Informational visual display for vehicles
An information display includes a display screen on a vehicle. The display screen is configured to display visual information based on a vehicle mode in which the vehicle is operating. The display screen can display instructions to connect to a communications interface of the vehicle. The vehicle operates in a vehicle mode based on occurrence of one or more events associated with the vehicle.
1. An information display system for a vehicle comprising:
a memory including predetermined vehicle information;
a communications interface configured to allow a portable electronic device to access the predetermined vehicle information in the memory based on occurrence of one or more events associated with the vehicle;
a display screen on an exterior of the vehicle, the display screen being configured to display visual instructions of how to connect the portable electronic device to the communications interface;
wherein the predetermined vehicle information includes instructions of how to stabilize the vehicle and remove one or more persons in the vehicle, and
the one or more events associated with the vehicle include at least one of a sudden deceleration of the vehicle, a sudden braking of the vehicle, a yaw and roll of the vehicle, a sudden jerking of a steering wheel of the vehicle, a deployment of an air bag of the vehicle, and a force impacting a side of the vehicle.
2. The information display system of claim 1 , wherein the visual instructions include a matrix bar code, the matrix bar code decodable by the portable electronic device.
3. The information display system of claim 1 , wherein the display screen is installed on an exterior surface of a B-pillar structural support of the vehicle.
4. The information display system of claim 1 , wherein the display screen is coupled to a power source, which provides power for the display screen, the power source being separate from a primary vehicle power source.
5. The information display system of claim 1 , wherein the communications interface is further configured to allow the portable electronic device to access vehicle sensor information.
6. The information display system of claim 5 , wherein the vehicle sensor information includes at least one of an occupant count, a high voltage status, an occupant medical condition information, or an occupant heart rate monitor data.
7. The information display system of claim 1 , wherein:
the memory further includes one or more vehicle settings; and
the communications interface is further configured to allow the portable electronic device to access and change the vehicle settings.
8. The information display system of claim 7 , wherein the vehicle settings include a high voltage power state.
9. The information display system of claim 1 , wherein the communications interface is configured to be converted to a network hotspot and the predetermined vehicle information in the memory is accessed through the network hotspot.
10. The information display system of claim 9 , wherein the visual instructions of how to connect the portable electronic device to the communications interface include instructions of how to connect the portable electronic device to the network hotspot.
11. The information display system of claim 10 , wherein the display screen comprises a touch-sensitive screen, and the visual instructions comprise a touch-sensitive button.
12. A method for displaying vehicle information, the method comprising:
determining a vehicle mode in which a vehicle is operating based on occurrence of one or more events associated with the vehicle,
upon determining the vehicle mode, displaying, on a display screen on an exterior of the vehicle, visual instructions of how to connect a portable electronic device to a communications interface;
upon connection of the portable electronic device to the communication interface, allowing the portable electronic device to access predetermined vehicle information in a memory;
the predetermined vehicle information includes instructions of how to stabilize the vehicle and remove one or more persons in the vehicle, and
the one or more events associated with the vehicle include at least one of a sudden deceleration of the vehicle, a sudden braking of the vehicle, a yaw and roll of the vehicle, a sudden jerking of a steering wheel of the vehicle, a deployment of an air bag of the vehicle, and a force impacting a side of the vehicle.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein displaying the visual instructions includes displaying a matrix bar code, and connecting the portable electronic device to the communication interface includes decoding the matrix bar code by the portable electronic device.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the memory further includes one or more vehicle settings, and the method further comprises changing the one or more vehicle settings in response to a user input on the portable electronic device.