Integrated connector having a memory unit for a receiver

• US 6,611,888 B2
• Filed: 09/01/1999
• Issued: 08/26/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AG (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive AG (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Tiede, Lutz-Wolfgang
• Primary Examiner(s): KIM, HONG CHONG
• Application Number:
  US09/388,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20020069336A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,455 Days
• Field of Search: 710/63, 710/62, 710/64, 710/129, 710/130, 710/8, 701/35, 701/36, 701/58, 701/200, 701/213, 340/425.5
• US Class Current: 710/63
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment

Abstract

In a data memory (2) which is arranged in a vehicle, an interface (6), which is equipped with a plug connection (5), is used to connect a receiver unit (1). The individual software modules which, depending on the design, are necessary for decoding the signals of the receiver unit (1) may be called up by means of a memory unit (7) for the data memory (2). The memory unit (7) is arranged at the interface (6). A precautionary storage of all the relevant software modules in the data memory (2), and the associated laborious manual configuration can thus be eliminated and incorrect assignment of the software module to the existing receiver unit (1) may be avoided. At the same time, new developments in the field of software modules may be incorporated into already existing data storage systems without difficulty.

Claims

1. A connector for sending data from a receiver unit for radio signals to a data memory in a vehicle, the connector comprising:

a modular plug connector allowing interface to different types of data jacks and connectable to different types of data jacks;

an integrated memory unit having software for specific data of the receiver unit contained within the plug connector;

an electrical contact mateable to the receiver unit; and

wherein the software in the integrated memory unit processes data from the receiver and converts the data for the data memory of the vehicle.

2. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the memory unit contains various software modules.

3. The connector as claimed in claim 1 further comprising electronic components which are designed to adjust signals between the receiver unit (1) and the data memory (2).

4. The connector as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an arithmetic unit.

5. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiver unit (1) has a mobile phone (3).

6. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiver unit (1) has a GPS receiver.

7. The connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the receiver unit (1) is a radio receiver.

8. A plug connector for sending data from a receiver unit for radio signals to a data memory in a vehicle, the connector comprising:

a cylindrical body allowing interface to different types of data jacks and connectable to different types of data jacks;

an integrated memory unit having software for specific data of the receiver unit contained within the plug connector;

an electrical contact mateable to the receiver unit; and

wherein the software in the integrated memory unit processes data from the receiver and converts the data for the data memory of the vehicle.