Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-01
2011-03-01
Swarthout, Brent (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...
C180S065210, C180S065265, C340S425500, C340S438000, C340S636100, C701S022000, C903S903000, C903S918000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07898405
ABSTRACT:
An information display for a vehicle includes an indicator arrangement having a visual display configured to provide driver demand information to a vehicle driver. The visual display includes a dynamic target range for operating the vehicle, which includes a first boundary and a second boundary indicating a driver demand that would cause the engine to start. A control system includes at least one controller, and is configured to receive at least one input related to current operating conditions of the vehicle and to provide at least one output to the indicator arrangement to position the target range on the visual display and to indicate to the driver a current level of driver demand. In this way, the visual display indicates to the driver the current level of driver demand relative to the position of the target range.
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Burke Stephen Richard
Lerman Michael Scott
Skaff Ryan J.
Watson Angela L.
Watson David Leslie
Brooks & Kushman P.C.
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Kelley David B.
Swarthout Brent
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