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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2013
Applicants:

Upton Beall Bowden, Canton, MI (US);

Jeffrey Mark Schroeder, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Dale O. Cramer, Royal Oak, MI (US);

David Christopher Round, Saline, MI (US);

Inventors:

Upton Beall Bowden, Canton, MI (US);

Jeffrey Mark Schroeder, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Dale O. Cramer, Royal Oak, MI (US);

David Christopher Round, Saline, MI (US);

Assignee:

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/02 (2013.01); G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); B60K 2350/00 (2013.01); B60K 2350/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

An articulating instrument cluster, and a system and a method for managing an articulating information panel of a vehicle are provided. The system includes a state detection module to detect a state of the articulating instrument cluster; an information interfacing module to interface with a plurality of systems associated with the vehicle; an orientation module to determine an adjustment to a display based on the detected state; and a display driving module to control the display of the articulating information panel based on the determination of adjustment.


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