Patent · US Expired

Method for remote access of vehicle components

US7904569B1 · kind B1 · utility

132Cited by
160References
23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 4, 2000
Grant dateMar 8, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 2023

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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