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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Nicholas Scott Sitarski, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Earnee Jones Gilling, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Erik Anthony Wippler, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher Lee Rovik, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Lambert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nicholas Scott Sitarski, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Earnee Jones Gilling, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Erik Anthony Wippler, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher Lee Rovik, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Lambert, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A graphic display apparatus within an automotive vehicle wherein the display apparatus includes at least two display units operable to display graphics and/or video, a wire connector connecting the at least two display units together, and a control system connected to the wire connector wherein the control system is operable to play video or graphics on the at least two display units. A method is provided to all the system to be universal for both audio and navigation systems wherein each system calls for a predetermined delay of the animation. The display units are in communication with one another providing for a coordinated or synchronized display of graphics. If, by way of example, a firework explodes on the main display screen, the remnants of that single firework will be exploded onto the secondary display screens.