Vehicle control system including multi-vehicle controller using vehicle code learning index and related methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle control system for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communication bus extending throughout the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plurality of user control devices;
a first controller at the vehicle for generating a data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus from among a series of data bus codes and based upon a respective user control device, each data bus code of the series having a common function portion and having an identity portion that is different for each respective user control device; and
a second multi-vehicle controller at the vehicle for comparing a data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus with a vehicle code learning index to determine the vehicle from among a plurality of different vehicles, the vehicle code learning index comprising a plurality of possible data bus codes each comprising a respective common function portion for each different vehicle with a don'"'"'t care condition specified for each user control device identity portion.
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Abstract
A vehicle control system is for a vehicle including a vehicle data communication bus extending throughout the vehicle and may include a plurality of user control devices, and a first controller at the vehicle for generating a data bus code on the bus from among a series of data bus codes based upon a respective user control device. Each data bus code of the series may have a common function portion and an identity portion that is different for each respective user control device. Moreover, a second multi-vehicle controller at the vehicle may compare a data bus code on the bus with a vehicle code learning index to determine the vehicle from a plurality of different vehicles. The index may include possible data bus codes each including a respective common function portion for each different vehicle with a don'"'"'t care condition specified for each identity portion.
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28 Claims
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1. A vehicle control system for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communication bus extending throughout the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a plurality of user control devices; a first controller at the vehicle for generating a data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus from among a series of data bus codes and based upon a respective user control device, each data bus code of the series having a common function portion and having an identity portion that is different for each respective user control device; and a second multi-vehicle controller at the vehicle for comparing a data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus with a vehicle code learning index to determine the vehicle from among a plurality of different vehicles, the vehicle code learning index comprising a plurality of possible data bus codes each comprising a respective common function portion for each different vehicle with a don'"'"'t care condition specified for each user control device identity portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle control device for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communication bus extending throughout the vehicle, the device comprising:
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a multi-vehicle controller connected to the vehicle data communication bus and comprising a memory for storing a vehicle code learning index; said multi-vehicle controller for comparing a data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus with the vehicle code learning index to determine the vehicle from among a plurality of different vehicles; the data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus being from among a series of data bus codes and based upon a signal from a respective one of a plurality of user control devices, each data bus code of the series having a common function portion and having an identity portion that is different for each respective user control device; the vehicle code learning index comprising a plurality of possible data bus codes each comprising a respective common function portion for each different vehicle with a don'"'"'t care condition specified for each identity portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicle control method for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communication bus extending throughout the vehicle, the method comprising:
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generating a data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus from among a series of data bus codes based upon a respective one of a plurality of user control devices, each data bus code of the series having a common function portion and having an identity portion that is different for each respective user control device; and comparing the data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus with a vehicle code learning index to determine the vehicle from among a plurality of different vehicles, the vehicle code learning index comprising a plurality of possible data bus codes each comprising a respective common function portion for each different vehicle with a don'"'"'t care condition specified for each identity portion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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