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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2021
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
David A. Blaker, Holland, MI (US);
Justin D. Jansen, Hudsonville, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A display device for a vehicle comprises a pixel array comprising a plurality of display elements. The device further comprises at least one test element and a controller. The controller is configured to selectively activate the display elements of the pixel array via a plurality of control signals and identify the activation of the at least one test element in response to at least one of the control signals. The controller is further configured to identify a display fault of the display device by comparing the at least one control signal communicated to the at least one test element to a diagnostic signal communicated from the at least one test element.