Method for controlling a plurality of units interconnected in a ring network and ring network
First Claim
1. Method for controlling a plurality of units (B) interconnected in a ring network (A), having a unit serving as the man/machine interface (C), having an application plane (D) for the input of commands by a user and for the display of information received from the network (A), having an interface (E) that connects the application plane (D) to an access plane (F) in which the commands input by the user into the application plane (D) are converted and transmitted to a data plane (G) in which data telegrams are generated and which forwards information received from the network (A) to the application plane (D) for display, having a transmitting and receiving plane (H) that feeds the data telegrams generated by the data plane (G) into the network (A) and forwards data telegrams received from the network (A) to the data plane (G), having a function catalog (I) in which the functions of the network (A) are described, and having a program generator (J) that generates the programs for the various functions and transmits them to the interface (E), to the access plane (F), or to the data plane (G).
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Abstract
For a multimedia ring network (A) interconnecting a plurality of units (B), for example built into a vehicle, to be adapted automatically to expansions or reductions with respect to the unite (B), there is a unit serving as the man/machine interface (C), which is built up from an application plane (A4), an interface (E), an access plane (F), a data plane (G), a transmitting and receiving unit (H), a function catalog (I) and a program generator (J). Commands input by a user into the application plane (D) are converted to data telegrams in the data plane (E) and fed into the network (A) by the transmitting and receiving unit (H). The addressed units (B) transmit reply telegrams back to the man/machine interface (C), where they are visually displayed in the application plane (D) for the user. The program generator generates the programs belonging to the functions of the network described in the function catalog (I) and transmits them to the interface (E), to the access plane (F) or to the data plane (G).
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- 1. Method for controlling a plurality of units (B) interconnected in a ring network (A), having a unit serving as the man/machine interface (C), having an application plane (D) for the input of commands by a user and for the display of information received from the network (A), having an interface (E) that connects the application plane (D) to an access plane (F) in which the commands input by the user into the application plane (D) are converted and transmitted to a data plane (G) in which data telegrams are generated and which forwards information received from the network (A) to the application plane (D) for display, having a transmitting and receiving plane (H) that feeds the data telegrams generated by the data plane (G) into the network (A) and forwards data telegrams received from the network (A) to the data plane (G), having a function catalog (I) in which the functions of the network (A) are described, and having a program generator (J) that generates the programs for the various functions and transmits them to the interface (E), to the access plane (F), or to the data plane (G).
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2. Ring network (A) interconnecting a plurality of units (B), having a unit provided as the man/machine interface (C), having an application plane (D) for the input of commands by a user and for the display of information received from the network (A), having an interface (E) by which the application plane (D) is connected to an access plane (F) in which the commands input by the user into the application plane (D) can be converted and forwarded to a data plane (G) in which data telegrams can be generated and by which information received from the network (A) can be forwarded to the application plane (A2) for display, having a transmitting and receiving plane (A3) by which the data telegrams generated by the data plane (G) can be fed into the network (A) and data telegrams received from the network (A) can be forwarded to the data plane (G), having a function catalog (I) in which the functions of the network (A) are described, and having a program generator (J) for generating the programs for the various functions for the interface (E), the access plane (F), or the data plane (G).
2Sic. The application plane is (D).— - Translator'"'"'s Note.
3Sic. The transmitting and receiving plane is (H)—
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