VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING AN IN-VEHICLE DEVICE
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Abstract
A method for preparing an in-vehicle device includes monitoring a communication bus for one or more messages. The method also includes determining if at least one of the one or more messages corresponds with a message in a list of messages indicative of a change in vehicle state. Data is extracted from the at least one message that corresponds with the message in the list of messages. A signal is transmitted to the in-vehicle device based on the extracted data. A vehicle system that implements the method is also disclosed herein.
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20 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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6. A method for preparing an in-vehicle device, the method comprising:
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monitoring a communication bus for one or more messages; determining if at least one of the one or more messages corresponds with a message in a list of messages indicative of a change in a vehicle state; extracting data from the at least one message that corresponds with the message in the list of messages; and transmitting a signal to the in-vehicle device based on the extracted data; wherein the in-vehicle device is a multimedia system, an audio system, or combinations thereof, and wherein in response to receiving the transmitted signal, the in-vehicle device parks a hard drive head, stops a hard drive platter, stops a compact disc player motor, stops a digital video disc player motor, stops a compact disc player laser mechanism, stops a digital video disc player laser mechanism, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle system, comprising:
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a first unit for sensing and processing data indicative of a vehicle state; a communication bus coupled to the first unit; and a second unit coupled to the communication bus including a device with a park mode and an operating mode, wherein the second unit activates the park mode in response to a signal received from the first unit indicating that the vehicle state has changed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. The vehicle system, comprising:
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at least one sensor for sensing data indicative of a vehicle state; at least one sensor module for receiving the sensed data from the at least one sensor, for processing the received data, and for formulating one or more messages based on the received data; a communication bus for receiving the one or more messages; a bus message listener for monitoring the one or more messages received by the communication bus, for determining if at least one of the one or more messages corresponds with a message in a list of messages indicative of a change in vehicle state, and for extracting the data from the at least one message that corresponds with the message in the list of messages; and an in-vehicle device with a park mode and an operating mode, the in-vehicle device configured to enter park mode upon receiving from the bus message listener a signal indicating that the vehicle state has exceeded a predetermined threshold or is outside a predetermined range.
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