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US 6,747,365 B2Granted
Vehicle active network adapted to legacy architecture
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsJuergen Reinold, Donald J. Remboski
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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.
Claims27
An apparatus, comprising:
- an active network;
- a vehicle including the active network;
- a first device, wherein the first device is communicatively coupled to the active network;
- a second device;
- a legacy communication medium, the second device being communicatively coupled to the legacy communication medium;
- and
- an interface coupling the legacy communication medium to the active network.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a vehicle having a first device and device, wherein the vehicle includes an active network;
- communicatively coupling the first device to the active network;
- communicatively coupling the active network to a legacy communication medium to which the second device is communicatively coupled;
- translating data received from or directed to the second device for communication to or from the first device, respectively, to provide translated data;
- and
- communicating the translated data between the first device and the second device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.