System and method for simulating an input to a telematics system

• US 7,171,345 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2002
• Issued: 01/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Mocek, Darryl
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah; Kamini
• Assistant Examiner(s): GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K
• Application Number:
  US10/104,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20030182027A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,775 Days
• Field of Search: 703 1- 28, 703/36, 701 1-302, 455 1-899
• US Class Current: 703/8
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A system and method for simulating a component in a telematics system is described. The system and method includes a simulating a component and a establishing a communication link between the simulated component and a corresponding carlet in a telematics control unit (TCU). The simulated component can also be adjusted to a desired condition and the TCU can be monitored for a responsive output.

Claims

1. A method for simulating an input to a telematics system comprising:

simulating a component including;

selecting a vehicle component simulator from a plurality of vehicle component simulators;

retrieving a corresponding simulator description file (SDF), wherein the retrieved SDF corresponds to the selected vehicle component simulator and includes at least one component for a selected vehicle simulation; and

activating at least one component simulation identified in the SDF;

displaying the activated component simulation; and

establishing a communication link via a telematics client framework between the simulated component and a corresponding cadet in a telematics control unit (TCU) wherein the telematics client framework includes a client communications framework including a message manager, a stream manager, a data multiplexer, a flow controller, a policy manager, a channel monitor and an interface to a plurality of physical channels available to the client communications framework and wherein the TCU includes a hardware layer, a real-time operating system, Java virtual machine (JVM) layer, an open services gateway initiative (OSGi) layer, and a plurality of client applications, the plurality of client applications including an interface to the plurality of client applications.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling an adjustment of the simulated component to a desired condition; and

enabling monitoring of the TCU for a responsive output.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the TCU is an emulated TCU.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the SDF includes an XML file.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the SDF includes a plurality of links and wherein each of the plurality of links identify a location for a corresponding component simulation file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle component simulator identifies a component simulator for each of a plurality of components included in the selected vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of activated component simulation is displayed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling an adjustment of the simulated component to a desired condition includes enabling an input to an interactive control on the simulated component.

9. A system for simulating a vehicle component comprising:

A processor; and

A storage facility coupled to the processor and containing instruction executable by the processor which configure the system to;

simulate a component;

establish a communication link via a telematics client framework between the simulated component and a corresponding cadet in a telematics control unit (TCU) wherein the telematics client framework includes a client communications framework including a message manager, a stream manager, a data multiplexer, a flow controller, a policy manager, a channel monitor and an interface to a plurality of physical channels available to the client communications framework and wherein the TCU includes a hardware layer, a real-time operating system, Java virtual machine (JVM) layer, an open services gateway initiative (OSGi) layer, and a plurality of client applications, the plurality of client applications including an interface to the plurality of client applications;

select a vehicle component simulator from a plurality of vehicle component simulators;

retrieve a corresponding simulator description file (SDF), wherein the retrieved SDF corresponds to the selected vehicle component simulator and includes at least one component for a selected vehicle simulation;

activate at least one component simulation identified in the SDF; and

display the activated component simulation.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising instructions executable by the processor which configure the system to:

adjust the simulated component to a desired condition; and

monitor the TCU for a responsive output.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising instructions executable by the processor which configure the system to automatically:

adjust the simulated component to each one of a plurality of desired conditions; and

monitor the TCU for a responsive output to each one of the plurality of desired conditions.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the communication link between the simulated component and a corresponding carlet in the TCU includes a network communication link.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the TCU is an emulated TCU.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the SDF includes an XML file.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the SDF includes a plurality of links and wherein each of the plurality of links identify a location for a corresponding component simulation file.

16. A method of testing a telematics system comprising:

developing a carlet for a telematic control unit (TCU), wherein the TCU includes a hardware layer, a real-time operating system, a Java virtual machine (JVM) layer, an open services gateway initiative (OSGi) layer, and a plurality of client applications, the plurality of client applications including an interface to the plurality of client applications;

receiving a component simulation that produces an output to the carlet wherein the component simulation includes;

selecting a vehicle component simulator from a plurality of vehicle component simulators;

retrieving a corresponding simulator description file (SDF), wherein the retrieved SDF corresponds to the selected vehicle component simulator and includes at least one component for a selected vehicle simulation;

activating at least one component simulation identified in the SDF;

displaying the activated component simulation;

coupling the simulated component to the TCU via a telematic client framework between the simulated component and a corresponding carlet in a telematics control unit (TCU) wherein the telematics client framework includes a client communications framework including a message manager, a stream manager, a data multiplexer, a flow controller, a policy manager, a channel monitor and an interface to a plurality of physical channels available to the client communications framework;

enabling an adjustment of the simulated component to a test condition; and

enabling monitoring of the TCU for a responsive output corresponding to the test condition.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein receiving a component simulation includes retrieving the component simulation from a storage that includes a plurality of component simulations.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein retrieving the component simulation from a database of a plurality of component simulations includes selecting the component simulation from a vehicle component simulation.