Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Dale O Cramer

Michael Dean Tschirhart

Theodore Charles Wingrove

Anthony Joseph Ciatti

Wes Albert Nagara

Thomas Junior Luckett

Upton Beall Bowden

James Paul Farell

Ravi S Thyagarajan

David Christopher Round

Leon Bruce Liu

Jeffrey Mark Schroeder

Alexander Albanese

Andrew Bianchi

Royce Duchante′ Channey

Dave Joseph Bauer

A system for tracking a gaze of a driver of a vehicle includes a tracking device, a processor, a memory, and a display. The tracking device is configured to track a gaze of a driver of a vehicle. The processor is in electronic communication with the tracking device. The memory is in electronic communication with the processor. The memory includes programming code configured to be executed by the processor. The programming code is configured to determine in real-time a duration of the gaze of the driver of the vehicle tracked by the tracking device. The display is in electronic communication with the processor. The display is configured to display a symbol showing the determined duration, or a portion of the determined duration, of the gaze of the driver of the vehicle as determined by the processor.

Gaze time indicator for a vehicle

A mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster is provided. The mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster includes a first display portion to display information of a first type, the first display portion includes a stem about the first display portion's axis driven by a motor; a second display portion to display information of a second type, the second display portion being configured to move in an inward and outward direction.

Mechanically reconfigurable instrument cluster

A system and method for presenting a range via a graphical user interface (GUI) representing a gauge based on an operating parameter of a vehicle are provided. The system includes a speed receiver to receive the speed of the vehicle; a setting retriever to retrieve the range based on the operating parameter, the operating parameter being related to the speed; and a display driver to communicate the range to the GUI.

Presenting a dynamic range based on an operating parameter of a vehicle

A vehicle instrument panel is provided. The vehicle instrument panel includes, but is not limited to, an analogue indicator overlying a first substrate and a display device overlying the analogue indicator. The display device has transparent portions for allowing light to pass through and non-transparent portions for displaying information.

Transmissive display over gauge

An analog gauge for use in a vehicle instrument panel is provided. The analog gauge includes, but is not limited to, an analog indicator overlying a first substrate and graphics aligned with the analog indicator. The graphics are generated using a display device. The graphics change depending on a driving condition or the position of the analog indicator.

Interactive display and gauge

An articulating instrument cluster, and a system and a method for managing an articulating information panel of a vehicle are provided. The system includes a state detection module to detect a state of the articulating instrument cluster; an information interfacing module to interface with a plurality of systems associated with the vehicle; an orientation module to determine an adjustment to a display based on the detected state; and a display driving module to control the display of the articulating information panel based on the determination of adjustment.

Articulating instrument cluster

An automotive interior door panel having a decorative covering displayed to the interior compartment of a vehicle and a rigid substrate having a backing surface. The backing surface includes a plurality of energy absorbers integrally molded thereon. The method utilizing the following steps. A low-pressure or high pressure injection mold operable between open and closed positions is moved to the open position. The mold has a covering receiving surface and an energy absorber producing surface. A flexible covering is positioned juxtaposed the covering receiving surface. The mold is moved to the closed position to create a space between the covering and the energy absorber producing surface. A molten plastic material is injected into the space to form the door substrate. The substrate has a nominal cross-sectional thickness between said energy absorbers. The energy absorber producing surface includes a plurality of recesses having a width 75% or more of the nominal substrate thickness producing thick-walled energy absorbers on the backing surface. The molten plastic material fuses to the covering to from an integral door panel. The plastic material is allowed to cool and shrink. The plastic shrinkage produces depressions in the substrate called sink marks overlying the intersection between the energy absorber and the substrate wall. The covering bridges the sink marks to conceal the depressions and produce an aesthetically pleasing surface.

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Royal Oak, MI, United States of America

Dale O Cramer