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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Ryan J. Skaff, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Derek Hartl, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Paul Stephen Bryan, Belleville, MI (US);
Angela L. Watson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David L. Watson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ryan J. Skaff, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Derek Hartl, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Paul Stephen Bryan, Belleville, MI (US);
Angela L. Watson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David L. Watson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An information display system for a hybrid electric vehicle configured to display one or more reasons an engine is on is provided. The information display system also indicates how close the engine is to turning on due to an engine on reason by displaying a proximity indicator representing a value associated with the engine on reason and a threshold demarcating values which cause the engine to be on.