Vehicle active network with reserved portions
First Claim
1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first and second devices, the active network having an overall communication capability and a portion of the overall communication being reserved for communication usage by the first device.
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Abstract
A vehicle active network (12) communicatively couples devices (14-20) within a vehicle (10) and includes a reserved portion (64). 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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21 Claims
- 1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device, an active network communicatively coupling the first and second devices, the active network having an overall communication capability and a portion of the overall communication being reserved for communication usage by the first device.
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11. 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, respectively, to the active network, wherein the data interface operates to accept data from or deliver data to the device, respectively, independently of the functionality of the respective device;
a plurality of coupled active network elements coupling the interfaces; and
a portion of the active network elements, the portion being reserved for communication usage by the first device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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;
reserving a portion of the plurality of potential communication paths for communications from or to the first device;
transporting data from or to the first device using the data transport medium inclusive of the portion and transporting data from or to the second device using the data transport medium exclusive of the portion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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