Vehicle Display Systems with Visual Warning Management
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorKatsumi Nagata
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Abstract
A vehicle diagnostic and display system includes a vehicle diagnostic system including one or more sensors and a diagnostic processor that receives a signal from the one or more sensors indicative of a vehicle condition and determines if a warning condition is present based on the signal. A vehicle display system includes a first display, a second display and a display processor that displays a visual warning received from the diagnostic processor on only one of the first and second displays.
Claims20
A vehicle diagnostic and display system, comprising:
- a vehicle diagnostic system comprising:
- one or more sensors;
- and
- a diagnostic processor that receives a signal from the one or more sensors indicative of a vehicle condition and determines if a warning condition is present based on the signal;
- and
- a vehicle display system comprising:
- a first display;
- a second display;
- and
- a display processor that displays a visual warning received from the diagnostic processor on only one of the first and second displays.
A method of visual warning management within a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a warning condition is present using sensor inputs and a diagnostic processor;
- determining warning information using the diagnostic processor and sending the warning information to a display processor;
- and
- displaying the warning information including a visual warning on only one of a first display or a second display within the vehicle.
A method of visual warning management within a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a warning condition is present using sensor inputs and a diagnostic processor;
- and
- displaying a visual warning associated with the warning condition only on a head-up display if the head-up display is operational.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.