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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2001
Adrian Ken-min Tan, Farmington, MI (US);
Colleen Serafin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Thomas Kosinski, II, River Rouge, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle computer system and method of providing information to an occupant of a vehicle that minimizes complete feature lock out are provided. The operating system of the computer is adapted to selectively display full and limited functionality versions of a particular screen, preferably based on whether the vehicle is in motion. A text-to-speech engine can automatically generate audio based on a particular screen once motion is detected. The availability of a limited functionality version of the screen and audio, either independently or together, allow a vehicle occupant to retrieve information from the computer system without distraction.