Vehicle speedometer and related method
OwnerSebastian Paszkowicz, David Smith +1inventors
InventorsSebastian Paszkowicz, David Smith, Keith Talbot
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Abstract
The present invention relate to a method of rendering speed limit data on a vehicle speedometer (1). The vehicle speedometer (1) has a scale (3) and an indicator (5) for indicating the instantaneous speed of the vehicle. A set of speed limit data is received indicating an effective speed limit. A symbol (15) indicating the speed limit is displayed on the scale (3). The symbol (15) is positioned adjacent to a graduation mark (7) corresponding to the effective speed limit. The symbol (15) represents the road sign providing notification of the effective speed limit. The invention also relates a vehicle speedometer (1). Aspects of the Invention also relate to a computer system and a vehicle.
Claims18
A method of rendering speed limit data on a vehicle speedometer, the vehicle speedometer having a scale and an indicator for indicating the instantaneous speed of the vehicle;
- the method comprising:
- receiving speed limit data indicating an effective speed limit;
- and
- displaying a symbol indicating said effective speed limit at a position corresponding to and/or adjacent to a graduation mark on the scale corresponding to the effective speed limit;
- wherein the displayed symbol provides a graphical representation of the traffic sign providing notification of the effective speed limit.
A method of rendering traffic sign data within a dial, the dial comprising a graduated scale and an indicator for indicating a vehicle operating parameter;
- the method comprising:
- receiving traffic sign data;
- and
- displaying a symbol corresponding to said traffic sign data;
- wherein the graduated scale is arranged to demarcate a region and said symbol is displayed within said demarcated region.
A vehicle speedometer configured to render speed limit data, the vehicle speedometer comprising:
- a scale and an indicator for indicating the instantaneous speed of the vehicle;
- a control module configured to receive speed limit data indicating an effective speed limit;
- and
- a display device configured to display a symbol indicating said effective speed limit adjacent to a graduation mark on the scale corresponding to the effective speed limit,
- wherein the symbol provides a graphical representation of the traffic sign providing notification of the effective speed limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.