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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1999
Paul M. Menig, Tigard, OR (US);
Richard A. Bishel, Beaverton, OR (US);
Goetz Renner, Esslingen, DE;
Nicolae Ghitea, Jr., Tigard, OR (US);
Chris Kirn, Portland, OR (US);
Jared A. Powell, Portland, OR (US);
Peter Charles Brandt, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Freightliner Corporation, Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
An integrated message system for a vehicle provides an extendable, prioritized message scheme. Using this scheme, the message system acts as a centralized message provider for variety of alerts and operating data originating throughout the vehicle. The message system defines a hierarchy of message levels, each having a unique output protocol. The protocol defines attributes associated with messages at a particular level such as textual or graphical message, an auditory alert, as well as the scheme for playing these messages and alerts. The system integrates a variety of subsystems that conventionally have separate driver interfaces such as a collision warning system and an adaptive cruise control system.