AN INTERGRATED SUB-NETWORK FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system for emulating a vehicle component comprising:
- a network transmission medium;
a first device coupled to said network transmission medium; and
a second device coupled to said network transmission medium;
wherein said first device provides a first service;
wherein said second device requires said first service in order to emulate the vehicle component; and
wherein said first device is configured to provide said first service to said second device via said network transmission medium.
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Abstract
A system and method for emulating vehicle components, wherein a device having limited capabilities in a stand-alone configuration is coupled to a network and utilizes services provided by other network devices to enable it to emulate a component which has less-limited capabilities. In one embodiment, a network having a server is installed in a vehicle. The limited-capability device is coupled to the network, and a memory in the limited-capability device provides data regarding the device to the server. The data may itself describe services needed by the device, or it may identify a location at which this information can be found. When the needed information is provided to the limited-capability device, the limited-capability device appears to other devices on the network (and to devices external to the network) as if it were not limited in its capabilities. In the one embodiment, a display which is not IP-addressable contacts a server to register interest in data packets of a particular type. When the server identifies such packets, the packets are redirected to the display as if they were originally addressed to the display. The display thereby appears to be an IP-addressable device and functions in this manner even though it is incapable of doing so in a stand-alone configuration.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for emulating a vehicle component comprising:
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a network transmission medium;
a first device coupled to said network transmission medium; and
a second device coupled to said network transmission medium;
wherein said first device provides a first service;
wherein said second device requires said first service in order to emulate the vehicle component; and
wherein said first device is configured to provide said first service to said second device via said network transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. The system of claim I wherein said first device has a memory configured to store data corresponding to said first device.
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12. A method of emulating a vehicle component comprising:
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providing a vehicle;
providing a network transmission medium in said vehicle;
providing a first device coupled to said network transmission medium, wherein said first device in a stand-alone configuration is incapable of emulating said vehicle component;
providing a second device coupled to said network transmission medium, wherein said second device is configured to provide a service; and
providing said service to said first device via said network transmission medium, wherein providing said service to said first device enables said first device to emulate the vehicle component. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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