Vehicle data system with common supply of data and power to vehicle devices
US5457629A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle for transport, fork lift or delivery route operations, for example, includes on-board peripherals which are coupled through a Local Area Network (LAN) into a data system. A LAN data bus provides selective access to the peripherals or data devices such as, for example, a large area display, a keyboard, a printer and a data terminal. The data system controls or provides data on tasks executed by or in connection with the operation of the vehicle. To increase the versatility of the vehicle, the data terminal, multiple data terminals, or any of the other data devices may be removably coupled to the LAN to be operable externally of the vehicle. A mobile mount adapter provides a secure electrical connection of a respective data terminal to the LAN to removably incorporate the data terminal into the data system, and provide a common supply of both data and power to the data device.
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