, said chosen visual display image is automatically selected from said plurality of visual images as a function of said current operating condition chosen from said plurality of potential operating conditions.