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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2005
Robert B. Powers, Ortonville, MI (US);
Charles A. Massoll, Milford, MI (US);
David E Bojanowski, Clarkston, MI (US);
Richard A. Young, Troy, MI (US);
Linda S. Angell, Grosse Point Farms, MI (US);
Robert B. Powers, Ortonville, MI (US);
Charles A. Massoll, Milford, MI (US);
David E Bojanowski, Clarkston, MI (US);
Richard A. Young, Troy, MI (US);
Linda S. Angell, Grosse Point Farms, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for adaptively locking out a display on a vehicle device based on user interaction. A method begins by counting a number of user initiated display changes with an event counter, and timing the user initiated display changes with an event timer. The method continues by comparing the number of user initiated display changes in the event counter to an allowable number of user initiated display changes corresponding to the time in the event timer, and disabling the display for a display lockout time period if the number of user initiated display changes exceeds the allowable number of user initiated display changes.