Hybrid in-vehicle infotainment network
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle infotainment network comprising:
- a plurality of high-speed nodes connected via at least one high-speed backbone link, the at least one high-speed backbone link being capable of transporting high definition video data between a pair of the plurality of high-speed nodes, at least some of the high-speed nodes comprising;
a low-speed peripheral bus controller for sending first packets to a peripheral device or a repeater device and for receiving second packets from the peripheral device or the repeater device via a low-speed bus, the low-speed bus being capable of transporting low bit rate media data and command-and-control data, anda high-speed interface controller for sending third packets to one of the plurality of high-speed nodes via a high-speed backbone link of the at least one high-speed backbone link and for receiving fourth packets from the one of the plurality of high-speed nodes via the high-speed backbone link, wherein;
communications via the low-speed bus conform to a first protocol architecture having a first plurality of protocol layers, one of the first plurality of protocol layers being a first application layer,communications via the high-speed backbone link conform to a second protocol architecture having a second plurality of protocol layers, one of the second plurality of protocol layers being a second application layer,the second application layer is programmable for a high-speed backbone interface,the first application layer is programmable for a low-speed interface,the second application layer and the first application layer are programmed to use a same set of command codes, andthe in-vehicle infotainment network is included within an automobile.
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Abstract
A hybrid in-vehicle infotainment network includes a core high-speed network having a number of high-speed nodes, each of which may be connected to at least one other high-speed node via a high-speed backbone link. At least some high-speed nodes may be hybrid nodes. Hybrid nodes may communicate with one or more low-speed devices via one or more low-speed links. Each hybrid node, along with any connected low-speed devices, forms a respective local low-speed network. In some embodiments, hybrid nodes may conform with a 1394 specification for high-speed backbone link communications and may conform with a universal serial bus (USB) specification for low-speed link communications. Communications via the high-speed backbone links and the low-speed links may use a common application layer having defined therein a same maximum packet size and a same set of commands and vendor-specific identifiers.
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20 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle infotainment network comprising:
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a plurality of high-speed nodes connected via at least one high-speed backbone link, the at least one high-speed backbone link being capable of transporting high definition video data between a pair of the plurality of high-speed nodes, at least some of the high-speed nodes comprising; a low-speed peripheral bus controller for sending first packets to a peripheral device or a repeater device and for receiving second packets from the peripheral device or the repeater device via a low-speed bus, the low-speed bus being capable of transporting low bit rate media data and command-and-control data, and a high-speed interface controller for sending third packets to one of the plurality of high-speed nodes via a high-speed backbone link of the at least one high-speed backbone link and for receiving fourth packets from the one of the plurality of high-speed nodes via the high-speed backbone link, wherein; communications via the low-speed bus conform to a first protocol architecture having a first plurality of protocol layers, one of the first plurality of protocol layers being a first application layer, communications via the high-speed backbone link conform to a second protocol architecture having a second plurality of protocol layers, one of the second plurality of protocol layers being a second application layer, the second application layer is programmable for a high-speed backbone interface, the first application layer is programmable for a low-speed interface, the second application layer and the first application layer are programmed to use a same set of command codes, and the in-vehicle infotainment network is included within an automobile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of using an infotainment network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first node of the infotainment network, a first packet from a first device via a low-speed peripheral bus; and sending a second packet, including first information from the first packet, from the first node to a second node of the infotainment network via a high-speed backbone link, wherein; communications via the low-speed peripheral bus conform to a first protocol architecture having a first plurality of protocol layers, one of the first plurality of protocol layers being a first application layer, communications via the high-speed backbone link conform to a second protocol architecture having a second plurality of protocol layers, one of the second plurality of protocol layers being a second application layer, the second application layer is programmable for a high-speed interface, the first application layer is programmable for a low-speed interface, the first application layer and the second application layer are programmed to use a same set of command codes, and the infotainment network is included within an automobile. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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