Vehicle active network and device
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- an active network for communicating data between devices within the vehicle, a device disposed within the vehicle and having a vehicle related function, the device being coupled to the active network, and wherein the device includes a device network element forming a portion of the active network.
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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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1. A vehicle comprising:
an active network for communicating data between devices within the vehicle, a device disposed within the vehicle and having a vehicle related function, the device being coupled to the active network, and wherein the device includes a device network element forming a portion of the active network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a vehicle comprising an active network for communications within the vehicle, the active network comprising a plurality of active network elements coupled by communication media, a method of coupling a device to the active network comprising:
providing within the device an device network element and coupling the device network element to the active network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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