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Information communication controller interface apparatus and method

  • US 7,653,765 B2
  • Filed: 11/11/2002
  • Issued: 01/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automotive information controller for an automotive communication system having at least one communication bus having an information unit with an identifier portion and a data portion corresponding to said identifier portion, said information controller comprising an identifier look-up element for sending a predetermined program selector to a signal handler upon determination that the identifier portion of a received information unit corresponds to a predetermined identifier associated with the predetermined program selector, whereinthe program selector defines an operation to be performed on the data portion by the signal handler, the operation to be performed on the data portion being creation of a second information unit;

  • or merging the data portion, or part of the data portion, with another data portion of a second information unit;

    or saving the data portion, or part of the data portion;

    said identifier look-up element further comprises a look-up table for storing a list of identifiers, said identifier look-up element searching the look-up table in order to find said predetermined identifier and said predetermined program selector corresponding to said identifier portion; and

    said identifier look-up element is programmable to allow the predetermined identifier and/or the associated program selector to be changed.

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