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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2007
Paul S. Crowe, Aubrey, TX (US);
Chris Del Rio, Dallas, TX (US);
John W. Espinosa, Aubrey, TX (US);
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle display system includes a plurality of sensors mounted to a vehicle for sensing vehicle operating conditions and a vehicle display controller in communication with the sensors. The controller is capable of receiving signals transmitted from the sensors and prioritizing vehicle operating conditions indicated by received signals according to predetermined criteria. The system further includes a display screen adapted to display warning signals according to signals received from the vehicle display controller. The display screen arranges the displayed warning signals according to one of a plurality of display masks. The display mask is determined by the number of displayed warning signals. The display mask has a first warning signal display area for displaying warning signals having priorities greater than a predetermined level and a second warning signal display area for displaying warning signals having priorities less than the predetermined level.