Patent ID: 7928837

Claim:
An aftermarket data acquisition and display system for displaying operator configurable information within a motor vehicle comprising: a display module constructed and arranged to be secured within the interior of said motor vehicle, said display module including a display computer in electrical communication with a display monitor, a GPS receiver, and at least one vehicle connection port, said display computer including software constructed and arranged for operator configuration of said display computer regarding the delivery of instructions to said display monitor for display of at least two operator configured visual images relating to data received from said GPS receiver and said at least one vehicle connection port upon said display monitor; said GPS receiver constructed and arranged for receiving GPS signals from a plurality of GPS satellites, said GPS receiver in electrical communication with said display computer for determining a location of the GPS device as a function of the GPS signals; and a data link connector extending between said vehicle connection port and at least one on-board computer positioned within said motor vehicle for bi-directional electrical communication of data relating to said motor vehicle, said display monitor simultaneously displaying said at least two operator configured visual images, the position of each of said at least two operator configured visual images on said display monitor being repositionable relative to other operator configured images on said display monitor based on operator configuration.