Adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display

摘要

An adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display method and system are described that use information from multiple sensors located within the vehicle that monitor various aspects of a vehicle's operation and health to automatically modify presence and/or location of widgets in the vehicle's instrument display panel based upon circumstances or conditions as they occur or change.

主权项

1. An adaptive, automatically-reconfigurable, vehicle instrument display method performed within a vehicle having multiple sensors located within the vehicle that monitor various aspects of a vehicle's operation and health, the method comprising:
displaying in an instrument panel display of the vehicle, using at least one processor, at least some of multiple widgets representing at least some analog gauges, the displayed widgets each being positioned within the instrument panel display, wherein each displayed widget has associated therewith an importance value establishing its position within the instrument panel display; receiving, using the at least one processor coupled to the sensors, first information from the sensors, while the vehicle is being driven by a driver, to be analyzed by the at least one processor; determining, using the at least one processor, that the first information reflects a change in vehicle-related non-failure conditions occurring while the vehicle is being driven that should be proactively indicated, based upon the change, via the instrument panel display using a specific widget; using the processor, changing the importance value of at least a first of the multiple widgets to a new importance value based upon a result of the determining; and using the processor, automatically modifying at least a position of the first widget from a first position in the display to a second position in the instrument panel display based upon the new importance value, irrespective of any previously established widget positioning, and automatically, dynamically, inserting the specific widget in the first position to reflect the change in the vehicle-related non-failure conditions without any action by the driver of the vehicle.