Vehicular electronics interface module and related methods
First Claim
1. An apparatus for interfacing between on-board electronics in a vehicle and a radar device, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of data busses for communicating between the apparatus and the on-board electronics, with each bus in said plurality of data busses configured for a different signaling protocol;
a data processor for determining the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics by activating at least one of said plurality of data busses and for selecting a data bus from the plurality of data busses with a signaling protocol that is compatible with the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
said data processor communicating with the on-board electronics on the selected data bus to receive data from the on-board electronics; and
said data processor translating the received data into a form compatible with said radar device and communicating the translated data to the radar device.
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Abstract
An interface module for interfacing on-board electronics in a vehicle with a radar device and/or camera. A plurality of data busses are configured for different signaling protocols, such as variable pulse width, pulse width modulated and ISO 9141. A data processor activates the data busses and selects the bus that is most compatible with the on-board electronics. Data is then received and translated to a form compatible with the radar device and/or camera. Typically, the data provided will be vehicle speed information which is used by the radar device to identify the best candidate in the radar Doppler return or is displayed with images taken by the camera. The speed information is also used to control the field of view of the camera, with wider angles of view used for lower speeds. Related methods are also disclosed.
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40 Claims
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1. An apparatus for interfacing between on-board electronics in a vehicle and a radar device, said apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of data busses for communicating between the apparatus and the on-board electronics, with each bus in said plurality of data busses configured for a different signaling protocol;
a data processor for determining the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics by activating at least one of said plurality of data busses and for selecting a data bus from the plurality of data busses with a signaling protocol that is compatible with the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
said data processor communicating with the on-board electronics on the selected data bus to receive data from the on-board electronics; and
said data processor translating the received data into a form compatible with said radar device and communicating the translated data to the radar device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for interfacing between on-board electronics in a vehicle and a video surveillance system for taking images, said apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of data busses for communicating between the apparatus and the on-board electronics, with each bus in said plurality of data busses configured for a different signaling protocol;
a data processor for determining the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics by activating at least one of said plurality of data busses and for selecting a data bus from the plurality of data busses with a signaling protocol that is compatible with the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
said data processor communicating with the on-board electronics on the selected data bus to receive data from the on-board electronics; and
said data processor translating the received data into a form compatible with said video surveillance system and communicating the translated data to the video surveillance system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of interfacing between the on-board electronics in a vehicle and a radar device with an interface apparatus having a data processor and a plurality of busses configured to operate with different signaling protocols, said method comprising the steps of:
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activating at least one of the plurality of data busses to determine the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
selecting the data bus from the plurality of data busses with a signaling protocol that is compatible with the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
receiving data at the data processor over the selected data bus from the on-board electronics;
translating the received data into a form compatible with said radar device; and
communicating the translated data to said radar device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of interfacing between the on-board electronics in a vehicle and a video surveillance system for taking images with an interface apparatus having a data processor and a plurality of data busses configured to operate with different signaling protocols, said method comprising the steps of:
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activating at least one of the plurality of data busses to determine the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
selecting the data bus from the plurality of data busses with a signaling protocol that is compatible with the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
receiving data at the data processor over the selected data bus from the on-board electronics;
translating the received data into a form compatible with said video surveillance system;
communicating the translated data to said video surveillance system; and
displaying of the translated data with said images of the video surveillance system.
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20. A method of interfacing between the on-board electronics in a vehicle and a video surveillance system for taking images with an interface apparatus having a data processor and a plurality of data busses configured to operate with different signaling protocols, said method comprising the steps of:
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activating at least one of the plurality of data busses to determine the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
selecting the data bus from the plurality of data busses with a signaling protocol that is compatible with the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
receiving data at the data processor over the selected data bus from the on-board electronics;
translating the received data into a form compatible with said video surveillance system;
communicating the translated data to said video surveillance system; and
recording of the translated data and said images of the video surveillance system.
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21. An apparatus for interfacing between on-board electronics in a vehicle and a radar device, said apparatus comprising:
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a data bus for communicating between the apparatus and the on-board electronics;
a data processor for communicating with the on-board electronics on the data bus to receive data from the on-board electronics; and
said data processor translating the received data into a form compatible with said radar device and communicating the translated data to the radar device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of interfacing between the on-board electronics in a vehicle and a radar device with an interface apparatus having a data processor and a data bus for communicating between said data processor and the on-board electronics, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data at the data processor over the data bus from the on-board electronics;
translating the received data into a form compatible with said radar device; and
communicating the translated data to said radar device.
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26. A method of interfacing between the on-board electronics in a vehicle and a video surveillance system for taking images with an interface apparatus having a data processor and a data bus for communicating between said data processor and the on-board electronics, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data at the data processor over the data bus from the on-board electronics;
translating the received data into a form compatible with said camera;
communicating the translated data to said video surveillance system; and
displaying of the translated data with said images of the video surveillance system.
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27. A method of interfacing between the on-board electronics in a vehicle and a video surveillance system for taking images with an interface apparatus having a data processor and a data bus for communicating between said data processor and the on-board electronics, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data at the data processor over the data bus from the on-board electronics;
translating the received data into a form compatible with said camera;
communicating the translated data to said video surveillance system; and
recording of the translated data and said images of the video surveillance system.
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28. A method of interfacing between the on-board electronics in a vehicle and a video surveillance system for taking images with an interface apparatus having a data processor and a data bus for communicating between said data processor and the on-board electronics, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data at the data processor over the data bus from the on-board electronics;
translating the received data into a form compatible with said video surveillance system;
communicating the translated data to said video surveillance system; and
using the translated data to control the field of view of a camera of the video surveillance system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for interfacing with on-board electronics in a patrol vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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a radar device for determining the speed of a target vehicle;
a plurality of data busses for communicating between the apparatus and the on-board electronics, with each bus in said plurality of data busses configured for a different signaling protocol;
a data processor for determining the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics by activating at least one of said plurality of data busses and for selecting a data bus from the plurality of data busses with a signaling protocol that is compatible with the signaling protocol of the on-board electronics;
said data processor communicating with the on-board electronics on the selected data bus to receive data from the on-board electronics;
said data processor translating the received data into a form compatible with said radar device and communicating the translated data to the radar device; and
said radar device using the translated data to determine the speed of the patrol vehicle and using the speed of the patrol vehicle in determining the speed of the target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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