Vehicle active network with fault tolerant devices
First Claim
1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device and an active network communicatively coupling the first device and the second device, the first device having a first communication coupling to the active network and a second communication coupling 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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17 Claims
- 1. In a vehicle comprising a first device and a second device and an active network communicatively coupling the first device and the second device, the first device having a first communication coupling to the active network and a second communication coupling to the active network.
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10. In a vehicle comprising an active network for communications within the vehicle, a method of coupling a device to the active network comprising:
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providing a first communication coupling from the device to the active network at a first location on the active network; and
providing a second communication coupling from the device to the active network at a second location on the active network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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