Adapter for automobile use and in-vehicle system using this adapter

• US 7,321,295 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2005
• Issued: 01/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kanack Planning Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kanack Planning Corporation
• Inventors: Kaneko, Koichiro, Yoshida, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): GOINS, DAVETTA WOODS
• Application Number:
  US11/137,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20060063397A1
• Time in Patent Office: 971 Days
• Field of Search: 340/459, 340/538.15, 340/538.17, 340/310.16
• US Class Current: 340/459
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/082 to be used in vehicles H04B1/086 takes precedence; holding or mounting accessories B60R11/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40 Bus networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40032 Details regarding a bus interface enhancer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/407 with decentralised control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40273 the transportation system being a vehicle

Abstract

A signal processing section 11 decodes an in-vehicle device signal S3 supplied to signal input terminals 141 to 14n and generates a decoded signal S2. An output terminal 13 is connected with a terminal device 30 and receives the decoded signal S2 generated by the signal processing section 11.

Claims

1. An adapter for automobile use and constituting a non-genuine in-vehicle device different from a genuine in-vehicle gateway comprising:

a signal input terminal;

a signal processing section; and

an output terminal, wherein;

each of the signal input terminals is connected to a non-genuine in-vehicle device or a genuine in-vehicle device,

the signal processing section decodes a non-genuine in-vehicle device signal and generates a decoded signal corresponding to an operation of each of the non-genuine in-vehicle devices, when an in-vehicle device signal output from each of the non-genuine in-vehicle devices is supplied to one of the signal input terminals, and

the signal processing section decodes a genuine in-vehicle device signal and generates a decoded signal corresponding to an operation of each of the genuine in-vehicle devices, when an in-vehicle device signal output from the genuine in-vehicle devices is supplied to the other one of the signal input terminals, and

the output terminal is a terminal which is connected with a terminal device and to which the decoded signals generated by the signal processing section are supplied.

2. The adapter for automobile use according to claim 1, wherein the signal input terminal includes a LAN signal input terminal.

3. The adapter for automobile use according to claim 1, wherein the signal input terminal includes an in-vehicle device signal input terminal.

4. An in-vehicle system comprising:

an adapter for automobile use;

a LAN; and

a terminal device,

wherein the adapter for automobile use is defined in claim 1,

the LAN is connected with the signal input terminal, and

the terminal device is connected with the output terminal.

5. An in-vehicle system comprising:

an adapter for automobile use;

an in-vehicle device; and

a terminal device,

wherein the adapter for automobile use is defined in claim 1,

the in-vehicle device is connected with the signal input terminal, and

the terminal device is connected with the output terminal.