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Vehicle active network adapted to legacy architecture

US6747365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims
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Filing dateAug 31, 2001
Grant dateJun 8, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/566
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle active network (12) communicatively couples devices (14-20) within a vehicle (10). Device operation is independent of the interface (22-28) of the device (14-20) with the active network (12). Additionally, the architecture of the active network (12) provides one or more levels of communication redundancy. The architecture provides for the total integration of vehicle systems and functions, and permits plug-and-play device integration and upgradeability.

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