Patent ID: 8542108

Claim:
A dashboard for use in a vehicle, comprising: a dashboard display screen to present a plurality of information components to a vehicle occupant; and a processor that determines a condition, the condition comprising at least one of a fuel condition, a brake fluid condition, a speed condition, a tire pressure condition, an oil condition, an engine condition, an instrument condition, a washer fluid condition, an anti-lock brake system condition, a traction control system condition, a windshield wiper motor condition, a safety restraint system condition, or a weather condition and then adapts a display signal based on the condition, wherein the processor sends the display signal to the dashboard display screen to command presentation by the dashboard display screen of the information components, wherein adapting the display signal comprises at least one of changing the size, changing the location, or changing the scale of a first information component presented on the dashboard display screen based on the condition, and wherein adapting the display signal further comprises at least one of concurrently changing the location or concurrently changing the size of a second information component in coordination with and based on the change of the information component, and wherein adapting the display signal further comprises providing a detailed alert based on the condition.