Vehicle active network adapted to legacy architecture
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1. In a vehicle comprising:
- a first device;
a second device;
an active network, the first device being communicatively coupled to the active network;
a legacy communication medium, the second device being communicatively coupled to the legacy communication medium; and
an interface coupling the legacy communication medium to the active network.
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Abstract
A vehicle active network (12) communicatively couples devices (14-20) within a vehicle (10). Device operation is independent of the interface (22-28) of the device (14-20) with the active network (12). Additionally, the architecture of the active network (12) provides one or more levels of communication redundancy. The architecture provides for the total integration of vehicle systems and functions, and permits plug-and-play device integration and upgradeability.
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27 Claims
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1. In a vehicle comprising:
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a first device;
a second device;
an active network, the first device being communicatively coupled to the active network;
a legacy communication medium, the second device being communicatively coupled to the legacy communication medium; and
an interface coupling the legacy communication medium to the active network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a vehicle, a method of communicating data between a first device and a second device within the vehicle, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling the first device to an active network;
communicatively coupling the active network to a legacy communication medium to which the second device is communicatively coupled;
translating data received from or directed to the second device for communication to or from the first device, respectively, to provide translated data; and
communicating the translated data between the first device and the second device.
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- 17. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of communicatively coupling the active network to a legacy communication medium comprises providing an interface between the data transport medium and the legacy communication medium.
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18. The method of claim 18, wherein the interface comprises one of a proxy and a gateway.
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26. The method of claim 26, wherein the step of communicatively coupling the active network to the legacy communication medium comprises coupling an active network element of the active network to the legacy communication medium.
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