Patent ID: 7538781

Claim:
A display system for an aircraft, the display system comprising: a first monitor having at least one undivided display region and configured to display a first set of information within said at least one undivided display region of said first monitor, the first set of information comprising lower priority information; a second monitor having at least one undivided display region and configured to display a second set of information within said at least one undivided display region of said second monitor, the second set of information comprising higher priority information; and a processor coupled to said first and second monitors, said processor configured to: provide said first set of information to said first monitor and said second set of information to said second monitor during operation of said first and second monitors; provide a combination of at least a portion of said first set of information and at least a portion of said second set of information to said first monitor when said second monitor fails, and automatically displace said lower priority information in said first set of information with said higher priority information.