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Method for determining an address of a component of a vehicle

US10536432B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Max Kicherer · Munich, DE
Torsten Schlichter · Leipzig, DE
Lars Voelker · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2011
Grant date	Jan 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2101/659
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for determining an address of a component of a vehicle, wherein a vehicle identification is determined and stored in a first field of the address, and wherein an identification of the component is stored in a second field of the address. Furthermore, a method for accessing a component of a vehicle, in particular, a control unit of the vehicle, by use of the determined address of the component is provided, as well as a vehicle with at least one such component is also proposed.

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