Method for vehicle internetworks
US7891004B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/18
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Vehicle internetworks provide for communications among diverse electronic devices within a vehicle, and for communications among these devices and networks external to the vehicle. The vehicle internetwork comprises specific devices, software, and protocols, and provides for security for essential vehicle functions and data communications, ease of integration of new devices and services to the vehicle internetwork, and ease of addition of services linking the vehicle to external networks such as the Internet.
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