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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Cameron Christie, Palto Alto, CA (US);
Cameron Christie, Palto Alto, CA (US);
VOLKSWAGEN AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for displaying ambient information in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a dial including a first dial hand, an ambient light source with a variable light intensity and a variable light color, a first data source and a second data source, a mode selector for selecting between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, and a controller coupled to the mode selector, the ambient light source, and the first dial hand. The controller is configured to, in the first mode of operation, control the position of the first dial hand according to the first data source; and, in the second mode of operation, control at least one of the variable light intensity or the variable light color of the ambient light source according to the second data source.