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Multimedia unit having multiple transceivers for use in a vehicle

US7400234B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

14Claims

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Assignee

HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Michael Becker · Knittlingen, DE
Frank Bähren · Pforzheim, DE
Andreas Stiegler · Ettlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2001
Grant date	Jul 15, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 4, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/41422
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a ring-shaped MOST network installed in a motor vehicle, several units are linked to one another by several linkage sections. They function as data source, data sink, or transceiver. At least some of the units have two or more transceiver modules. To relieve the processors of such units with more than one transceiver module, only one network controller is present in such a unit for all its transceiver modules.

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