Method of assigning a device identification
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1. In a motor vehicle with a memory, the motor vehicle being identified by a unique vehicle identification number in the memory, a method of assigning a device identification to each of a plurality of electronic devices coupled to a communication architecture within the motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining the vehicle identification number;
generating a device identification for each electronic device associated within the motor vehicle based upon the vehicle identification number; and
storing the device identification within at least one of the memory and the associated electronic device itself.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of assigning a unique device identification to an electronic device coupled into a communication architecture. Once coupled into the communication architecture a piece of globally unique identifying data is retrieved and utilized to generate a device identification which identification is then assigned to the device.
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1. In a motor vehicle with a memory, the motor vehicle being identified by a unique vehicle identification number in the memory, a method of assigning a device identification to each of a plurality of electronic devices coupled to a communication architecture within the motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining the vehicle identification number; generating a device identification for each electronic device associated within the motor vehicle based upon the vehicle identification number; and storing the device identification within at least one of the memory and the associated electronic device itself. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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