Safety devices for use in motor vehicles

A safety device for use with at least one driver operable device deployable in a motor vehicle, said at least one driver operable device having a manually operable control panel with a display window, and a data output capability, the safety device comprising:

• (a) a memory for storing a graphical near exact replica image of a driver operable device's control panel;
• (b) a head up display for projecting a head-up display image of said graphical near exact replica image with the same information as displayed in the device's display window;
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• (c) icon positioning apparatus for controlling the superimposition of a graphical icon representative of the position of a driver's fingertip for operating the driver operable device on said graphical near exact replica image.

A safety device for use with a mobile telephone deployable in a motor vehicle, the mobile telephone having a control panel with an alphanumeric keypad for operating same and a display window for displaying information responsive to its operation, a data input capability for enabling remote driver operation, and a data output capability, the safety device comprising:

• (a) a memory for storing a graphical image of a control panel including an alphanumeric keypad for operating the mobile telephone including the inputting of digits for their display on its display window;
• (b) a head up display for projecting a head-up display image of said graphical image with the same information as displayed in the mobile telephone's display window;
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• (c) a manually operated icon positioning apparatus deployed in the motor vehicle's interior for continuously controlling the instantaneous position of a graphical icon on said graphical image for remotely operating the mobile telephone.