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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Kevin G. Kolpasky, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin G. Kolpasky, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Mohsen D. Shabana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A display apparatus for a hybrid drive vehicle includes a screen that depicts a first icon, a second icon, and a third icon to represent energy sources and energy destinations. The appearance of the screen is variable to indicate the flow of energy between energy sources and energy destinations. In a preferred embodiment, changes in color, changes in icon size, and movement of elements are used to indicate energy flow.