Vehicle active network
First Claim
1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first and second devices, wherein the active network includes a plurality of coupled active network elements for providing multiple communication paths between the first device and the second device.
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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.
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36 Claims
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1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first and second devices,
wherein the active network includes a plurality of coupled active network elements for providing multiple communication paths between the first device and the second device.
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20. Within a vehicle, an active network for communicating data between a first device and a second device within the vehicle, the active network comprising:
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a data interface to each of the first device and the second device for coupling the first device and the second device to the active network, respectively, wherein the data interface operates to accept data from or deliver data to the respective device independently of the functionality of the respective device; and
data transport media communicatively coupling the interfaces via a plurality of communication paths. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. In a vehicle, a method of communicating data between a first device and a second device within the vehicle, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling the devices utilizing a data transport medium, the data transport medium defining a plurality of potential communication paths between the first device and the second device, identifying within the data transport medium a communication path from among the plurality of potential communication paths available interconnecting the first device and the second device, and transporting the data between the first device and the second device using the communication path. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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