System for controlling operational sequences

• US 20040054447A1
• Filed: 10/08/2003
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Thomas, Martin, Illg, Bernd
• Granted Patent: US 7,058,485 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23188 Software independent and dependent of hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication

Abstract

A system for controlling operating sequences, in particular in a motor vehicle, is described. The system contains program modules for controlling the operating sequences, and the program modules themselves and/or the program modules in their totality are divided into a hardware-dependent portion and a hardware-independent portion, so that the hardware-dependent portion and the hardware-independe+nt portion exchange physical variables.

Claims

1. A system for controlling operating sequences, in particular in a motor vehicle, the system containing program modules for controlling the operating sequences,

wherein the program modules themselves and/or the program modules in their totality are divided into a hardware-dependent portion and a hardware-independent portion, so that the hardware-dependent portion and the hardware-independent portion exchange physical variables.

2. The system as recited in claim 1,

wherein the hardware-dependent portion of the program modules is combined in a hardware encapsulation and is separated from the hardware-independent portion in such a way that the two portions exchange physical variables over a first interface.

3. The system as recited in claim 2,

wherein the hardware-independent portion also has a second interface with an operating system in addition to the first interface with the hardware encapsulation.

4. The system as recited in claim 3,

wherein the hardware encapsulation and the operating system are connected via a third interface.

5. The system as recited in claim 2,

wherein the hardware encapsulation has an interface with the actual hardware of the system.