Vehicle information panel interface

Abstract

Provided are systems and methods for facilitating a user to configure and retrieve personalized settings for an information panel in a driving apparatus. The information panel system may be configured to store a plurality information panel configurations. Different information panel configurations may correspond to different users of the driving apparatus. Users may be identified when inside the driving apparatus by capturing their biometric information. Following identification, an information panel configuration corresponding to the identified user may be retrieved and configured on a display device. The displayed information panel configuration may include an arrangement of display items. The display items may have been previously selected by the identified user, and the selection may have included choosing an information panel template with one or more partitioned areas and selecting one or more display items to place in different partitioned areas.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system configured to facilitate a user to configure and retrieve personalized settings for an information panel in a driving apparatus, the system comprising a processor configured to perform operations including:
 storing a plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus, the plurality of information panel configurations including a first information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus, wherein the first information panel configuration includes an arrangement of display items for display on a display device in the driving apparatus;   receiving an input from the first user to configure the first information panel;   retrieving the first information panel configuration in response to the input having been received from the first user; and   facilitating the first user to change the first information panel configuration on a computing device associated with the first user.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform identifying the first user by receiving biometric information regarding the first user. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the biometric information is information from a fingerprint scanner. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the biometric information is information from a camera. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein identifying the first user includes receiving identification information regarding the first user from the computing device associated with the first user. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the input device is a touch screen incorporated into the display device. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein storing the plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus includes storing the plurality of information panel configurations in a remote storage over a network. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first information panel configuration includes a first arrangement of display items, the first arrangement of display items having been previously selected by the first user on the computing device associated with the first user.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein facilitating the first user to change the first information panel configuration on the computing device associated with the first user includes facilitating the first user to:
 choose an information panel template from among one or more selectable information panel templates, the information panel template including one or more partitioned display areas;   select one or more display items; and   choose a partitioned display area for each of the one or more display items.   
     
     
         10 . A computer-method for configuring a driving apparatus, the method comprising:
 storing a plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus, the plurality of information panel configurations including a first information panel configuration for a first user of the driving apparatus, wherein the first information panel configuration includes an arrangement of display items for display on a display device in the driving apparatus;   receiving an input from the first user to configure the first information panel;   retrieving the first information panel configuration in response to the input having been received from the first user; and   facilitating the first user to change the first information panel configuration on a computing device associated with the first user.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising identifying the first user by receiving biometric information regarding the first user. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the biometric information is information from a fingerprint scanner. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the biometric information is information from a camera. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein identifying the first user includes receiving identification information regarding the first user from the computing device associated with the first user. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the input device is a touch screen incorporated into the display device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein storing the plurality of information panel configurations for users of the driving apparatus includes storing the plurality of information panel configurations in a remote storage over a network. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the first information panel configuration includes a first arrangement of display items, the first arrangement of display items having been previously selected by the first user on the computing device associated with the first user.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein facilitating the first user to change the first information panel configuration on the computing device associated with the first user includes facilitating the first user to:
 choose an information panel template from among one or more selectable information panel templates, the information panel template including one or more partitioned display areas;   select one or more display items; and   choose a partitioned display area for each of the one or more display items.