Instrument cluster with a contextual view

A system for providing context-relevant information in an instrument cluster for display on a screen in a vehicle;

• the system comprising:
• at least one processor;
• a memory storage device including instructions that when executed by the at least one processor are configured to:
• display the instrument cluster in a first content view of a set of content views;
• receive an indication of a user selection to change the displayed first content view to a contextual content view;
• receive signaling data from a plurality of data sources, the signaling data including data about physical conditions experienced by the vehicle derived from sensor readings from sensors included on the vehicle;
• evaluate the signaling data to determine whether one of a plurality of predefined contextual states is associated with at least part of the signaling data,
• wherein each predefined contextual state has associated with it one or more signaling data inputs of the signaling data, each signaling data input being associated with a condition being experienced by the vehicle,
• wherein each predefined contextual state has associated with it context-relevant information, the context relevant information including one or more gauges;
• in response to inferentially determining that at least part of the signaling data is associated with one of the plurality of predefined contextual states, display the instrument cluster in the contextual view, wherein displaying the instrument cluster in the contextual view comprises displaying a set of driving-context-relevant information in the displayed instrument cluster based on the contextual state, the driving-context-relevant information including the context relevant information associated with the determined predefined contextual state;
• and
• display a message indicating the determined predefined contextual state.

A computer readable storage device including computer readable instructions, which when executed by a processing unit are configured to provide one or a combination of:

• displaying the instrument cluster in a first content view of a set of content views;
• receiving an indication of a user selection to change the displayed first content view to a contextual content view;
• receiving signaling data from a plurality of data sources, the signaling data including data about physical conditions experienced by the vehicle derived from sensor readings from sensors included on the vehicle;
• evaluating the signaling data to determine whether one of a plurality of predefined contextual states is associated with at least part of the signaling data,
• wherein each predefined contextual state has associated with it one or more signaling data inputs of the signaling data, each signaling data input being associated with a condition being experienced by the vehicle,
• wherein each predefined contextual state has associated with it context-relevant information, the context relevant information including one or more gauges;
• in response to inferentially determining that at least part of the signaling data is associated with one of the plurality of predefined contextual states, displaying the instrument cluster in the contextual view, wherein displaying the instrument cluster in the contextual view comprises displaying a set of driving-context-relevant information in the displayed instrument cluster based on the contextual state, the driving-context-relevant information including the context relevant information associated with the determined predefined contextual state;
• and
• displaying a message indicating the determined predefined contextual state.