Modular vehicle sensing, assisting connected system
US11405235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/40273
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modularized system for assembling electronic systems within vehicles, including a hardware connection unit embedded in a vehicle, a plurality of modules in the vehicle, communicating with the hardware connection unit, either by direct support or by an adaptor, and communicating with each other either by wired or by wireless communication, and a cellular device in the vehicle, communicating with the hardware connection unit and with one or more cloud services, and downloading firmware and software for the modules from the one or more cloud services, wherein the system is viewed and modified using a dedicated smartphone application or a cloud dashboard.
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