Transmitter/receiving device for a motor vehicle component connected to a communications network

US7304401B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Thorsten Enders · Mühlacker, DE
• Juergen Schirmer · Heidelberg, DE
• Frank Stiegler · Ludwigsburg, DE
• Klaus Dostert · Kaiserslautern, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2003
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2007
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R16/0315
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A transmitter/receiver device for a motor vehicle component connected to a communications network, and includes at least one transmitter unit for transmitting data over the communications network, and at least one receiver unit for receiving data over the communications network. The communications network is used for transmitting data between the component and further components connected to the communications network. To ensure a reliable, efficient, and interference-resistant communication between the different components within the motor vehicle, the transmitter/receiver device contains a plurality of transmitter units, each transmitter unit providing at least one separate channel for transmitting data over the communications network; and/or that the transmitter/receiver device contain a plurality of receiver units, each receiver unit providing at least one separate channel for receiving data over the communications network.