Method for controlling devices, and a device in a communications network in a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for managing a plurality of devices interconnected as a communications network in a motor vehicle via one or a plurality of interconnected bus systems, comprising steps of:
- providing a network management software application in a memory allocated on one of the plurality of network devices, wherein the software application further includes a generic control module;
operating the network management software application to detect at least one device connected to the one or plurality of interconnected bus systems;
operating the generic control module to access and process data stored in at least one additional device to generate a device-specific control component for controlling the at least one additional device within the network, and determining whether said controlling is to be carried out only by the generic control module; and
if the controlling is not limited to being carried out only by the generic control module, storing the generated device-specific control component in a memory within the at least one additional device, and allowing other of the plurality of devices interconnected as the communications network access to memory-stored device-specific control component in order to control the at least one additional device without interaction with the generic control module.
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Abstract
A method for managing a plurality of devices interconnected as a communications network in a motor vehicle via one or a plurality of interconnected bus systems is presented, the method including recognizing and generating a device specific control component for newly attached devices. The method includes operating a generic control module to operate upon data stored in a newly attached device to generate the device-specific control component, which is used to control the device. The device-specific control component either can be added to the generic control module or can be stored independently of the generic control module in the respective device. The generic control module is used in a gateway or a system manager of the communications network. A human-machine interface adapts to the device-specific control component. The network is interconnected by a bus system, preferably embodied according to IEEE 1394.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing a plurality of devices interconnected as a communications network in a motor vehicle via one or a plurality of interconnected bus systems, comprising steps of:
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providing a network management software application in a memory allocated on one of the plurality of network devices, wherein the software application further includes a generic control module; operating the network management software application to detect at least one device connected to the one or plurality of interconnected bus systems; operating the generic control module to access and process data stored in at least one additional device to generate a device-specific control component for controlling the at least one additional device within the network, and determining whether said controlling is to be carried out only by the generic control module; and if the controlling is not limited to being carried out only by the generic control module, storing the generated device-specific control component in a memory within the at least one additional device, and allowing other of the plurality of devices interconnected as the communications network access to memory-stored device-specific control component in order to control the at least one additional device without interaction with the generic control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for implementing a communications network in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of devices including one of the plurality of devices configured as a network management device; and at least one system bus interconnecting the plurality of devices; wherein the network management device comprises a network management software application to manage the plurality of devices and the communications network that includes detecting connection to the system bus of at least one additional device, and wherein the software application comprises a generic control module that accesses and processes device specific data stored in the at least one additional device to generate a respective device-specific control component for use in controlling the at least one additional device for communications network operation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, comprising:
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a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method for managing a plurality of devices interconnected as a communications network in a motor vehicle via one or a plurality of interconnected bus systems, the method comprising steps of; providing a network management software application in a memory allocated on one of the plurality of network devices, wherein the software application further includes a generic control module; operating the network management software application to detect at least one device connected to the one or plurality of interconnected bus systems; operating the generic control module to access and process data stored in at least one additional device to generate a device-specific control component for controlling the at least one additional device within the network, and determining whether said controlling is to be carried out only by the generic control module; and if the controlling is not limited to being carried out only by the generic control module, storing the generated device-specific control component in a memory within the at least one additional device, and allowing other of the plurality of devices interconnected as the communications network access to memory-stored device-specific control component in order to control the at least one additional device without interaction with the generic control module.
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