Apparatus and method for a personal onboard information system

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display peripheral interface input device – Touch panel

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

345130, 340990, 361686, 3647081, G09G 500, G09G 526, G08G 1123, G06F 116

Patent

active

058596283

ABSTRACT:
A personal onboard information system for use in a vehicle. The system includes a portable, personal computer including a touch-responsive screen and a cradle mounted on the vehicle for detachably receiving the computer. The computer is programmed to generate characters of preset size on a display on the screen. The cradle has a lamp for illuminating the computer screen and a power supply for supplying the computer with power when the computer is in the cradle. The system further includes an interface communicating with the computer for formatting the display for use of the computer in the vehicle when the computer is in the cradle. The interface is resident in the computer or in the cradle and causes the display to display characters relatively larger than the characters of preset size so that the characters can be easily viewed by a passenger thereby facilitating use of the computer in the vehicle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4229947 (1980-10-01), Ross et al.
patent: 4345147 (1982-08-01), Aaron
patent: 4630947 (1986-12-01), Yoshida
patent: 4733356 (1988-03-01), Haeussermann et al.
patent: 4787040 (1988-11-01), Ames et al.
patent: 4796190 (1989-01-01), Cummings
patent: 4842378 (1989-06-01), Flasck
patent: 4991935 (1991-02-01), Sakurai
patent: 5038401 (1991-08-01), Inotsume
patent: 5051935 (1991-09-01), Matty
patent: 5126954 (1992-06-01), Morita
patent: 5159323 (1992-10-01), Mase
patent: 5159556 (1992-10-01), Schorter
patent: 5220507 (1993-06-01), Kirson
patent: 5241671 (1993-08-01), Reed et al.
patent: 5313596 (1994-05-01), Swindler
patent: 5331580 (1994-07-01), Miller et al.
patent: 5446465 (1995-08-01), Diefes et al.
patent: 5465207 (1995-11-01), Boatwright et al.
patent: 5468947 (1995-11-01), Danielson et al.
patent: 5475399 (1995-12-01), Borsuk
patent: 5488575 (1996-01-01), Danielson et al.
patent: 5544010 (1996-08-01), Schultz et al.
patent: 5555491 (1996-09-01), Tao
patent: 5579528 (1996-11-01), Register
patent: 5615384 (1997-03-01), Allard et al.
patent: 5617343 (1997-04-01), Danielson et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Apparatus and method for a personal onboard information system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Apparatus and method for a personal onboard information system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus and method for a personal onboard information system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1520536

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.