VEHICLE CRATE FOR BLADE PROCESSORS
First Claim
1. A backplane assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of blade processors in a vehicle, wherein;
a first set of blade processors is installed prior to vehicle sale and not modifiable and/or replaceable by the vehicle owner; and
a second set of blade processors is installable after vehicle sale and is modifiable and/or replaceable by the vehicle owner,each blade processor comprising a microprocessor, a memory, and a network interface and each of the blade processors performing a different set of functions.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and a computer readable medium are provided for a vehicle containing multiple blade processors for performing vehicle and/or infotainment tasks, functions, and operations. The blade processors can be included in a crate having a first communication zone defining a trusted network within the vehicle to connect with trusted computational devices and/or modules provided or certified by the vehicle manufacturer but not untrusted computational devices and/or modules provided by vehicle occupants, a second communication zone defining an untrusted network to connect with the untrusted computational devices and/or modules, and a third communication zone providing power and data transmission to the blade processors. A master blade processor can assign a component and/or module requiring a blade processor for execution to a selected blade processor.
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21 Claims
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1. A backplane assembly, comprising:
a plurality of blade processors in a vehicle, wherein; a first set of blade processors is installed prior to vehicle sale and not modifiable and/or replaceable by the vehicle owner; and a second set of blade processors is installable after vehicle sale and is modifiable and/or replaceable by the vehicle owner, each blade processor comprising a microprocessor, a memory, and a network interface and each of the blade processors performing a different set of functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of blade processors, each blade processor performing a function that is at least one of a vehicle task, function, or operation and an infotainment task, function, or operation; wherein; the plurality of blade processors have a backplane; the backplane has a first communication zone defining a trusted network within the vehicle to connect with trusted computational devices and/or modules provided or certified by the vehicle manufacturer but not untrusted computational devices and/or modules provided by vehicle occupants; the backplane has a second communication zone defining an untrusted network to connect with the untrusted computational devices and/or modules; and the backplane has a third communication zone providing power and data transmission to the plurality of blade processors. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of blade processors, each blade processor performing a function that is at least one of a vehicle task, function, or operation and an infotainment task, function, or operation; wherein the plurality of blade processors comprises a master blade processor operable to assign a component and/or module requiring a blade processor for execution to a selected blade processor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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