Method and device for controlling operational sequences, particularly in a vehicle
US6711472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q9/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a device for controlling operational sequences, particularly in a vehicle, at least one sensor having a connection unit being connected via a bus system to at least one control unit for controlling the operational sequences, the control unit likewise having a connection unit, and sensor information being transmitted to the control unit, the control unit reading in and/or processing the sensor information at specifiable synchronization points, the synchronization points being ascertained independently of one another in the control unit and in the sensor by, in each case, a synchronization element in such a way with an allowance that the sensor information is available at the synchronization point for the control unit in a manner that it is able to be read in and/or processed.
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