Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display

Details Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display

2007-12-05

2010-12-07

Tweel, Jr., John A (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...

C200S061880

Reexamination Certificate

active

07847680

ABSTRACT:
Motor vehicle gear selectors, methods for integrating a variable display on the gear selector, and motor vehicles including a gear selector with an integrated display are provided. One gear selector includes a body and a variable display integral with the body and configured to display a message. The gear selector also includes a processor configured to select the message from a message set and communicate the message to the variable display. Another gear selector includes a shift console, a gear selector body, a variable display integral with the gear selector body, a speaker integral with the gear selector body, and a processor configured to select and communicate a message from a message set to the variable display and the speaker. A method includes providing a gear selector having an integral variable display, selecting a message from a message set, transmitting the message to the variable display, and displaying the message.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5021764 (1991-06-01), Mabee
patent: 6204752 (2001-03-01), Kishimoto
patent: 6246127 (2001-06-01), Weilbacher et al.
patent: 6559764 (2003-05-01), Neuner et al.
patent: 6707379 (2004-03-01), Nagasaka
patent: 6781512 (2004-08-01), Hayashi et al.
patent: 7081812 (2006-07-01), Hastings, Sr.
patent: 2006/0216675 (2006-09-01), Ruttiger et al.
patent: 2007/0101819 (2007-05-01), Kerber et al.
patent: 2008/0094199 (2008-04-01), Kazyaka
patent: 20311729 (2003-10-01), None
Office Action issued on Mar. 19, 2010, for German Patent Application No. 102008059982.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Motor vehicle gear selector with integrated display will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4180689