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Circuit arrangement for functional modules arrangeable in a vehicle

US6201316A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 1998
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/40273
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit configuration, in particular for function modules which can be provided in a motor vehicle and connected to a power supply and/or a control circuit, with the function modules being connected to a common gateway, which is implemented via a central unit, over at least two bus systems. The central unit has a central electric module and a motorist information module; a first bus system is connected to the motorist information module; a second bus system is connected to the central electric module, and the gateway is implemented by a network of computer units and provided in the motorist information module and the central electric module and interconnected for data exchange via an interface.

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