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| 1 | KR970024639A (가츠미 미야케, 1997) | 정보송신장치 및 정보수신장치 | ▪ respective software, respective software interfaces ≈ 하드웨어의 ▪ hardware interfaces ≈ 소프트웨어, 프로그램의 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| 2 | EP0123562A1 (Charles Joseph Hughes, 1984) | Vehicule route finding system | ▪ equipment units ≈ receiving signals ▪ input parameters ≈ navigation system | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 3 | US4942571A (Antonius Moller, 1990) | On-board network for motor vehicles | ▪ input parameters ≈ signal converter ▪ exchanging data ≈ exchanging data ▪ function converts data ≈ one dimension | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 4 | EP0849661A2 (Ikuko Sony Corporation Masuda, 1998) | Letter input apparatus and method | ▪ input parameters ≈ command signal ▪ function converts data ≈ one dimension | X | X | X | |||||
| 5 | US5774828A (Randall T. Brunts, 1998) | Mapless GPS navigation system with user modifiable data base | ▪ different ones ≈ pushbutton switch ▪ input parameters ≈ navigation system ▪ executable functions ≈ memory location ▪ software interface ≈ memory card | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| 6 | EP0801351A2 (John Albert Vernon, 1997) | Integrated circuit processor | ▪ hardware interfaces ≈ programmable logic, programmable gate ▪ output parameters ≈ bus interface | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 7 | US5754965A (Leroy G. Hagenbuch, 1998) | Apparatus for tracking and recording vital signs and task related information of a vehicle to identify operating patterns | ▪ input parameters ≈ operating parameter ▪ output parameters ≈ combustion engine ▪ executing applications ≈ second parameter | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 8 | US5604854A (Colin R. Glassey, 1997) | System and methods for reformatting multi-dimensional spreadsheet information | ▪ respective software, respective software interfaces ≈ respective columns ▪ one equipment unit ≈ first row | X | X | ||||||
| 9 | US5798647A (Gregory A. Martin, 1998) | Diagnostic test controller apparatus | ▪ different ones, vehicle communications system ≈ electrical switch ▪ output parameters ≈ engine controller ▪ executable functions ≈ diagnostic test | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 10 | US5712782A (Horst Weigelt, 1998) | Method of optimizing utilization of a group of agricultural machine | ▪ output parameters ≈ transferring data ▪ executable functions ≈ memory location ▪ exchanging data ≈ exchanging data ▪ software interface ≈ needed data ▪ processing data, input parameters ≈ other port | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| 11 | US5732074A (Charles W. Spaur, 1998) | Mobile portable wireless communication system | ▪ hardware interfaces ≈ different vehicle ▪ executable functions, executing applications ≈ operating system | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| 12 | EP0797881A1 (Richard A. Halter, 1997) | Communications network, a dual mode data transfer system therefor | ▪ one equipment unit ≈ output terminals ▪ output parameters ≈ input terminals ▪ input parameters ≈ output signals ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ other node ▪ processing data ≈ next data | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 13 | US5737215A (David R. Schricker, 1998) | Method and apparatus for comparing machines in fleet | ▪ executing applications ≈ second parameter ▪ input parameters ≈ one parameter ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ n value | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 14 | US5794164A (Richard D. Beckert, 1998) | Vehicle computer system | ▪ equipment units ≈ entertainment system ▪ executable functions, executing applications ≈ multiple application, operating system | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 15 | US5737711A (Kunihiro Abe, 1998) | Diagnosis system for motor vehicle | ▪ hardware interfaces ≈ programmable gate ▪ processing data ≈ processing data | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 16 | US5710984A (Douglas James Millar, 1998) | Radio transceiver with impedance matched test port | ▪ equipment units ≈ receiving signals ▪ executing applications ≈ operating range | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 17 | US5699255A (Thomas W. Ellis, 1997) | Map transmission for in-vehicle navigation system with dynamic scale/detail adjustment | ▪ hardware interfaces ≈ communicatively couple ▪ input parameters ≈ navigation system | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 18 | US5636122A (Mukesh C. Shah, 1997) | Method and apparatus for tracking vehicle location and computer aided dispatch | ▪ one equipment unit ≈ mobile units ▪ processing data ≈ order r | X | X | X | |||||
| 19 | JPH08261770A (Toshiro Kinugasa, 1996) | 双方向通信型カーナビゲーション装置 | ▪ respective software interfaces ≈ 地図情報 ▪ different ones ≈ メモリ | X | X | ||||||
| 20 | US5519621A (Larry C. Wortham, 1996) | Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus | ▪ function converts data ≈ phone call ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ n number | X | X | ||||||
| 21 | US5495469A (Richard A. Halter, 1996) | Communications network, state machine therefor | ▪ one equipment unit ≈ output terminals ▪ output parameters ≈ input terminals ▪ input parameters ≈ output signals ▪ different ones, function converts data ≈ bit length ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ other node | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 22 | US5528248A (Glenn C. Steiner, 1996) | Personal digital location assistant including a memory cartridge, a GPS smart antenna and a personal computing device | ▪ executing applications, executable functions ≈ application program, operating system ▪ output parameters ≈ select switch | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| 23 | US5555498A (Charles J. Berra, 1996) | Circuit and method for interfacing vehicle controller and diagnostic test instrument | ▪ input parameters ≈ command signal ▪ processing data ≈ circuit path ▪ output parameters ≈ signal input | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 24 | US5387994A (Michael D. McCormack, 1995) | Communications adapter for converting wire-based communication to wireless communication | ▪ equipment units ≈ power supply means ▪ output parameters ≈ signal input | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| 25 | JPH06219187A (Joseph Gormley, 1994) | 自動車の運転サブシステムの制御方法および制御装置 | ▪ one equipment unit ≈ 少なくとも２つ ▪ different ones ≈ メモリ | X | X | ||||||
| 26 | US5293163A (Masaki Kakihara, 1994) | Navigation apparatus for vehicles | ▪ input parameters ≈ navigation system ▪ executing applications, function converts data ≈ comprises i | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 27 | JPH06297983A (Shigefumi Hirabayashi, 1994) | 自動車の特性変更装置及び方法 | ▪ processing data ≈ コンピュ ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ 前記車 ▪ output parameters ≈ 情報入 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 28 | US5479479A (Michael F. Braitberg, 1995) | Method and apparatus for transmission of and receiving signals having digital information using an air link | ▪ equipment units ≈ receiving signals ▪ respective software, respective software interfaces ≈ obtaining data | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 29 | US5671141A (Paul Frederick Smith, 1997) | Computer program architecture for onboard vehicle diagnostic system | ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ read only memory ▪ input parameters ≈ separate power | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 30 | US5289572A (Haruto Yano, 1994) | Electronic map combined with user service information | ▪ executing applications ≈ electronic service ▪ software interface ≈ designating one | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 31 | US5214757A (Thad Mauney, 1993) | Interactive automated mapping system | ▪ input parameters ≈ real time ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ n number | X | X | X | |||||
| 32 | EP0554465A1 (Hiroshi Nippondenso Co. Ltd. Yamakita, 1993) | Control module assembly unit for mounting on vehicle | ▪ executing applications ≈ desired positions ▪ executable functions ≈ control function ▪ one equipment unit ≈ control modules | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 33 | US5293484A (James M. Dabbs, 1994) | Method and apparatus for controlling electronics signs using radiopaging signals | ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ n number ▪ input parameters ≈ n group | X | X | X | |||||
| 34 | US5223844A (John P. Mansell, 1993) | Vehicle tracking and security system | ▪ input parameters ≈ navigation system ▪ one equipment unit ≈ mobile units | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 35 | US5424951A (Kenichi Nobe, 1995) | On-board navigation apparatus having user registering function | ▪ executable functions ≈ memory location ▪ software interface ≈ designating one | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 36 | WO9214215A1 (Thomas D. Peterson, 1992) | Method and apparatus for providing shortest elapsed time route information to users | ▪ one equipment unit ≈ respective users ▪ input parameters ≈ real time | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 37 | US5187810A (Hiroto Yoneyama, 1993) | Route guidance system for provding a mobile station with optimum route data in response to a guidance request together with base station data indicative of an identification of a base station | ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ speech recognizer ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ outputting means ▪ processing data, input parameters ≈ other port | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 38 | US5283575A (Wei-Wen Kao, 1994) | System and method for locating a travelling vehicle | ▪ input parameters ≈ navigation system ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ fuzzy logic ▪ output parameters ≈ best fit | X | X | X | |||||
| 39 | WO9012366A1 (William H. Wise, 1990) | Identification and performance monitoring system for mobile equipment | ▪ executable functions, executing applications ≈ operating system ▪ respective software interfaces ≈ to receive data ▪ processing data, function converts data ≈ input ports | X | X | X | |||||
| 40 | US5026293A (Wayne G. Wilson, 1991) | Interactive connector unit for a wiring harness | ▪ input parameters ≈ operating parameter ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ connecting pin ▪ output parameters ≈ one surface ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ n number | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 41 | US5050080A (Kunihiro Abe, 1991) | Diagnostic system for a motor vehicle | ▪ output parameters ≈ operating conditions ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ read only memory ▪ software interface ≈ designating one | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 42 | US5003479A (Tomoya Kobayashi, 1991) | Diagnosis system for a motor vehicle | ▪ output parameters ≈ operating conditions ▪ input parameters ≈ output signals | X | X | X | |||||
| 43 | US4926330A (Kunihiro Abe, 1990) | Diagnosis system for a motor vehicle | ▪ output parameters ≈ operating conditions ▪ hardware interfaces ≈ received data | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 44 | US4954958A (Charles Savage, 1990) | Directional information system | ▪ one equipment unit ≈ first data set ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ n number | X | X | ||||||
| 45 | US4812843A (C. Paul Champion, 1989) | Telephone accessible information system | ▪ respective software, respective software interfaces ≈ terminating communication ▪ equipment units ≈ digital transmission, receiving signals | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 46 | US4694408A (James V. Zaleski, 1987) | Apparatus for testing auto electronics systems | ▪ input parameters, output parameters ≈ operational controls ▪ one equipment unit ≈ output terminals | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 47 | US4758959A (Martinus L. G. Thoone, 1988) | Vehicle navigation system provided with an adaptive inertial navigation system based on the measurement of the speed and lateral acceleration of the vehicle and provided with a correction unit for correcting the measured values | ▪ input parameters ≈ navigation system ▪ different ones ≈ nodal points ▪ software interface ≈ graphic data ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ n value | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 48 | US4642775A (J. Douglas Cline, 1987) | Airborne flight planning and information system | ▪ software interfaces ≈ processor unit ▪ input parameters, output parameters ≈ recording one ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ disk drive ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ n points | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 49 | US4602127A (James F. Neely, 1986) | Diagnostic data recorder | ▪ hardware interfaces ≈ different vehicle models ▪ output parameters, input parameters ≈ transferring data, parameter data ▪ function converts data ≈ phone call | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| 50 | US4481584A (Bobby H. Holland, 1984) | Highway information system | ▪ vehicle communications system ≈ read only memory ▪ input parameters ≈ output signals ▪ executable functions ≈ system input | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 51 | US4258421A (John E. Juhasz, 1981) | Vehicle monitoring and recording system | ▪ output parameters ≈ operating conditions ▪ equipment units ≈ power supply means ▪ executable functions ≈ maximum operating ▪ function operates to convert data ≈ comparing values ▪ input parameters ≈ command signal ▪ function converts data ≈ printing means | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 52 | US4311876A (Hiroshi Endo, 1982) | Route guidance system for roadway vehicles | ▪ output parameters ≈ channel selection ▪ one equipment unit ≈ output terminals | X | X | X | X | ||||
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | KR970024639A Filed: 1996-10-04 Issued: 1997-05-30 정보송신장치 및 정보수신장치 가츠미 미야케, 시게키 고다 |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces (소프트웨어, 프로그램의) each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software (하드웨어의) interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces (하드웨어의) for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
KR970024639A CLAIM 4 제2항에 있어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 수신정보에 해당정보의 종별을 나타내는 식별코드 및 해당정보의 속성을 나타내는 색인코드가 부가되어 있을 때 , 해당 식별 코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 소프트웨어 (hardware interfaces) 처리 또는 하드웨어의 (respective software, respective software interfaces, software interfaces, software interface) 석택을 하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . KR970024639A CLAIM 5 제4항에 잇어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 상기 식별코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 동일한 프로그램의 (hardware interfaces) 다른 페이지에 기재된 정보 , 다른 프로그램에 기재된 정보 및 외부장치의 정보로부터 해당수신정보에 관련하는 정보를 검색하여 , 소정의 연관된 동작을 하는 일련의 정보로서 상기 표시수단에 표시시키거나 또는 외부장치에 출력하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (하드웨어의) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces (하드웨어의) and/or the hardware interfaces (소프트웨어, 프로그램의) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
KR970024639A CLAIM 4 제2항에 있어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 수신정보에 해당정보의 종별을 나타내는 식별코드 및 해당정보의 속성을 나타내는 색인코드가 부가되어 있을 때 , 해당 식별 코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 소프트웨어 (hardware interfaces) 처리 또는 하드웨어의 (respective software, respective software interfaces, software interfaces, software interface) 석택을 하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . KR970024639A CLAIM 5 제4항에 잇어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 상기 식별코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 동일한 프로그램의 (hardware interfaces) 다른 페이지에 기재된 정보 , 다른 프로그램에 기재된 정보 및 외부장치의 정보로부터 해당수신정보에 관련하는 정보를 검색하여 , 소정의 연관된 동작을 하는 일련의 정보로서 상기 표시수단에 표시시키거나 또는 외부장치에 출력하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces (하드웨어의) are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
KR970024639A CLAIM 4 제2항에 있어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 수신정보에 해당정보의 종별을 나타내는 식별코드 및 해당정보의 속성을 나타내는 색인코드가 부가되어 있을 때 , 해당 식별 코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 소프트웨어처리 또는 하드웨어의 (respective software, respective software interfaces, software interfaces, software interface) 석택을 하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces (소프트웨어, 프로그램의) are known . |
KR970024639A CLAIM 4 제2항에 있어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 수신정보에 해당정보의 종별을 나타내는 식별코드 및 해당정보의 속성을 나타내는 색인코드가 부가되어 있을 때 , 해당 식별 코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 소프트웨어 (hardware interfaces) 처리 또는 하드웨어의 석택을 하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . KR970024639A CLAIM 5 제4항에 잇어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 상기 식별코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 동일한 프로그램의 (hardware interfaces) 다른 페이지에 기재된 정보 , 다른 프로그램에 기재된 정보 및 외부장치의 정보로부터 해당수신정보에 관련하는 정보를 검색하여 , 소정의 연관된 동작을 하는 일련의 정보로서 상기 표시수단에 표시시키거나 또는 외부장치에 출력하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces (소프트웨어, 프로그램의) , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (하드웨어의) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces (하드웨어의) and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
KR970024639A CLAIM 4 제2항에 있어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 수신정보에 해당정보의 종별을 나타내는 식별코드 및 해당정보의 속성을 나타내는 색인코드가 부가되어 있을 때 , 해당 식별 코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 소프트웨어 (hardware interfaces) 처리 또는 하드웨어의 (respective software, respective software interfaces, software interfaces, software interface) 석택을 하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . KR970024639A CLAIM 5 제4항에 잇어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 상기 식별코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 동일한 프로그램의 (hardware interfaces) 다른 페이지에 기재된 정보 , 다른 프로그램에 기재된 정보 및 외부장치의 정보로부터 해당수신정보에 관련하는 정보를 검색하여 , 소정의 연관된 동작을 하는 일련의 정보로서 상기 표시수단에 표시시키거나 또는 외부장치에 출력하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (하드웨어의) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces (하드웨어의) and/or the associated hardware interfaces (소프트웨어, 프로그램의) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
KR970024639A CLAIM 4 제2항에 있어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 수신정보에 해당정보의 종별을 나타내는 식별코드 및 해당정보의 속성을 나타내는 색인코드가 부가되어 있을 때 , 해당 식별 코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 소프트웨어 (hardware interfaces) 처리 또는 하드웨어의 (respective software, respective software interfaces, software interfaces, software interface) 석택을 하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . KR970024639A CLAIM 5 제4항에 잇어서 , 상기 정보처리수단은 , 상기 식별코드 및 색인코드의 조합에 따라 동일한 프로그램의 (hardware interfaces) 다른 페이지에 기재된 정보 , 다른 프로그램에 기재된 정보 및 외부장치의 정보로부터 해당수신정보에 관련하는 정보를 검색하여 , 소정의 연관된 동작을 하는 일련의 정보로서 상기 표시수단에 표시시키거나 또는 외부장치에 출력하는 것을 특징으로 하는 정보수신장치 . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | EP0123562A1 Filed: 1984-04-26 Issued: 1984-10-31 Vehicule route finding system (Original Assignee) British Telecommunications PLC (Current Assignee) British Telecommunications PLC Charles Joseph Hughes |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
EP0123562A1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle route finding system comprising a vehicle borne receiver (10) capable of receiving signals (equipment units) from a radio navigation system (14 , 15 , 16 , 23) and deriving information relating to the location of the vehicle from the signals , communication means (12 , 13) carried by said vehicle whereby said location related information may be communicated to a computer (16) together with information related to a desired destination of the vehicle and whereby resultant routing information may be communicated back to the vehicle driver , characterized in that means (12 , 18 , 17and 19 , 21) are provided to transmit separately the true position of the vehicle to said computer , the computer being arranged to use differences between the derived and the true location to correct for errors due to propagation irregularities in that area . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
EP0123562A1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle route finding system comprising a vehicle borne receiver (10) capable of receiving signals from a radio navigation system (input parameters) (14 , 15 , 16 , 23) and deriving information relating to the location of the vehicle from the signals , communication means (12 , 13) carried by said vehicle whereby said location related information may be communicated to a computer (16) together with information related to a desired destination of the vehicle and whereby resultant routing information may be communicated back to the vehicle driver , characterized in that means (12 , 18 , 17and 19 , 21) are provided to transmit separately the true position of the vehicle to said computer , the computer being arranged to use differences between the derived and the true location to correct for errors due to propagation irregularities in that area . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
EP0123562A1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle route finding system comprising a vehicle borne receiver (10) capable of receiving signals (equipment units) from a radio navigation system (14 , 15 , 16 , 23) and deriving information relating to the location of the vehicle from the signals , communication means (12 , 13) carried by said vehicle whereby said location related information may be communicated to a computer (16) together with information related to a desired destination of the vehicle and whereby resultant routing information may be communicated back to the vehicle driver , characterized in that means (12 , 18 , 17and 19 , 21) are provided to transmit separately the true position of the vehicle to said computer , the computer being arranged to use differences between the derived and the true location to correct for errors due to propagation irregularities in that area . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units (receiving signals) and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
EP0123562A1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle route finding system comprising a vehicle borne receiver (10) capable of receiving signals (equipment units) from a radio navigation system (14 , 15 , 16 , 23) and deriving information relating to the location of the vehicle from the signals , communication means (12 , 13) carried by said vehicle whereby said location related information may be communicated to a computer (16) together with information related to a desired destination of the vehicle and whereby resultant routing information may be communicated back to the vehicle driver , characterized in that means (12 , 18 , 17and 19 , 21) are provided to transmit separately the true position of the vehicle to said computer , the computer being arranged to use differences between the derived and the true location to correct for errors due to propagation irregularities in that area . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (navigation system) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
EP0123562A1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle route finding system comprising a vehicle borne receiver (10) capable of receiving signals from a radio navigation system (input parameters) (14 , 15 , 16 , 23) and deriving information relating to the location of the vehicle from the signals , communication means (12 , 13) carried by said vehicle whereby said location related information may be communicated to a computer (16) together with information related to a desired destination of the vehicle and whereby resultant routing information may be communicated back to the vehicle driver , characterized in that means (12 , 18 , 17and 19 , 21) are provided to transmit separately the true position of the vehicle to said computer , the computer being arranged to use differences between the derived and the true location to correct for errors due to propagation irregularities in that area . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
EP0123562A1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle route finding system comprising a vehicle borne receiver (10) capable of receiving signals (equipment units) from a radio navigation system (14 , 15 , 16 , 23) and deriving information relating to the location of the vehicle from the signals , communication means (12 , 13) carried by said vehicle whereby said location related information may be communicated to a computer (16) together with information related to a desired destination of the vehicle and whereby resultant routing information may be communicated back to the vehicle driver , characterized in that means (12 , 18 , 17and 19 , 21) are provided to transmit separately the true position of the vehicle to said computer , the computer being arranged to use differences between the derived and the true location to correct for errors due to propagation irregularities in that area . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
EP0123562A1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle route finding system comprising a vehicle borne receiver (10) capable of receiving signals from a radio navigation system (input parameters) (14 , 15 , 16 , 23) and deriving information relating to the location of the vehicle from the signals , communication means (12 , 13) carried by said vehicle whereby said location related information may be communicated to a computer (16) together with information related to a desired destination of the vehicle and whereby resultant routing information may be communicated back to the vehicle driver , characterized in that means (12 , 18 , 17and 19 , 21) are provided to transmit separately the true position of the vehicle to said computer , the computer being arranged to use differences between the derived and the true location to correct for errors due to propagation irregularities in that area . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4942571A Filed: 1988-09-08 Issued: 1990-07-17 On-board network for motor vehicles (Original Assignee) BERGMANN KABELWERKE AG (Current Assignee) BERGMANN KABELWERKE AG A FED REP OF GERMANY ; BERGMANN KABELWERKE AG Antonius Moller, Herbert Reimann, Bernhard Schurmann, Gerold Wilts |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data (exchanging data) with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US4942571A CLAIM 1 . An on-board network for motor vehicles with multiplex control for switching , monitoring and controlling a plurality of end devices comprises : a plurality of control devices , each control device being connected to end devices in a star configuration , and having signal converters for exchanging end device signals with at least one end device ; a plurality of bus interfaces , each bus interface being connected to said control devices in a star configuration , each bus interface having first transmitter/receiver means for exchanging control device signals with at least one of said control devices , second transmitter/receiver means and processor means , said first and second transmitter/receiver means being coupled to said processor means ; and a common bus , said bus interfaces being connected to said common bus through said second transmitter/receiver means for exchanging data (exchanging data) signals amongst said bus interfaces , said processor means in each of said bus interfaces controlling the end devices coupled to the respective bus interface via said control devices and each said bus interface operating substantially independently of said other bus interfaces . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data (one dimension) from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (signal converter) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4942571A CLAIM 1 . An on-board network for motor vehicles with multiplex control for switching , monitoring and controlling a plurality of end devices comprises : a plurality of control devices , each control device being connected to end devices in a star configuration , and having signal converter (input parameters) s for exchanging end device signals with at least one end device ; a plurality of bus interfaces , each bus interface being connected to said control devices in a star configuration , each bus interface having first transmitter/receiver means for exchanging control device signals with at least one of said control devices , second transmitter/receiver means and processor means , said first and second transmitter/receiver means being coupled to said processor means ; and a common bus , said bus interfaces being connected to said common bus through said second transmitter/receiver means for exchanging data signals amongst said bus interfaces , said processor means in each of said bus interfaces controlling the end devices coupled to the respective bus interface via said control devices and each said bus interface operating substantially independently of said other bus interfaces . US4942571A CLAIM 9 . The on-board network according to claim 1 wherein each of said motor vehicles has at least one dimension (function converts data) ally stiff zone with a longitudinal axis and a plurality of deformable zones and wherein said end and control devices are arranged in said deformable zones and said common bus and said bus interfaces are arranged adjacent to said longitudinal axis substantially in said dimensionally stiff zone . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (signal converter) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US4942571A CLAIM 1 . An on-board network for motor vehicles with multiplex control for switching , monitoring and controlling a plurality of end devices comprises : a plurality of control devices , each control device being connected to end devices in a star configuration , and having signal converter (input parameters) s for exchanging end device signals with at least one end device ; a plurality of bus interfaces , each bus interface being connected to said control devices in a star configuration , each bus interface having first transmitter/receiver means for exchanging control device signals with at least one of said control devices , second transmitter/receiver means and processor means , said first and second transmitter/receiver means being coupled to said processor means ; and a common bus , said bus interfaces being connected to said common bus through said second transmitter/receiver means for exchanging data signals amongst said bus interfaces , said processor means in each of said bus interfaces controlling the end devices coupled to the respective bus interface via said control devices and each said bus interface operating substantially independently of said other bus interfaces . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data (exchanging data) with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US4942571A CLAIM 1 . An on-board network for motor vehicles with multiplex control for switching , monitoring and controlling a plurality of end devices comprises : a plurality of control devices , each control device being connected to end devices in a star configuration , and having signal converters for exchanging end device signals with at least one end device ; a plurality of bus interfaces , each bus interface being connected to said control devices in a star configuration , each bus interface having first transmitter/receiver means for exchanging control device signals with at least one of said control devices , second transmitter/receiver means and processor means , said first and second transmitter/receiver means being coupled to said processor means ; and a common bus , said bus interfaces being connected to said common bus through said second transmitter/receiver means for exchanging data (exchanging data) signals amongst said bus interfaces , said processor means in each of said bus interfaces controlling the end devices coupled to the respective bus interface via said control devices and each said bus interface operating substantially independently of said other bus interfaces . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (signal converter) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4942571A CLAIM 1 . An on-board network for motor vehicles with multiplex control for switching , monitoring and controlling a plurality of end devices comprises : a plurality of control devices , each control device being connected to end devices in a star configuration , and having signal converter (input parameters) s for exchanging end device signals with at least one end device ; a plurality of bus interfaces , each bus interface being connected to said control devices in a star configuration , each bus interface having first transmitter/receiver means for exchanging control device signals with at least one of said control devices , second transmitter/receiver means and processor means , said first and second transmitter/receiver means being coupled to said processor means ; and a common bus , said bus interfaces being connected to said common bus through said second transmitter/receiver means for exchanging data signals amongst said bus interfaces , said processor means in each of said bus interfaces controlling the end devices coupled to the respective bus interface via said control devices and each said bus interface operating substantially independently of said other bus interfaces . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | EP0849661A2 Filed: 1997-12-05 Issued: 1998-06-24 Letter input apparatus and method (Original Assignee) Sony Corp (Current Assignee) Sony Corp Ikuko Sony Corporation Masuda, Naoya Sony Corporation Okamoto |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data (one dimension) from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (command signal) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
EP0849661A2 CLAIM 1 A letter input apparatus comprising : an input unit for generating a command signal (input parameters) for a forward direction , a backward direction revolutions or a press-down ; a control unit for controlling a letter to be displayed based on said command signal ; a converting unit for generating image information from letter information ; and a display unit for displaying the image information generated by said converting unit , wherein said display unit two dimensionally arranges and displays letters to be inputted , and said control unit has a mode for selecting a group of said letters arranged and displayed two dimensionally , and a mode for selecting a letter from said selected group of letters . EP0849661A2 CLAIM 4 A letter input method comprising the steps of : selecting a group of letters which are two dimensionally arranged and displayed ; and selecting a letter from said selected group of the letters , wherein selection of a group of said letters and selection of said letters are conducted by one dimension (function converts data) al moving of a cursor . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (command signal) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
EP0849661A2 CLAIM 1 A letter input apparatus comprising : an input unit for generating a command signal (input parameters) for a forward direction , a backward direction revolutions or a press-down ; a control unit for controlling a letter to be displayed based on said command signal ; a converting unit for generating image information from letter information ; and a display unit for displaying the image information generated by said converting unit , wherein said display unit two dimensionally arranges and displays letters to be inputted , and said control unit has a mode for selecting a group of said letters arranged and displayed two dimensionally , and a mode for selecting a letter from said selected group of letters . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (command signal) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
EP0849661A2 CLAIM 1 A letter input apparatus comprising : an input unit for generating a command signal (input parameters) for a forward direction , a backward direction revolutions or a press-down ; a control unit for controlling a letter to be displayed based on said command signal ; a converting unit for generating image information from letter information ; and a display unit for displaying the image information generated by said converting unit , wherein said display unit two dimensionally arranges and displays letters to be inputted , and said control unit has a mode for selecting a group of said letters arranged and displayed two dimensionally , and a mode for selecting a letter from said selected group of letters . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5774828A Filed: 1997-04-21 Issued: 1998-06-30 Mapless GPS navigation system with user modifiable data base (Original Assignee) Delco Electronics LLC (Current Assignee) VALUE STREET CONSULTING GROUP LLC Randall T. Brunts, Douglas Lynn Welk |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (memory card) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5774828A CLAIM 1 . A mapless navigation system (input parameters) with a user modifiable data base for adding data , including coordinate data , to previously stored data and for recalling the data , said mapless navigation system comprising : a position sensing receiver for receiving position information and determining a current position thereof ; a user modifiable destination data base internal to the navigation system with programmable memory for adding information to existing destinations to the data base and for adding coordinates of and other information regarding new destinations including said current position as a new destination to said data base ; user interface means in said system for accessing the user modifiable data base , for adding said information to the user modifiable data base , and for recalling database information , including the added information on destinations ; user selectable input means for selecting a desired destination from the user modifiable data base , including the destination added by a user of the data base ; processor means for determining a distance and a direction from the determined current position to the selected desired destination ; and a mapless display for displaying said distance from the current position to the selected desired destination , and a direction pointing indicator in said display for indicating said direction from the current position to the selected desired destination . US5774828A CLAIM 3 . The navigation system as defined in claim 2 wherein said user modifiable data base is contained in a memory card (software interface) and the user interface means includes means for transferring said coordinates from said position sensing receiver to said user modifiable database . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (memory location) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5774828A CLAIM 6 . The navigation system as defined in claim 3 wherein said coordinate transfer means includes a rotary pushbutton switch that is rotatable for selecting available memory location (executable functions) s and axially depressible for storing a user specified destination in one of the available memory locations . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones (pushbutton switch) of said equipment units . |
US5774828A CLAIM 6 . The navigation system as defined in claim 3 wherein said coordinate transfer means includes a rotary pushbutton switch (different ones) that is rotatable for selecting available memory locations and axially depressible for storing a user specified destination in one of the available memory locations . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (navigation system) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5774828A CLAIM 1 . A mapless navigation system (input parameters) with a user modifiable data base for adding data , including coordinate data , to previously stored data and for recalling the data , said mapless navigation system comprising : a position sensing receiver for receiving position information and determining a current position thereof ; a user modifiable destination data base internal to the navigation system with programmable memory for adding information to existing destinations to the data base and for adding coordinates of and other information regarding new destinations including said current position as a new destination to said data base ; user interface means in said system for accessing the user modifiable data base , for adding said information to the user modifiable data base , and for recalling database information , including the added information on destinations ; user selectable input means for selecting a desired destination from the user modifiable data base , including the destination added by a user of the data base ; processor means for determining a distance and a direction from the determined current position to the selected desired destination ; and a mapless display for displaying said distance from the current position to the selected desired destination , and a direction pointing indicator in said display for indicating said direction from the current position to the selected desired destination . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (memory card) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5774828A CLAIM 3 . The navigation system as defined in claim 2 wherein said user modifiable data base is contained in a memory card (software interface) and the user interface means includes means for transferring said coordinates from said position sensing receiver to said user modifiable database . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (memory card) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5774828A CLAIM 1 . A mapless navigation system (input parameters) with a user modifiable data base for adding data , including coordinate data , to previously stored data and for recalling the data , said mapless navigation system comprising : a position sensing receiver for receiving position information and determining a current position thereof ; a user modifiable destination data base internal to the navigation system with programmable memory for adding information to existing destinations to the data base and for adding coordinates of and other information regarding new destinations including said current position as a new destination to said data base ; user interface means in said system for accessing the user modifiable data base , for adding said information to the user modifiable data base , and for recalling database information , including the added information on destinations ; user selectable input means for selecting a desired destination from the user modifiable data base , including the destination added by a user of the data base ; processor means for determining a distance and a direction from the determined current position to the selected desired destination ; and a mapless display for displaying said distance from the current position to the selected desired destination , and a direction pointing indicator in said display for indicating said direction from the current position to the selected desired destination . US5774828A CLAIM 3 . The navigation system as defined in claim 2 wherein said user modifiable data base is contained in a memory card (software interface) and the user interface means includes means for transferring said coordinates from said position sensing receiver to said user modifiable database . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | EP0801351A2 Filed: 1997-03-04 Issued: 1997-10-15 Integrated circuit processor (Original Assignee) Fujitsu Services Ltd (Current Assignee) Fujitsu Services Ltd John Albert Vernon |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces (programmable logic, programmable gate) each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
EP0801351A2 CLAIM 1 An integrated circuit chip (20 ; 30) including : a) a processor ; and b) at least one interface logic circuit connected to the processor ; characterised in that said interface logic circuit is implemented by means of field-programmable logic (hardware interfaces) (22 , 26 ; 31 , 34) within said integrated circuit chip . EP0801351A2 CLAIM 2 An integrated circuit chip according to Claim 1 wherein said field-programmable logic comprises a field-programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array (22 ; 31) and a programmable read-only memory (26 ; 34) for controlling the configuration of said field-programmable gate array . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces (programmable logic, programmable gate) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (bus interface) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
EP0801351A2 CLAIM 1 An integrated circuit chip (20 ; 30) including : a) a processor ; and b) at least one interface logic circuit connected to the processor ; characterised in that said interface logic circuit is implemented by means of field-programmable logic (hardware interfaces) (22 , 26 ; 31 , 34) within said integrated circuit chip . EP0801351A2 CLAIM 2 An integrated circuit chip according to Claim 1 wherein said field-programmable logic comprises a field-programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array (22 ; 31) and a programmable read-only memory (26 ; 34) for controlling the configuration of said field-programmable gate array . EP0801351A2 CLAIM 6 An integrated circuit chip (20 ; 30) including : a) a processor having a processor bus (23) ; b) an I/O bus ; c) a bus-to-bus interface (output parameters) interconnecting said processor bus to said I/O bus ; and d) a plurality of interface logic circuits connected to said I/O bus ; characterised in that said bus-to-bus interface and said plurality of interface logic circuits are all implemented by means of field-programmable logic (22 , 26 ; 31 , 34) within said integrated circuit chip . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters (bus interface) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces (programmable logic, programmable gate) are known . |
EP0801351A2 CLAIM 1 An integrated circuit chip (20 ; 30) including : a) a processor ; and b) at least one interface logic circuit connected to the processor ; characterised in that said interface logic circuit is implemented by means of field-programmable logic (hardware interfaces) (22 , 26 ; 31 , 34) within said integrated circuit chip . EP0801351A2 CLAIM 2 An integrated circuit chip according to Claim 1 wherein said field-programmable logic comprises a field-programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array (22 ; 31) and a programmable read-only memory (26 ; 34) for controlling the configuration of said field-programmable gate array . EP0801351A2 CLAIM 6 An integrated circuit chip (20 ; 30) including : a) a processor having a processor bus (23) ; b) an I/O bus ; c) a bus-to-bus interface (output parameters) interconnecting said processor bus to said I/O bus ; and d) a plurality of interface logic circuits connected to said I/O bus ; characterised in that said bus-to-bus interface and said plurality of interface logic circuits are all implemented by means of field-programmable logic (22 , 26 ; 31 , 34) within said integrated circuit chip . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces (programmable logic, programmable gate) , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
EP0801351A2 CLAIM 1 An integrated circuit chip (20 ; 30) including : a) a processor ; and b) at least one interface logic circuit connected to the processor ; characterised in that said interface logic circuit is implemented by means of field-programmable logic (hardware interfaces) (22 , 26 ; 31 , 34) within said integrated circuit chip . EP0801351A2 CLAIM 2 An integrated circuit chip according to Claim 1 wherein said field-programmable logic comprises a field-programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array (22 ; 31) and a programmable read-only memory (26 ; 34) for controlling the configuration of said field-programmable gate array . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces (programmable logic, programmable gate) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (bus interface) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
EP0801351A2 CLAIM 1 An integrated circuit chip (20 ; 30) including : a) a processor ; and b) at least one interface logic circuit connected to the processor ; characterised in that said interface logic circuit is implemented by means of field-programmable logic (hardware interfaces) (22 , 26 ; 31 , 34) within said integrated circuit chip . EP0801351A2 CLAIM 2 An integrated circuit chip according to Claim 1 wherein said field-programmable logic comprises a field-programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array (22 ; 31) and a programmable read-only memory (26 ; 34) for controlling the configuration of said field-programmable gate array . EP0801351A2 CLAIM 6 An integrated circuit chip (20 ; 30) including : a) a processor having a processor bus (23) ; b) an I/O bus ; c) a bus-to-bus interface (output parameters) interconnecting said processor bus to said I/O bus ; and d) a plurality of interface logic circuits connected to said I/O bus ; characterised in that said bus-to-bus interface and said plurality of interface logic circuits are all implemented by means of field-programmable logic (22 , 26 ; 31 , 34) within said integrated circuit chip . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5754965A Filed: 1996-09-25 Issued: 1998-05-19 Apparatus for tracking and recording vital signs and task related information of a vehicle to identify operating patterns (Original Assignee) Hagenbuch; Leroy G. Leroy G. Hagenbuch |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (second parameter) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5754965A CLAIM 29 . A method for monitoring and recording a vehicle' ; s state of health and rate of work preceding a failure mode of the vehicle , the method comprising : monitoring a first parameter of the vehicle and generating vital sign data whose values determine a state of health of the vehicle ; monitoring a second parameter (executing applications) of the vehicle and generating data whose values are used to determine a rate of work performed by the vehicle ; determining a rate of work of the vehicle ; detecting a failure mode of the vehicle ; identifying and recording a source of the failure mode ; and identifying and recording the rate-of-work data immediately preceding the detection of the failure mode . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (operating parameter) for the function and/or output parameters (combustion engine) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5754965A CLAIM 13 . The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of the state-of-health parameters monitored by the one or more first sensors is an operating parameter (input parameters) of a drive train of the vehicle , including an internal combustion engine (output parameters) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (operating parameter) and/or output parameters (combustion engine) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5754965A CLAIM 13 . The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of the state-of-health parameters monitored by the one or more first sensors is an operating parameter (input parameters) of a drive train of the vehicle , including an internal combustion engine (output parameters) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (second parameter) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5754965A CLAIM 29 . A method for monitoring and recording a vehicle' ; s state of health and rate of work preceding a failure mode of the vehicle , the method comprising : monitoring a first parameter of the vehicle and generating vital sign data whose values determine a state of health of the vehicle ; monitoring a second parameter (executing applications) of the vehicle and generating data whose values are used to determine a rate of work performed by the vehicle ; determining a rate of work of the vehicle ; detecting a failure mode of the vehicle ; identifying and recording a source of the failure mode ; and identifying and recording the rate-of-work data immediately preceding the detection of the failure mode . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (operating parameter) for the function and/or output parameters (combustion engine) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5754965A CLAIM 13 . The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein one of the state-of-health parameters monitored by the one or more first sensors is an operating parameter (input parameters) of a drive train of the vehicle , including an internal combustion engine (output parameters) . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5604854A Filed: 1996-05-22 Issued: 1997-02-18 System and methods for reformatting multi-dimensional spreadsheet information (Original Assignee) Borland Software Corp (Current Assignee) Borland Software Corp Colin R. Glassey |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software (respective columns) interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5604854A CLAIM 1 . In an electronic spreadsheet system having a spreadsheet comprising a plurality of information cells for storing user-supplied data and formulas operative on said data , a method for transforming three-dimensional spreadsheet information into two-dimensional format for generating a cross-tabular report , the method comprising : (a) receiving user input specifying a three-dimensional block of information cells , said three-dimensional block comprising a plurality of two-dimensional blocks , each of said two-dimensional blocks comprising an array of information cells arranged in row and column format , each of said information cells in said three-dimensional block being uniquely identified by a row , a column , and a spreadsheet page where the cell is located ; (b) transforming said three-dimensional block of spreadsheet information into two-dimensional format by copying rows of spreadsheet information from said three-dimensional block into a two-dimensional block , said transforming step comprising : (i) determining how many columns are present in said three-dimensional block ; (ii) creating a new two-dimensional block of information cells , said new two-dimensional block having one additional column than that present in said three-dimensional block , so that said new two-dimensional block includes a number of columns that is one more than said determined number of columns in said three-dimensional block , each of said information cells in said new two-dimensional block being uniquely identified by a row and a column ; (iii) storing a first row of information cells from said three-dimensional block as a reference row for recognizing each subsequent page of said three-dimensional block ; and (iv) for at least some subsequent rows of information cells present in said three-dimensional block , storing corresponding information in respective columns (respective software, respective software interfaces) of said new two-dimensional block of information cells and storing in said additional column an identifier for the page where said each row originated , so that each row of said two-dimensional block comprises a row of information from said three-dimensional block stored together with an identifier for the page where said each row originated , said identifier being determined at least in part on the basis of said recognizing each subsequent page of said three-dimensional block ; (c) receiving additional user input specifying creation of a cross-tabular report based on information from said two-dimensional block of information cells ; and (d) in response to said additional user input , displaying a cross-tabular report generated from said two-dimensional block of information cells , so that identifiers for said pages and information cell contents for at least one column appear as cross-tabular labels for the report . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (first row) . |
US5604854A CLAIM 1 . In an electronic spreadsheet system having a spreadsheet comprising a plurality of information cells for storing user-supplied data and formulas operative on said data , a method for transforming three-dimensional spreadsheet information into two-dimensional format for generating a cross-tabular report , the method comprising : (a) receiving user input specifying a three-dimensional block of information cells , said three-dimensional block comprising a plurality of two-dimensional blocks , each of said two-dimensional blocks comprising an array of information cells arranged in row and column format , each of said information cells in said three-dimensional block being uniquely identified by a row , a column , and a spreadsheet page where the cell is located ; (b) transforming said three-dimensional block of spreadsheet information into two-dimensional format by copying rows of spreadsheet information from said three-dimensional block into a two-dimensional block , said transforming step comprising : (i) determining how many columns are present in said three-dimensional block ; (ii) creating a new two-dimensional block of information cells , said new two-dimensional block having one additional column than that present in said three-dimensional block , so that said new two-dimensional block includes a number of columns that is one more than said determined number of columns in said three-dimensional block , each of said information cells in said new two-dimensional block being uniquely identified by a row and a column ; (iii) storing a first row (one equipment unit) of information cells from said three-dimensional block as a reference row for recognizing each subsequent page of said three-dimensional block ; and (iv) for at least some subsequent rows of information cells present in said three-dimensional block , storing corresponding information in respective columns of said new two-dimensional block of information cells and storing in said additional column an identifier for the page where said each row originated , so that each row of said two-dimensional block comprises a row of information from said three-dimensional block stored together with an identifier for the page where said each row originated , said identifier being determined at least in part on the basis of said recognizing each subsequent page of said three-dimensional block ; (c) receiving additional user input specifying creation of a cross-tabular report based on information from said two-dimensional block of information cells ; and (d) in response to said additional user input , displaying a cross-tabular report generated from said two-dimensional block of information cells , so that identifiers for said pages and information cell contents for at least one column appear as cross-tabular labels for the report . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5798647A Filed: 1996-05-06 Issued: 1998-08-25 Diagnostic test controller apparatus (Original Assignee) Chrysler Corp (Current Assignee) FCA US LLC Gregory A. Martin, Ray E. Bussard |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (electrical switch) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5798647A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test apparatus for testing the integrity of an engine controller module (ECM) of a vehicle , said apparatus comprising : a first test connector for coupling to a connector under test of an ECM ; a second test connector for coupling to a wiring harness of said vehicle to thereby place said apparatus in line between said wiring harness and said connector under test of said ECM ; a parallel port for coupling to an external computer ; a circuit responsive to control signals received at said parallel port for addressing , independently and controllably , one pin at a time of said connector under test ; and a plurality of electrical switch (different ones, vehicle communications system) es responsive to said circuit for selectively simulating at least one wiring harness fault condition of open , short to ground , and short to voltage , at each one of said pins of said connector under test of said ECM , independently , and in accordance with specific ones of said pins addressed by said circuit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (electrical switch) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (engine controller) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5798647A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test apparatus for testing the integrity of an engine controller (output parameters) module (ECM) of a vehicle , said apparatus comprising : a first test connector for coupling to a connector under test of an ECM ; a second test connector for coupling to a wiring harness of said vehicle to thereby place said apparatus in line between said wiring harness and said connector under test of said ECM ; a parallel port for coupling to an external computer ; a circuit responsive to control signals received at said parallel port for addressing , independently and controllably , one pin at a time of said connector under test ; and a plurality of electrical switch (different ones, vehicle communications system) es responsive to said circuit for selectively simulating at least one wiring harness fault condition of open , short to ground , and short to voltage , at each one of said pins of said connector under test of said ECM , independently , and in accordance with specific ones of said pins addressed by said circuit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (electrical switch) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (diagnostic test) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5798647A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test (executable functions) apparatus for testing the integrity of an engine controller module (ECM) of a vehicle , said apparatus comprising : a first test connector for coupling to a connector under test of an ECM ; a second test connector for coupling to a wiring harness of said vehicle to thereby place said apparatus in line between said wiring harness and said connector under test of said ECM ; a parallel port for coupling to an external computer ; a circuit responsive to control signals received at said parallel port for addressing , independently and controllably , one pin at a time of said connector under test ; and a plurality of electrical switch (different ones, vehicle communications system) es responsive to said circuit for selectively simulating at least one wiring harness fault condition of open , short to ground , and short to voltage , at each one of said pins of said connector under test of said ECM , independently , and in accordance with specific ones of said pins addressed by said circuit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (electrical switch) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5798647A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test apparatus for testing the integrity of an engine controller module (ECM) of a vehicle , said apparatus comprising : a first test connector for coupling to a connector under test of an ECM ; a second test connector for coupling to a wiring harness of said vehicle to thereby place said apparatus in line between said wiring harness and said connector under test of said ECM ; a parallel port for coupling to an external computer ; a circuit responsive to control signals received at said parallel port for addressing , independently and controllably , one pin at a time of said connector under test ; and a plurality of electrical switch (different ones, vehicle communications system) es responsive to said circuit for selectively simulating at least one wiring harness fault condition of open , short to ground , and short to voltage , at each one of said pins of said connector under test of said ECM , independently , and in accordance with specific ones of said pins addressed by said circuit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (electrical switch) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones (electrical switch) of said equipment units . |
US5798647A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test apparatus for testing the integrity of an engine controller module (ECM) of a vehicle , said apparatus comprising : a first test connector for coupling to a connector under test of an ECM ; a second test connector for coupling to a wiring harness of said vehicle to thereby place said apparatus in line between said wiring harness and said connector under test of said ECM ; a parallel port for coupling to an external computer ; a circuit responsive to control signals received at said parallel port for addressing , independently and controllably , one pin at a time of said connector under test ; and a plurality of electrical switch (different ones, vehicle communications system) es responsive to said circuit for selectively simulating at least one wiring harness fault condition of open , short to ground , and short to voltage , at each one of said pins of said connector under test of said ECM , independently , and in accordance with specific ones of said pins addressed by said circuit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (electrical switch) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters (engine controller) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5798647A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test apparatus for testing the integrity of an engine controller (output parameters) module (ECM) of a vehicle , said apparatus comprising : a first test connector for coupling to a connector under test of an ECM ; a second test connector for coupling to a wiring harness of said vehicle to thereby place said apparatus in line between said wiring harness and said connector under test of said ECM ; a parallel port for coupling to an external computer ; a circuit responsive to control signals received at said parallel port for addressing , independently and controllably , one pin at a time of said connector under test ; and a plurality of electrical switch (different ones, vehicle communications system) es responsive to said circuit for selectively simulating at least one wiring harness fault condition of open , short to ground , and short to voltage , at each one of said pins of said connector under test of said ECM , independently , and in accordance with specific ones of said pins addressed by said circuit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (electrical switch) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5798647A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test apparatus for testing the integrity of an engine controller module (ECM) of a vehicle , said apparatus comprising : a first test connector for coupling to a connector under test of an ECM ; a second test connector for coupling to a wiring harness of said vehicle to thereby place said apparatus in line between said wiring harness and said connector under test of said ECM ; a parallel port for coupling to an external computer ; a circuit responsive to control signals received at said parallel port for addressing , independently and controllably , one pin at a time of said connector under test ; and a plurality of electrical switch (different ones, vehicle communications system) es responsive to said circuit for selectively simulating at least one wiring harness fault condition of open , short to ground , and short to voltage , at each one of said pins of said connector under test of said ECM , independently , and in accordance with specific ones of said pins addressed by said circuit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (engine controller) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5798647A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test apparatus for testing the integrity of an engine controller (output parameters) module (ECM) of a vehicle , said apparatus comprising : a first test connector for coupling to a connector under test of an ECM ; a second test connector for coupling to a wiring harness of said vehicle to thereby place said apparatus in line between said wiring harness and said connector under test of said ECM ; a parallel port for coupling to an external computer ; a circuit responsive to control signals received at said parallel port for addressing , independently and controllably , one pin at a time of said connector under test ; and a plurality of electrical switches responsive to said circuit for selectively simulating at least one wiring harness fault condition of open , short to ground , and short to voltage , at each one of said pins of said connector under test of said ECM , independently , and in accordance with specific ones of said pins addressed by said circuit . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5712782A Filed: 1996-04-15 Issued: 1998-01-27 Method of optimizing utilization of a group of agricultural machine (Original Assignee) Claas KGaA mbH (Current Assignee) Claas KGaA mbH Horst Weigelt, H. H. Wippersteg, Stefan Boettinger, Thilo Steckel |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (other port) for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data (exchanging data) with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5712782A CLAIM 1 . A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices , the method comprising the steps of : a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) , each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data (exchanging data) telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1) ; b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations ; c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories to at least partially optimize operation of said agricultural machines and devices without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor , said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices ; and d) transmitting another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) ; and e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (needed data) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (other port) for the function and/or output parameters (transferring data) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5712782A CLAIM 1 . A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices , the method comprising the steps of : a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) , each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1) ; b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations ; c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories to at least partially optimize operation of said agricultural machines and devices without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor , said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices ; and d) transmitting another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) ; and e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) . US5712782A CLAIM 4 . The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising sorting data statements to be transmitted in the at least one on-board computer (8) of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) and the controlling processor (1) according to urgency criteria and transmitting the data statements according to the urgency criteria so that most urgently needed data (software interface) is always transmitted prior to transmission of less urgently needed data . US5712782A CLAIM 17 . The agricultural apparatus as defined in claim 15 , wherein the CAN-bus is connected to a plurality of microprocessors including the on-board processor (8) and the operating module (M5) includes means for transferring data (output parameters) entities directly between said microprocessors and the controlling processor (1) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (memory location) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5712782A CLAIM 1 . A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices , the method comprising the steps of : a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) , each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1) ; b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory location (executable functions) s ; c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories to at least partially optimize operation of said agricultural machines and devices without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor , said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices ; and d) transmitting another portion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) ; and e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (other port) and/or output parameters (transferring data) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5712782A CLAIM 1 . A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices , the method comprising the steps of : a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) , each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1) ; b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations ; c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories to at least partially optimize operation of said agricultural machines and devices without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor , said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices ; and d) transmitting another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) ; and e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) . US5712782A CLAIM 17 . The agricultural apparatus as defined in claim 15 , wherein the CAN-bus is connected to a plurality of microprocessors including the on-board processor (8) and the operating module (M5) includes means for transferring data (output parameters) entities directly between said microprocessors and the controlling processor (1) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (other port) for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (needed data) to each function for exchanging data (exchanging data) with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5712782A CLAIM 1 . A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices , the method comprising the steps of : a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) , each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data (exchanging data) telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1) ; b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations ; c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories to at least partially optimize operation of said agricultural machines and devices without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor , said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices ; and d) transmitting another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) ; and e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) . US5712782A CLAIM 4 . The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising sorting data statements to be transmitted in the at least one on-board computer (8) of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) and the controlling processor (1) according to urgency criteria and transmitting the data statements according to the urgency criteria so that most urgently needed data (software interface) is always transmitted prior to transmission of less urgently needed data . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (needed data) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (other port) for the function and/or output parameters (transferring data) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5712782A CLAIM 1 . A method of optimizing operation of a plurality of agricultural machines and devices , the method comprising the steps of : a) providing a controlling processor (1) for controlling operation of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) , each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) having at least one on-board processor (8) and telemetric means for transmitting and receiving data available in the at least one on-board processor (8) to and from the controlling processor (1) for exchanging data telemetrically between the at least one on-board processor (8) and the controlling processor (1) ; b) categorizing said data exchangeable between the controlling processor (1) and the at least one on-board processor (8) of each of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) into processing categories according to data processing and memory locations ; c) processing one portion of said data on a level of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) according to said processing categories to at least partially optimize operation of said agricultural machines and devices without transmitting said one portion of said data to and processing said one portion of said data in said controlling processor , said processing including storing at least a part of said one portion of said data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices ; and d) transmitting another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the data on said level of the agricultural machines and devices telemetrically to a level of the controlling processor (1) for processing together with additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) ; and e) optimizing control of said agricultural machines based on controlling information available in individual ones of said agricultural machines and completing said optimizing according to said additional data not available in the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) . US5712782A CLAIM 4 . The method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising sorting data statements to be transmitted in the at least one on-board computer (8) of the agricultural machines and devices (2 to 7) and the controlling processor (1) according to urgency criteria and transmitting the data statements according to the urgency criteria so that most urgently needed data (software interface) is always transmitted prior to transmission of less urgently needed data . US5712782A CLAIM 17 . The agricultural apparatus as defined in claim 15 , wherein the CAN-bus is connected to a plurality of microprocessors including the on-board processor (8) and the operating module (M5) includes means for transferring data (output parameters) entities directly between said microprocessors and the controlling processor (1) . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5732074A Filed: 1996-01-16 Issued: 1998-03-24 Mobile portable wireless communication system (Original Assignee) Cellport Labs Inc (Current Assignee) CellPort Systems Inc Charles W. Spaur, Michael F. Braitberg, Patrick J. Kennedy, Lester B. Hatcher |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (operating system) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces (different vehicle) each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5732074A CLAIM 1 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations and a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle (hardware interfaces) devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said first remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests and providing said information in said first format for transmission to said computer means at said first remote station using said wireless device ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means , in communication with said controller means for presenting information in a second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . US5732074A CLAIM 5 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations in a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting said information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests received using said wireless device , with said web server in communication with program memory for storing said executable software in connection with obtaining said information from said vehicle devices and in which said first standard network communication means further includes an operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) for managing a number of services associated with conducting applications oriented tasks in conjunction with said executable software ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means in communication with said controller means for presenting information in any second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (operating system) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces (different vehicle) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5732074A CLAIM 1 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations and a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle (hardware interfaces) devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said first remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests and providing said information in said first format for transmission to said computer means at said first remote station using said wireless device ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means , in communication with said controller means for presenting information in a second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . US5732074A CLAIM 5 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations in a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting said information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests received using said wireless device , with said web server in communication with program memory for storing said executable software in connection with obtaining said information from said vehicle devices and in which said first standard network communication means further includes an operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) for managing a number of services associated with conducting applications oriented tasks in conjunction with said executable software ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means in communication with said controller means for presenting information in any second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (operating system) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5732074A CLAIM 5 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations in a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting said information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests received using said wireless device , with said web server in communication with program memory for storing said executable software in connection with obtaining said information from said vehicle devices and in which said first standard network communication means further includes an operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) for managing a number of services associated with conducting applications oriented tasks in conjunction with said executable software ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means in communication with said controller means for presenting information in any second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces (different vehicle) are known . |
US5732074A CLAIM 1 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations and a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle (hardware interfaces) devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said first remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests and providing said information in said first format for transmission to said computer means at said first remote station using said wireless device ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means , in communication with said controller means for presenting information in a second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (operating system) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces (different vehicle) , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (operating system) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5732074A CLAIM 1 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations and a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle (hardware interfaces) devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said first remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests and providing said information in said first format for transmission to said computer means at said first remote station using said wireless device ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means , in communication with said controller means for presenting information in a second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . US5732074A CLAIM 5 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations in a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting said information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests received using said wireless device , with said web server in communication with program memory for storing said executable software in connection with obtaining said information from said vehicle devices and in which said first standard network communication means further includes an operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) for managing a number of services associated with conducting applications oriented tasks in conjunction with said executable software ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means in communication with said controller means for presenting information in any second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (operating system) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces (different vehicle) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5732074A CLAIM 1 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations and a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle (hardware interfaces) devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said first remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests and providing said information in said first format for transmission to said computer means at said first remote station using said wireless device ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means , in communication with said controller means for presenting information in a second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . US5732074A CLAIM 5 . An apparatus for information transmission involving one or more remote stations in a vehicle , comprising : at least a first remote station including computer means located at a distance from a vehicle ; a wireless device for location in the vehicle for use in sending and receiving information including data relative to said first remote station over an airlink ; a plurality of different vehicle devices associated with the vehicle and with each of said vehicle devices for at least one of receiving and sending said information ; controller means including processing means in the vehicle for controlling the sending and receiving of said information using said wireless device between said remote station and the vehicle , said controller means further including first standard network communication means for use in presenting said information for transmission over the airlink in a first format that is acceptable to a first standardized network that includes the airlink , wherein said first network communication means enables said information to be provided to multiple users that utilize different makes of communication equipment , different processing hardware and different applications software executable by said processing means of said controller means , said first standard network communication means including a web server in the vehicle for responding to a plurality of service related requests received using said wireless device , with said web server in communication with program memory for storing said executable software in connection with obtaining said information from said vehicle devices and in which said first standard network communication means further includes an operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) for managing a number of services associated with conducting applications oriented tasks in conjunction with said executable software ; and a second standard network communication means , different from said first standard network communication means in communication with said controller means for presenting information in any second format that is acceptable to a second standardized network , with said second standardized network communication means communicating with said vehicle devices for sending and receiving said information relative thereto and in which said controller means enables said information to be properly communicated between said first and second standardized networks . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | EP0797881A1 Filed: 1995-12-15 Issued: 1997-10-01 Communications network, a dual mode data transfer system therefor (Original Assignee) Chrysler Corp (Current Assignee) Old Carco LLC Richard A. Halter, Ronald F. Hormel, Robert J. Randel, John Stark |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (other node) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (next data) for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
EP0797881A1 CLAIM 7 . The link apparatus of claim 6 wherein each reflected bit from the IDR is checked to determined if arbitration occurs with any bit on the bus from a competing node , wherein each arbitrated bit is restructured into a byte and stored in the LSPDR for an unsolicited transfer exchange with the next data (processing data) byte stored in the MSPDR , wherein the MCU conducts unsolicited SPI-XFRs with all succeeding bytes until the last byte is loaded in the MSPDR . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (other node) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (output signals) for the function and/or output parameters (input terminals) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
EP0797881A1 CLAIM 3 . The link apparatus of claim 1 wherein the statein unit includes circuits that combines certain output signals (input parameters) of the meanory unit of the main state machine unit with INTCLK forming a shift clock (SHCLK) signal that clocks the LSPDR during unloading bits during a SPI transfer . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (other node) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (output signals) and/or output parameters (input terminals) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
EP0797881A1 CLAIM 3 . The link apparatus of claim 1 wherein the statein unit includes circuits that combines certain output signals (input parameters) of the meanory unit of the main state machine unit with INTCLK forming a shift clock (SHCLK) signal that clocks the LSPDR during unloading bits during a SPI transfer . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (other node) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (next data) for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
EP0797881A1 CLAIM 7 . The link apparatus of claim 6 wherein each reflected bit from the IDR is checked to determined if arbitration occurs with any bit on the bus from a competing node , wherein each arbitrated bit is restructured into a byte and stored in the LSPDR for an unsolicited transfer exchange with the next data (processing data) byte stored in the MSPDR , wherein the MCU conducts unsolicited SPI-XFRs with all succeeding bytes until the last byte is loaded in the MSPDR . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (output signals) for the function and/or output parameters (input terminals) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
EP0797881A1 CLAIM 3 . The link apparatus of claim 1 wherein the statein unit includes circuits that combines certain output signals (input parameters) of the meanory unit of the main state machine unit with INTCLK forming a shift clock (SHCLK) signal that clocks the LSPDR during unloading bits during a SPI transfer . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5737215A Filed: 1995-12-13 Issued: 1998-04-07 Method and apparatus for comparing machines in fleet (Original Assignee) Caterpillar Inc (Current Assignee) Caterpillar Inc David R. Schricker, Jagannathan Sarangapani, David G. Young, Satish M. Shetty |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (second parameter) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5737215A CLAIM 3 . An apparatus for comparing one machine in a fleet of machines , comprising : means for sensing a plurality of characteristics of each machine in the fleet , for determining a first parameter as a function of at least one characteristic , setting a second parameter (executing applications) equal to at least one other characteristic , modeling another characteristic as a function of a set of characteristics , comparing a modeled value with an actual value of said another characteristic , and setting a third parameter , and for creating a database of said first , second , and third parameters ; means responsive to said database for creating a set of reference machine data ; and , means for comparing data for the one machine with said set of reference machine data and responsively producing a deviation signal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (one parameter) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5737215A CLAIM 2 . An apparatus for comparing one machine in a fleet of machines , comprising : means for sensing a plurality of characteristics of each machine in the fleet and responsively determining a set of fleet data , said set of fleet data includes a plurality of parameters of each machine ; means responsive to said set of fleet data for determining a set of reference machine data and for modeling at least one characteristic based on other characteristics and comparing a modeled value of said at least one characteristic with an actual value of said at least one characteristic and wherein one parameter (input parameters) is equal to the difference between said modeled and actual values of said at least one characteristic and , means for comparing data for the machine with said reference machine data and responsively producing a deviation signal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (one parameter) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5737215A CLAIM 2 . An apparatus for comparing one machine in a fleet of machines , comprising : means for sensing a plurality of characteristics of each machine in the fleet and responsively determining a set of fleet data , said set of fleet data includes a plurality of parameters of each machine ; means responsive to said set of fleet data for determining a set of reference machine data and for modeling at least one characteristic based on other characteristics and comparing a modeled value of said at least one characteristic with an actual value of said at least one characteristic and wherein one parameter (input parameters) is equal to the difference between said modeled and actual values of said at least one characteristic and , means for comparing data for the machine with said reference machine data and responsively producing a deviation signal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (second parameter) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5737215A CLAIM 3 . An apparatus for comparing one machine in a fleet of machines , comprising : means for sensing a plurality of characteristics of each machine in the fleet , for determining a first parameter as a function of at least one characteristic , setting a second parameter (executing applications) equal to at least one other characteristic , modeling another characteristic as a function of a set of characteristics , comparing a modeled value with an actual value of said another characteristic , and setting a third parameter , and for creating a database of said first , second , and third parameters ; means responsive to said database for creating a set of reference machine data ; and , means for comparing data for the one machine with said set of reference machine data and responsively producing a deviation signal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (n value) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (one parameter) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5737215A CLAIM 1 . An apparatus for comparing one machine in a fleet of machines , comprising : means for sensing a plurality of characteristics of each machine in the fleet and responsively determining a set of fleet data , said set of fleet data includes a plurality of parameters of each machine , each parameter being associated with a time interval and time window , wherein value (function operates to convert data) s of said plurality of parameters are stored in a database in response to the associated time interval and time window ; means responsive to said set of fleet data for determining a set of reference machine data ; and , means for comparing data for the machine with said reference machine data and responsively producing a deviation signal . US5737215A CLAIM 2 . An apparatus for comparing one machine in a fleet of machines , comprising : means for sensing a plurality of characteristics of each machine in the fleet and responsively determining a set of fleet data , said set of fleet data includes a plurality of parameters of each machine ; means responsive to said set of fleet data for determining a set of reference machine data and for modeling at least one characteristic based on other characteristics and comparing a modeled value of said at least one characteristic with an actual value of said at least one characteristic and wherein one parameter (input parameters) is equal to the difference between said modeled and actual values of said at least one characteristic and , means for comparing data for the machine with said reference machine data and responsively producing a deviation signal . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5794164A Filed: 1995-11-29 Issued: 1998-08-11 Vehicle computer system (Original Assignee) Microsoft Corp (Current Assignee) Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC Richard D. Beckert, Mark M. Moeller, William Wong |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units (entertainment system) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (multiple application, operating system) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5794164A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle computer system comprising : a housing of a size suitable to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard ; a computer mounted within the housing ; an open platform operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) executing on the computer , the operating system being configured to support multiple application (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) s that are supplied by a vehicle user ; a faceplate attached to the housing ; and a peripheral device contained in the faceplate and compatibly connected to the computer , the operating system managing the peripheral device . US5794164A CLAIM 42 . A portable RF electronics device for use in conjunction with a vehicle entertainment system (equipment units) , the vehicle entertainment system having a base unit sized to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard and a player mounted in the base unit , the portable RF electronics device comprising : a faceplate having a physical coupling assembly which enables the faceplate to be attached to or detached from the base unit of the vehicle entertainment system ; a processor mounted to the faceplate to form a faceplate module , the faceplate module having an electrical interface which compatibly couples to an interface on the base unit to permit data communication from the faceplate module to the player , the processor being configured to control the player device when the faceplate module is electrically coupled to the base unit ; and an RF receiver provided in the faceplate module and operatively coupled to the processor , the faceplate module being operable as a portable RF receiving device to receive RF signals when the faceplate module is physically detached from the base unit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (multiple application, operating system) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5794164A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle computer system comprising : a housing of a size suitable to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard ; a computer mounted within the housing ; an open platform operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) executing on the computer , the operating system being configured to support multiple application (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) s that are supplied by a vehicle user ; a faceplate attached to the housing ; and a peripheral device contained in the faceplate and compatibly connected to the computer , the operating system managing the peripheral device . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (multiple application, operating system) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5794164A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle computer system comprising : a housing of a size suitable to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard ; a computer mounted within the housing ; an open platform operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) executing on the computer , the operating system being configured to support multiple application (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) s that are supplied by a vehicle user ; a faceplate attached to the housing ; and a peripheral device contained in the faceplate and compatibly connected to the computer , the operating system managing the peripheral device . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units (entertainment system) , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5794164A CLAIM 42 . A portable RF electronics device for use in conjunction with a vehicle entertainment system (equipment units) , the vehicle entertainment system having a base unit sized to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard and a player mounted in the base unit , the portable RF electronics device comprising : a faceplate having a physical coupling assembly which enables the faceplate to be attached to or detached from the base unit of the vehicle entertainment system ; a processor mounted to the faceplate to form a faceplate module , the faceplate module having an electrical interface which compatibly couples to an interface on the base unit to permit data communication from the faceplate module to the player , the processor being configured to control the player device when the faceplate module is electrically coupled to the base unit ; and an RF receiver provided in the faceplate module and operatively coupled to the processor , the faceplate module being operable as a portable RF receiving device to receive RF signals when the faceplate module is physically detached from the base unit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units (entertainment system) and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US5794164A CLAIM 42 . A portable RF electronics device for use in conjunction with a vehicle entertainment system (equipment units) , the vehicle entertainment system having a base unit sized to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard and a player mounted in the base unit , the portable RF electronics device comprising : a faceplate having a physical coupling assembly which enables the faceplate to be attached to or detached from the base unit of the vehicle entertainment system ; a processor mounted to the faceplate to form a faceplate module , the faceplate module having an electrical interface which compatibly couples to an interface on the base unit to permit data communication from the faceplate module to the player , the processor being configured to control the player device when the faceplate module is electrically coupled to the base unit ; and an RF receiver provided in the faceplate module and operatively coupled to the processor , the faceplate module being operable as a portable RF receiving device to receive RF signals when the faceplate module is physically detached from the base unit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units (entertainment system) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (multiple application, operating system) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (multiple application, operating system) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5794164A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle computer system comprising : a housing of a size suitable to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard ; a computer mounted within the housing ; an open platform operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) executing on the computer , the operating system being configured to support multiple application (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) s that are supplied by a vehicle user ; a faceplate attached to the housing ; and a peripheral device contained in the faceplate and compatibly connected to the computer , the operating system managing the peripheral device . US5794164A CLAIM 42 . A portable RF electronics device for use in conjunction with a vehicle entertainment system (equipment units) , the vehicle entertainment system having a base unit sized to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard and a player mounted in the base unit , the portable RF electronics device comprising : a faceplate having a physical coupling assembly which enables the faceplate to be attached to or detached from the base unit of the vehicle entertainment system ; a processor mounted to the faceplate to form a faceplate module , the faceplate module having an electrical interface which compatibly couples to an interface on the base unit to permit data communication from the faceplate module to the player , the processor being configured to control the player device when the faceplate module is electrically coupled to the base unit ; and an RF receiver provided in the faceplate module and operatively coupled to the processor , the faceplate module being operable as a portable RF receiving device to receive RF signals when the faceplate module is physically detached from the base unit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (multiple application, operating system) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5794164A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle computer system comprising : a housing of a size suitable to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard ; a computer mounted within the housing ; an open platform operating system (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) executing on the computer , the operating system being configured to support multiple application (executable functions, executing applications, software interface) s that are supplied by a vehicle user ; a faceplate attached to the housing ; and a peripheral device contained in the faceplate and compatibly connected to the computer , the operating system managing the peripheral device . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5737711A Filed: 1995-10-30 Issued: 1998-04-07 Diagnosis system for motor vehicle (Original Assignee) Fuji Jukogyo KK (Current Assignee) Subaru Corp Kunihiro Abe |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (processing data) for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces (programmable gate) each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5737711A CLAIM 1 . A diagnosis device removably connectable to an electronic control unit installed in a motor vehicle for data communication , the electronic control unit having a communication protocol , the diagnosis device comprising : a main processor provided for issuing a command directed to the electronic control unit and processing data (processing data) transmitted from the electronic control unit in response to the command ; and a field programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array provided between the main processor and the electronic control unit , the field programmable gate array being reprogrammable so as to make communication between the main processor and the electronic control unit possible under the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , wherein the field programmable gate array is a communication interface with logical functions being reprogrammable on board by transmitted design data to make the communication interface applicable to the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , thereby enabling the diagnosis device to diagnose electronic control units having different communication protocols . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces (programmable gate) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5737711A CLAIM 1 . A diagnosis device removably connectable to an electronic control unit installed in a motor vehicle for data communication , the electronic control unit having a communication protocol , the diagnosis device comprising : a main processor provided for issuing a command directed to the electronic control unit and processing data transmitted from the electronic control unit in response to the command ; and a field programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array provided between the main processor and the electronic control unit , the field programmable gate array being reprogrammable so as to make communication between the main processor and the electronic control unit possible under the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , wherein the field programmable gate array is a communication interface with logical functions being reprogrammable on board by transmitted design data to make the communication interface applicable to the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , thereby enabling the diagnosis device to diagnose electronic control units having different communication protocols . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces (programmable gate) are known . |
US5737711A CLAIM 1 . A diagnosis device removably connectable to an electronic control unit installed in a motor vehicle for data communication , the electronic control unit having a communication protocol , the diagnosis device comprising : a main processor provided for issuing a command directed to the electronic control unit and processing data transmitted from the electronic control unit in response to the command ; and a field programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array provided between the main processor and the electronic control unit , the field programmable gate array being reprogrammable so as to make communication between the main processor and the electronic control unit possible under the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , wherein the field programmable gate array is a communication interface with logical functions being reprogrammable on board by transmitted design data to make the communication interface applicable to the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , thereby enabling the diagnosis device to diagnose electronic control units having different communication protocols . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (processing data) for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces (programmable gate) , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5737711A CLAIM 1 . A diagnosis device removably connectable to an electronic control unit installed in a motor vehicle for data communication , the electronic control unit having a communication protocol , the diagnosis device comprising : a main processor provided for issuing a command directed to the electronic control unit and processing data (processing data) transmitted from the electronic control unit in response to the command ; and a field programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array provided between the main processor and the electronic control unit , the field programmable gate array being reprogrammable so as to make communication between the main processor and the electronic control unit possible under the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , wherein the field programmable gate array is a communication interface with logical functions being reprogrammable on board by transmitted design data to make the communication interface applicable to the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , thereby enabling the diagnosis device to diagnose electronic control units having different communication protocols . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces (programmable gate) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5737711A CLAIM 1 . A diagnosis device removably connectable to an electronic control unit installed in a motor vehicle for data communication , the electronic control unit having a communication protocol , the diagnosis device comprising : a main processor provided for issuing a command directed to the electronic control unit and processing data transmitted from the electronic control unit in response to the command ; and a field programmable gate (hardware interfaces) array provided between the main processor and the electronic control unit , the field programmable gate array being reprogrammable so as to make communication between the main processor and the electronic control unit possible under the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , wherein the field programmable gate array is a communication interface with logical functions being reprogrammable on board by transmitted design data to make the communication interface applicable to the communication protocol of the electronic control unit , thereby enabling the diagnosis device to diagnose electronic control units having different communication protocols . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5710984A Filed: 1995-10-20 Issued: 1998-01-20 Radio transceiver with impedance matched test port (Original Assignee) Sharp Corp; Sharp Microelectronics Technology Inc (Current Assignee) Sharp Corp ; Sharp Laboratories of America Inc Douglas James Millar, Tatsuya Uetake, Tai Won Youn |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (operating range) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5710984A CLAIM 1 . A radio transceiver for sending and receiving signals (equipment units) , with an antenna interconnect having a first impedance , the radio transceiver comprising : a) a selectively enabled matching circuit operatively connected to the antenna interconnect , for transforming the impedance of an external antenna having a second impedance to match the first impedance ; b) a test port operatively connected to the antenna interconnect ; c) at least a first tuning element which is operatively connected to said matching circuit to enable said matching circuit when no external device is connected to said test port , said first tuning element being operatively disconnected from said matching circuit to disable said matching circuit when an external device is connected to said test port , the impedance of said test port matching the first impedance whenever said matching circuit is disabled , whereby external devices having impedances that match the first impedance are selectively connectable to said test port . US5710984A CLAIM 4 . A radio transceiver as in claim 3 , having an operating range (executing applications) of frequencies , and in which said matching circuit includes a third tuning element having a characteristic impedance and an electrical length , said first tuning element operatively connected to said second tuning element with said third tuning element . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5710984A CLAIM 1 . A radio transceiver for sending and receiving signals (equipment units) , with an antenna interconnect having a first impedance , the radio transceiver comprising : a) a selectively enabled matching circuit operatively connected to the antenna interconnect , for transforming the impedance of an external antenna having a second impedance to match the first impedance ; b) a test port operatively connected to the antenna interconnect ; c) at least a first tuning element which is operatively connected to said matching circuit to enable said matching circuit when no external device is connected to said test port , said first tuning element being operatively disconnected from said matching circuit to disable said matching circuit when an external device is connected to said test port , the impedance of said test port matching the first impedance whenever said matching circuit is disabled , whereby external devices having impedances that match the first impedance are selectively connectable to said test port . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units (receiving signals) and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US5710984A CLAIM 1 . A radio transceiver for sending and receiving signals (equipment units) , with an antenna interconnect having a first impedance , the radio transceiver comprising : a) a selectively enabled matching circuit operatively connected to the antenna interconnect , for transforming the impedance of an external antenna having a second impedance to match the first impedance ; b) a test port operatively connected to the antenna interconnect ; c) at least a first tuning element which is operatively connected to said matching circuit to enable said matching circuit when no external device is connected to said test port , said first tuning element being operatively disconnected from said matching circuit to disable said matching circuit when an external device is connected to said test port , the impedance of said test port matching the first impedance whenever said matching circuit is disabled , whereby external devices having impedances that match the first impedance are selectively connectable to said test port . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (operating range) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5710984A CLAIM 1 . A radio transceiver for sending and receiving signals (equipment units) , with an antenna interconnect having a first impedance , the radio transceiver comprising : a) a selectively enabled matching circuit operatively connected to the antenna interconnect , for transforming the impedance of an external antenna having a second impedance to match the first impedance ; b) a test port operatively connected to the antenna interconnect ; c) at least a first tuning element which is operatively connected to said matching circuit to enable said matching circuit when no external device is connected to said test port , said first tuning element being operatively disconnected from said matching circuit to disable said matching circuit when an external device is connected to said test port , the impedance of said test port matching the first impedance whenever said matching circuit is disabled , whereby external devices having impedances that match the first impedance are selectively connectable to said test port . US5710984A CLAIM 4 . A radio transceiver as in claim 3 , having an operating range (executing applications) of frequencies , and in which said matching circuit includes a third tuning element having a characteristic impedance and an electrical length , said first tuning element operatively connected to said second tuning element with said third tuning element . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5699255A Filed: 1995-10-18 Issued: 1997-12-16 Map transmission for in-vehicle navigation system with dynamic scale/detail adjustment (Original Assignee) Trimble Inc (Current Assignee) Trimble Inc Thomas W. Ellis, Kiyoko M. Mura-Smith, Charles N. Branch, John F. Schipper |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces (communicatively couple) each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5699255A CLAIM 19 . An apparatus for providing map information of varying resolution to a navigation device comprising : a base station adapted to transmit map information of varying resolution therefrom , a navigation device communicatively couple (hardware interfaces) d to said base station , said navigation device further comprising : a receiver adapted to receive said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station , and a display adapted to display said map information of varying resolution , and a position determining system coupled to said navigation device , said position determining system generating position information of said navigation device , said position determining system communicatively coupled to said base station , said position determining system adapted to transmit said position information of said navigation device to said base station , wherein said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station is related to said generated position information of said navigation device transmitted to said base station from said position determining system . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces (communicatively couple) into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5699255A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) for providing map information of varying resolution to a navigation device comprising : a base station transmitting map information of varying resolution therefrom , a navigation device , said navigation device further comprising ; a receiver receiving said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station , a processor coupled to said receiver , said processor processing said map information of varying resolution received by said receiver , and a display visually displaying said map information of varying resolution , and a position determining system coupled to said navigation device , said position determining system generating position information of said navigation device , said position determining system including a transmitter transmitting said generated position information of said navigation device to said base station , wherein said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station is related to said generated position information of said navigation device transmitted to said base station from said position determining system . US5699255A CLAIM 19 . An apparatus for providing map information of varying resolution to a navigation device comprising : a base station adapted to transmit map information of varying resolution therefrom , a navigation device communicatively couple (hardware interfaces) d to said base station , said navigation device further comprising : a receiver adapted to receive said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station , and a display adapted to display said map information of varying resolution , and a position determining system coupled to said navigation device , said position determining system generating position information of said navigation device , said position determining system communicatively coupled to said base station , said position determining system adapted to transmit said position information of said navigation device to said base station , wherein said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station is related to said generated position information of said navigation device transmitted to said base station from said position determining system . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (navigation system) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces (communicatively couple) are known . |
US5699255A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) for providing map information of varying resolution to a navigation device comprising : a base station transmitting map information of varying resolution therefrom , a navigation device , said navigation device further comprising ; a receiver receiving said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station , a processor coupled to said receiver , said processor processing said map information of varying resolution received by said receiver , and a display visually displaying said map information of varying resolution , and a position determining system coupled to said navigation device , said position determining system generating position information of said navigation device , said position determining system including a transmitter transmitting said generated position information of said navigation device to said base station , wherein said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station is related to said generated position information of said navigation device transmitted to said base station from said position determining system . US5699255A CLAIM 19 . An apparatus for providing map information of varying resolution to a navigation device comprising : a base station adapted to transmit map information of varying resolution therefrom , a navigation device communicatively couple (hardware interfaces) d to said base station , said navigation device further comprising : a receiver adapted to receive said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station , and a display adapted to display said map information of varying resolution , and a position determining system coupled to said navigation device , said position determining system generating position information of said navigation device , said position determining system communicatively coupled to said base station , said position determining system adapted to transmit said position information of said navigation device to said base station , wherein said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station is related to said generated position information of said navigation device transmitted to said base station from said position determining system . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces (communicatively couple) , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5699255A CLAIM 19 . An apparatus for providing map information of varying resolution to a navigation device comprising : a base station adapted to transmit map information of varying resolution therefrom , a navigation device communicatively couple (hardware interfaces) d to said base station , said navigation device further comprising : a receiver adapted to receive said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station , and a display adapted to display said map information of varying resolution , and a position determining system coupled to said navigation device , said position determining system generating position information of said navigation device , said position determining system communicatively coupled to said base station , said position determining system adapted to transmit said position information of said navigation device to said base station , wherein said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station is related to said generated position information of said navigation device transmitted to said base station from said position determining system . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces (communicatively couple) into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5699255A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) for providing map information of varying resolution to a navigation device comprising : a base station transmitting map information of varying resolution therefrom , a navigation device , said navigation device further comprising ; a receiver receiving said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station , a processor coupled to said receiver , said processor processing said map information of varying resolution received by said receiver , and a display visually displaying said map information of varying resolution , and a position determining system coupled to said navigation device , said position determining system generating position information of said navigation device , said position determining system including a transmitter transmitting said generated position information of said navigation device to said base station , wherein said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station is related to said generated position information of said navigation device transmitted to said base station from said position determining system . US5699255A CLAIM 19 . An apparatus for providing map information of varying resolution to a navigation device comprising : a base station adapted to transmit map information of varying resolution therefrom , a navigation device communicatively couple (hardware interfaces) d to said base station , said navigation device further comprising : a receiver adapted to receive said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station , and a display adapted to display said map information of varying resolution , and a position determining system coupled to said navigation device , said position determining system generating position information of said navigation device , said position determining system communicatively coupled to said base station , said position determining system adapted to transmit said position information of said navigation device to said base station , wherein said map information of varying resolution transmitted from said base station is related to said generated position information of said navigation device transmitted to said base station from said position determining system . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5636122A Filed: 1995-05-17 Issued: 1997-06-03 Method and apparatus for tracking vehicle location and computer aided dispatch (Original Assignee) Mobile Information Systems Inc (Current Assignee) TELEMATICS Corp ; Bailey Metal Products Ltd ; Mobile Information Systems Inc Mukesh C. Shah, Sanjiv Prabhakaran |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (order r) for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5636122A CLAIM 16 . A method for computer aided dispatch comprising steps of : providing a first memory portion , a second memory portion , and a third memory portion , said first memory portion comprising a first value and a second value to define a mobile unit position for a mobile unit at a selected time , said second memory portion comprising raster map data to define a digitized representation of a selected geographical area , said third memory portion comprising street data to define said digitized representation of said selected geographical area in vector form ; retrieving from said second memory portion said raster map data and displaying in a first display segment said digitized representation of said selected geographical area ; retrieving from said third memory portion said street data , and superimposing said street data onto said digitized represented of said selected geographical area ; retrieving from said first memory portion said mobile unit data and displaying said mobile unit data as a user locatable mark on a first display portion , said user locatable mark defining said mobile unit position ; and transmitting a customer order r (processing data) etrieved from a memory of a dispatch system to a mobile unit , said dispatch system operably coupled to said first display portion . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (mobile units) . |
US5636122A CLAIM 1 . Apparatus for computer aided dispatch comprising : a plurality of mobile units (one equipment unit) , each of said plurality of mobile units comprising a navigation tracking device , said navigation tracking device comprising a radio ; a data acquisition device operably coupled to said navigation tracking device , said data acquisition device being adapted to capture a first value and a second value from said navigation tracking device to define a mobile unit position ; a mobile position database operably coupled to said data acquisition device , said mobile position database comprising said first value and said second value ; a raster database , said raster database comprising a digitized representation of a raster map ; a vector database comprising street information and vector text information to define said mobile unit position for each of said plurality of mobile units ; a display comprising a first display segment and a second display segment , said first display segment comprising said digitized representation of said raster map and a plurality of user locatable marks , each of said plurality of user locatable marks representative of one of said plurality of mobile units at said mobile unit position , said second display segment comprising said vector text information for each of said plurality of mobile units ; and a computer aided dispatch system operably coupled to said display ; said computer aided dispatch system comprising order data from customers , a portion of said order data being transferred from said data acquisition device to said radio in one of said plurality of mobile units . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (order r) for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5636122A CLAIM 16 . A method for computer aided dispatch comprising steps of : providing a first memory portion , a second memory portion , and a third memory portion , said first memory portion comprising a first value and a second value to define a mobile unit position for a mobile unit at a selected time , said second memory portion comprising raster map data to define a digitized representation of a selected geographical area , said third memory portion comprising street data to define said digitized representation of said selected geographical area in vector form ; retrieving from said second memory portion said raster map data and displaying in a first display segment said digitized representation of said selected geographical area ; retrieving from said third memory portion said street data , and superimposing said street data onto said digitized represented of said selected geographical area ; retrieving from said first memory portion said mobile unit data and displaying said mobile unit data as a user locatable mark on a first display portion , said user locatable mark defining said mobile unit position ; and transmitting a customer order r (processing data) etrieved from a memory of a dispatch system to a mobile unit , said dispatch system operably coupled to said first display portion . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | JPH08261770A Filed: 1995-03-27 Issued: 1996-10-11 双方向通信型カーナビゲーション装置 (Original Assignee) Hitachi Ltd; 株式会社日立製作所 Toshiro Kinugasa, Hirokuni Marumori, Shinichi Nonaka, Kenji Sano, Hidekazu Tanaka, Yasushi Tsugi, 宏晋 丸森, 賢治 佐野, 英一 田中, 敏郎 衣笠, 靖 都木, 進一 野中 |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces (地図情報) , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
JPH08261770A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】自己の車両の位置を検出する位置検出手段 と、道路及び建物及び施設を示す地図情報 (respective software interfaces) を取得する地 図情報取得手段と、これらを表示する表示手段と、周囲 の状況を撮影するための撮像手段を有し、これら手段に より得た情報の全て或いは一部を送信及び受信すること を特徴とする双方向通信型カーナビゲーション装置。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones (メモリ) of said equipment units . |
JPH08261770A CLAIM 3 【請求項３】請求項１において、上記位置検出手段とし て測位用の電波を受信するＧＰＳアンテナ、上記電波よ り自己の存在する緯度と経度を検出するＧＰＳ位置検出 手段具備すると共に、システムの制御をするシステムマ イコン、地図データが記憶されたマップデータメモリ (different ones) 手 段、自己の位置を示した地図を合成をする画像処理手 段、上記合成された地図を表示するグラフィックメモリ 手段と表示モニタ手段、これらをコントーロルするコン トローラ、速度を検出する速度センサ、他の車両と通信 する通信装置と通信アンテナを具備し、上記ＧＰＳアン テナで捕らえた測位用の電波から上記ＧＰＳ位置検出手 段を用いて自己の位置を検出し、検出結果から上記画像 処理手段と上記グラフィックメモリ手段と上記表示モニ タ手段を用いて自己の存在位置を場所を示した地図を表 示すると同時に、上記通信装置と上記通信アンテナから なる通信手段を用いて他のシステムと通信することによ り、お互いの緯度と経度の情報を伝送しあい、上記緯度 と経度の情報をもとに相手の存在位置を示す目印を上記 表示モニタ手段に表示された地図上に重ねて表示し、双 方の位置関係を認識する双方向通信型カーナビゲーショ ン装置。 |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5519621A Filed: 1995-03-17 Issued: 1996-05-21 Vehicle locating and communicating method and apparatus (Original Assignee) HighwayMaster Communications Inc (Current Assignee) IRON OAKS TECHNOLOGIES LLC Larry C. Wortham |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data (phone call) from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5519621A CLAIM 1 . A system for communicating with a vehicle using a cellular telephone network , comprising : a position locating receiver on the vehicle operable to receive geographic location data from a position locating system , the geographic location data providing a vehicle location ; a host controller remotely disposed from the vehicle and operable to receive the geographic location data transmitted from the vehicle , the host controller comprising a database containing a roamer number of a particular cellular telephone system in the cellular telephone network serving an area including the vehicle location , the host controller further comprising a communications device coupled to the cellular telephone network and operable to initiate a telephone call (function converts data) to the vehicle using the roamer number ; and a cellular telephone on the vehicle and coupled to the cellular telephone network , the cellular telephone operable to receive the telephone call initiated at the host controller . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (n number) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5519621A CLAIM 21 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the vehicle location report further comprises a vehicle identification number (function operates to convert data) , and further comprising the step of storing the vehicle location report at the remote site indexed by the vehicle identification number . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5495469A Filed: 1994-12-16 Issued: 1996-02-27 Communications network, state machine therefor (Original Assignee) Chrysler Corp (Current Assignee) Siemens VDO Automotive Electronics Corp ; FCA US LLC Richard A. Halter, Robert J. Randel, John Stark |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (other node) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5495469A CLAIM 1 . A link apparatus containing a circuit for automatically prepending a protocol symbol to a data message to be placed on a communications bus , the link apparatus being contained in a node of a multiple node vehicle communications network , the bus being prescribed for use in an automobile industrial standard for data communications network interfaces , each node also containing a microcontroller (MCU) connected between an input device and input terminals of the link apparatus for receiving a chosen measurand from the input device and then translating the measurand into digital data messages in response to changes of the measurand , the link apparatus also containing a symbol encoder/decoder (SED) for receiving serially arranged bits of protocol and data messages and then formatting each bit into a variable pulse width modulated (VPWM) signal , each VPWMsignal being routed from the link apparatus to an integrated driver/receiver (IDR) circuit , also in each node , that connects to the bus , the IDR containing a transmitter circuit for converting each VPWM signal into a trapezoidal shaped waveform analog signal called a symbol containing information expressing a magnitude value of the digital bit component of the byte message , the IDR also containing a receiver circuit for receiving a reflection of each of the symbols from the bus and converting each symbol into a VPWM bit that route back to the link apparatus where a series of bits are reassembled by the SED into the original protocol and data byte information of the message placed on the bus , the link apparatus comprising : A) a state machine device having : 1) a statein unit at an input end , 2) a main state machine unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the statein unit and 3) a stateout unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the main state machine unit and the statein unit ; the state machine device being used to monitor output signals from the SED and the MCU to determine when the bus is idle and in a condition to receive a new message and to determine when the MCU has converted measurand information into data bytes ; B) an encoder circuit for accepting a signal from the state machine device during a particular state of the state machine device and then automatically generating a coded address that routes to the SED for generating a VPWM signal that routes to the transmitter circuit of the IDR for placing a start-of-frame (SOF) protocol symbol on the bus ; and C) a vector device connected to the main state unit and the SED containing circuits for determining arbitration of the SOF protocol symbol with respect to other SOF protocol symbols that might appear on the bus nearly simultaneously , the vector device providing an error signal that resets the state machine device to an initial state if another protocol symbol from another node (vehicle communications system) appears on the bus . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (other node) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data (bit length) from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (output signals) for the function and/or output parameters (input terminals) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5495469A CLAIM 1 . A link apparatus containing a circuit for automatically prepending a protocol symbol to a data message to be placed on a communications bus , the link apparatus being contained in a node of a multiple node vehicle communications network , the bus being prescribed for use in an automobile industrial standard for data communications network interfaces , each node also containing a microcontroller (MCU) connected between an input device and input terminals (output parameters) of the link apparatus for receiving a chosen measurand from the input device and then translating the measurand into digital data messages in response to changes of the measurand , the link apparatus also containing a symbol encoder/decoder (SED) for receiving serially arranged bits of protocol and data messages and then formatting each bit into a variable pulse width modulated (VPWM) signal , each VPWMsignal being routed from the link apparatus to an integrated driver/receiver (IDR) circuit , also in each node , that connects to the bus , the IDR containing a transmitter circuit for converting each VPWM signal into a trapezoidal shaped waveform analog signal called a symbol containing information expressing a magnitude value of the digital bit component of the byte message , the IDR also containing a receiver circuit for receiving a reflection of each of the symbols from the bus and converting each symbol into a VPWM bit that route back to the link apparatus where a series of bits are reassembled by the SED into the original protocol and data byte information of the message placed on the bus , the link apparatus comprising : A) a state machine device having : 1) a statein unit at an input end , 2) a main state machine unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the statein unit and 3) a stateout unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the main state machine unit and the statein unit ; the state machine device being used to monitor output signals (input parameters) from the SED and the MCU to determine when the bus is idle and in a condition to receive a new message and to determine when the MCU has converted measurand information into data bytes ; B) an encoder circuit for accepting a signal from the state machine device during a particular state of the state machine device and then automatically generating a coded address that routes to the SED for generating a VPWM signal that routes to the transmitter circuit of the IDR for placing a start-of-frame (SOF) protocol symbol on the bus ; and C) a vector device connected to the main state unit and the SED containing circuits for determining arbitration of the SOF protocol symbol with respect to other SOF protocol symbols that might appear on the bus nearly simultaneously , the vector device providing an error signal that resets the state machine device to an initial state if another protocol symbol from another node (vehicle communications system) appears on the bus . US5495469A CLAIM 5 . The link apparatus of claim 4 wherein the IDR causes a reflection of the SOF signal placed on the bus to route back to the SED and wherein the SED converts the reflected SOF signal into a bit length (different ones, function converts data) signal and wherein the main state machine unit which has incremented at least two states beyond the state that initiated the SOF signal , and wherein the vector circuit receives the bit length signal from the SED and signals from the main state machine unit indicating that the state machine has incremented at least two states beyond the state that initiated the SOF , and at an output terminal , producing a signal that indicates that the issued SOF signal has won arbitration over any other SOF signal that might have been placed on the bus by another node . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (other node) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5495469A CLAIM 1 . A link apparatus containing a circuit for automatically prepending a protocol symbol to a data message to be placed on a communications bus , the link apparatus being contained in a node of a multiple node vehicle communications network , the bus being prescribed for use in an automobile industrial standard for data communications network interfaces , each node also containing a microcontroller (MCU) connected between an input device and input terminals of the link apparatus for receiving a chosen measurand from the input device and then translating the measurand into digital data messages in response to changes of the measurand , the link apparatus also containing a symbol encoder/decoder (SED) for receiving serially arranged bits of protocol and data messages and then formatting each bit into a variable pulse width modulated (VPWM) signal , each VPWMsignal being routed from the link apparatus to an integrated driver/receiver (IDR) circuit , also in each node , that connects to the bus , the IDR containing a transmitter circuit for converting each VPWM signal into a trapezoidal shaped waveform analog signal called a symbol containing information expressing a magnitude value of the digital bit component of the byte message , the IDR also containing a receiver circuit for receiving a reflection of each of the symbols from the bus and converting each symbol into a VPWM bit that route back to the link apparatus where a series of bits are reassembled by the SED into the original protocol and data byte information of the message placed on the bus , the link apparatus comprising : A) a state machine device having : 1) a statein unit at an input end , 2) a main state machine unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the statein unit and 3) a stateout unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the main state machine unit and the statein unit ; the state machine device being used to monitor output signals from the SED and the MCU to determine when the bus is idle and in a condition to receive a new message and to determine when the MCU has converted measurand information into data bytes ; B) an encoder circuit for accepting a signal from the state machine device during a particular state of the state machine device and then automatically generating a coded address that routes to the SED for generating a VPWM signal that routes to the transmitter circuit of the IDR for placing a start-of-frame (SOF) protocol symbol on the bus ; and C) a vector device connected to the main state unit and the SED containing circuits for determining arbitration of the SOF protocol symbol with respect to other SOF protocol symbols that might appear on the bus nearly simultaneously , the vector device providing an error signal that resets the state machine device to an initial state if another protocol symbol from another node (vehicle communications system) appears on the bus . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (other node) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (output terminals) . |
US5495469A CLAIM 1 . A link apparatus containing a circuit for automatically prepending a protocol symbol to a data message to be placed on a communications bus , the link apparatus being contained in a node of a multiple node vehicle communications network , the bus being prescribed for use in an automobile industrial standard for data communications network interfaces , each node also containing a microcontroller (MCU) connected between an input device and input terminals of the link apparatus for receiving a chosen measurand from the input device and then translating the measurand into digital data messages in response to changes of the measurand , the link apparatus also containing a symbol encoder/decoder (SED) for receiving serially arranged bits of protocol and data messages and then formatting each bit into a variable pulse width modulated (VPWM) signal , each VPWMsignal being routed from the link apparatus to an integrated driver/receiver (IDR) circuit , also in each node , that connects to the bus , the IDR containing a transmitter circuit for converting each VPWM signal into a trapezoidal shaped waveform analog signal called a symbol containing information expressing a magnitude value of the digital bit component of the byte message , the IDR also containing a receiver circuit for receiving a reflection of each of the symbols from the bus and converting each symbol into a VPWM bit that route back to the link apparatus where a series of bits are reassembled by the SED into the original protocol and data byte information of the message placed on the bus , the link apparatus comprising : A) a state machine device having : 1) a statein unit at an input end , 2) a main state machine unit having input terminals connected to output terminals (one equipment unit) of the statein unit and 3) a stateout unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the main state machine unit and the statein unit ; the state machine device being used to monitor output signals from the SED and the MCU to determine when the bus is idle and in a condition to receive a new message and to determine when the MCU has converted measurand information into data bytes ; B) an encoder circuit for accepting a signal from the state machine device during a particular state of the state machine device and then automatically generating a coded address that routes to the SED for generating a VPWM signal that routes to the transmitter circuit of the IDR for placing a start-of-frame (SOF) protocol symbol on the bus ; and C) a vector device connected to the main state unit and the SED containing circuits for determining arbitration of the SOF protocol symbol with respect to other SOF protocol symbols that might appear on the bus nearly simultaneously , the vector device providing an error signal that resets the state machine device to an initial state if another protocol symbol from another node (vehicle communications system) appears on the bus . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (other node) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones (bit length) of said equipment units . |
US5495469A CLAIM 1 . A link apparatus containing a circuit for automatically prepending a protocol symbol to a data message to be placed on a communications bus , the link apparatus being contained in a node of a multiple node vehicle communications network , the bus being prescribed for use in an automobile industrial standard for data communications network interfaces , each node also containing a microcontroller (MCU) connected between an input device and input terminals of the link apparatus for receiving a chosen measurand from the input device and then translating the measurand into digital data messages in response to changes of the measurand , the link apparatus also containing a symbol encoder/decoder (SED) for receiving serially arranged bits of protocol and data messages and then formatting each bit into a variable pulse width modulated (VPWM) signal , each VPWMsignal being routed from the link apparatus to an integrated driver/receiver (IDR) circuit , also in each node , that connects to the bus , the IDR containing a transmitter circuit for converting each VPWM signal into a trapezoidal shaped waveform analog signal called a symbol containing information expressing a magnitude value of the digital bit component of the byte message , the IDR also containing a receiver circuit for receiving a reflection of each of the symbols from the bus and converting each symbol into a VPWM bit that route back to the link apparatus where a series of bits are reassembled by the SED into the original protocol and data byte information of the message placed on the bus , the link apparatus comprising : A) a state machine device having : 1) a statein unit at an input end , 2) a main state machine unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the statein unit and 3) a stateout unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the main state machine unit and the statein unit ; the state machine device being used to monitor output signals from the SED and the MCU to determine when the bus is idle and in a condition to receive a new message and to determine when the MCU has converted measurand information into data bytes ; B) an encoder circuit for accepting a signal from the state machine device during a particular state of the state machine device and then automatically generating a coded address that routes to the SED for generating a VPWM signal that routes to the transmitter circuit of the IDR for placing a start-of-frame (SOF) protocol symbol on the bus ; and C) a vector device connected to the main state unit and the SED containing circuits for determining arbitration of the SOF protocol symbol with respect to other SOF protocol symbols that might appear on the bus nearly simultaneously , the vector device providing an error signal that resets the state machine device to an initial state if another protocol symbol from another node (vehicle communications system) appears on the bus . US5495469A CLAIM 5 . The link apparatus of claim 4 wherein the IDR causes a reflection of the SOF signal placed on the bus to route back to the SED and wherein the SED converts the reflected SOF signal into a bit length (different ones, function converts data) signal and wherein the main state machine unit which has incremented at least two states beyond the state that initiated the SOF signal , and wherein the vector circuit receives the bit length signal from the SED and signals from the main state machine unit indicating that the state machine has incremented at least two states beyond the state that initiated the SOF , and at an output terminal , producing a signal that indicates that the issued SOF signal has won arbitration over any other SOF signal that might have been placed on the bus by another node . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (other node) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (output signals) and/or output parameters (input terminals) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5495469A CLAIM 1 . A link apparatus containing a circuit for automatically prepending a protocol symbol to a data message to be placed on a communications bus , the link apparatus being contained in a node of a multiple node vehicle communications network , the bus being prescribed for use in an automobile industrial standard for data communications network interfaces , each node also containing a microcontroller (MCU) connected between an input device and input terminals (output parameters) of the link apparatus for receiving a chosen measurand from the input device and then translating the measurand into digital data messages in response to changes of the measurand , the link apparatus also containing a symbol encoder/decoder (SED) for receiving serially arranged bits of protocol and data messages and then formatting each bit into a variable pulse width modulated (VPWM) signal , each VPWMsignal being routed from the link apparatus to an integrated driver/receiver (IDR) circuit , also in each node , that connects to the bus , the IDR containing a transmitter circuit for converting each VPWM signal into a trapezoidal shaped waveform analog signal called a symbol containing information expressing a magnitude value of the digital bit component of the byte message , the IDR also containing a receiver circuit for receiving a reflection of each of the symbols from the bus and converting each symbol into a VPWM bit that route back to the link apparatus where a series of bits are reassembled by the SED into the original protocol and data byte information of the message placed on the bus , the link apparatus comprising : A) a state machine device having : 1) a statein unit at an input end , 2) a main state machine unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the statein unit and 3) a stateout unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the main state machine unit and the statein unit ; the state machine device being used to monitor output signals (input parameters) from the SED and the MCU to determine when the bus is idle and in a condition to receive a new message and to determine when the MCU has converted measurand information into data bytes ; B) an encoder circuit for accepting a signal from the state machine device during a particular state of the state machine device and then automatically generating a coded address that routes to the SED for generating a VPWM signal that routes to the transmitter circuit of the IDR for placing a start-of-frame (SOF) protocol symbol on the bus ; and C) a vector device connected to the main state unit and the SED containing circuits for determining arbitration of the SOF protocol symbol with respect to other SOF protocol symbols that might appear on the bus nearly simultaneously , the vector device providing an error signal that resets the state machine device to an initial state if another protocol symbol from another node (vehicle communications system) appears on the bus . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (other node) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5495469A CLAIM 1 . A link apparatus containing a circuit for automatically prepending a protocol symbol to a data message to be placed on a communications bus , the link apparatus being contained in a node of a multiple node vehicle communications network , the bus being prescribed for use in an automobile industrial standard for data communications network interfaces , each node also containing a microcontroller (MCU) connected between an input device and input terminals of the link apparatus for receiving a chosen measurand from the input device and then translating the measurand into digital data messages in response to changes of the measurand , the link apparatus also containing a symbol encoder/decoder (SED) for receiving serially arranged bits of protocol and data messages and then formatting each bit into a variable pulse width modulated (VPWM) signal , each VPWMsignal being routed from the link apparatus to an integrated driver/receiver (IDR) circuit , also in each node , that connects to the bus , the IDR containing a transmitter circuit for converting each VPWM signal into a trapezoidal shaped waveform analog signal called a symbol containing information expressing a magnitude value of the digital bit component of the byte message , the IDR also containing a receiver circuit for receiving a reflection of each of the symbols from the bus and converting each symbol into a VPWM bit that route back to the link apparatus where a series of bits are reassembled by the SED into the original protocol and data byte information of the message placed on the bus , the link apparatus comprising : A) a state machine device having : 1) a statein unit at an input end , 2) a main state machine unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the statein unit and 3) a stateout unit having input terminals connected to output terminals of the main state machine unit and the statein unit ; the state machine device being used to monitor output signals from the SED and the MCU to determine when the bus is idle and in a condition to receive a new message and to determine when the MCU has converted measurand information into data bytes ; B) an encoder circuit for accepting a signal from the state machine device during a particular state of the state machine device and then automatically generating a coded address that routes to the SED for generating a VPWM signal that routes to the transmitter circuit of the IDR for placing a start-of-frame (SOF) protocol symbol on the bus ; and C) a vector device connected to the main state unit and the SED containing circuits for determining arbitration of the SOF protocol symbol with respect to other SOF protocol symbols that might appear on the bus nearly simultaneously , the vector device providing an error signal that resets the state machine device to an initial state if another protocol symbol from another node (vehicle communications system) appears on the bus . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5528248A Filed: 1994-08-19 Issued: 1996-06-18 Personal digital location assistant including a memory cartridge, a GPS smart antenna and a personal computing device (Original Assignee) Trimble Inc (Current Assignee) Trimble Inc Glenn C. Steiner, Lloyd H. Banta, Matthew M. Trask |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (application program, operating system, program code) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5528248A CLAIM 1 . A Personal Digital Location Assistant comprising : processing means , including a standard software operating system (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) and an application program (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) for processing global positioning system (GPS) location information according to said application program and providing navigation information based upon said application program , and including means for issuing a mode control signal and a command control signal ; and a GPS Smart Antenna including input select switch means coupled to a DGPS radiowave receiver for receiving a DGPS signal including DGPS error corrections and coupled to the processing means for receiving said command control signal , said input select means for selecting one of said DGPS signal and said command control signal according to said mode control signal ; wherein the GPS Smart Antenna includes means for receiving GPS satellite signals from one or more GPS Satellites where each GPS satellite issues a distinct GPS satellite signal , and for providing said GPS location information . US5528248A CLAIM 13 . The Personal Digital Location Assistant in claim 1 , wherein : the processing means includes said application program where said application program includes program code (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) written in C language . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (application program, operating system, program code) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (select switch) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5528248A CLAIM 1 . A Personal Digital Location Assistant comprising : processing means , including a standard software operating system (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) and an application program (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) for processing global positioning system (GPS) location information according to said application program and providing navigation information based upon said application program , and including means for issuing a mode control signal and a command control signal ; and a GPS Smart Antenna including input select switch (output parameters) means coupled to a DGPS radiowave receiver for receiving a DGPS signal including DGPS error corrections and coupled to the processing means for receiving said command control signal , said input select means for selecting one of said DGPS signal and said command control signal according to said mode control signal ; wherein the GPS Smart Antenna includes means for receiving GPS satellite signals from one or more GPS Satellites where each GPS satellite issues a distinct GPS satellite signal , and for providing said GPS location information . US5528248A CLAIM 13 . The Personal Digital Location Assistant in claim 1 , wherein : the processing means includes said application program where said application program includes program code (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) written in C language . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (application program, operating system, program code) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5528248A CLAIM 1 . A Personal Digital Location Assistant comprising : processing means , including a standard software operating system (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) and an application program (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) for processing global positioning system (GPS) location information according to said application program and providing navigation information based upon said application program , and including means for issuing a mode control signal and a command control signal ; and a GPS Smart Antenna including input select switch means coupled to a DGPS radiowave receiver for receiving a DGPS signal including DGPS error corrections and coupled to the processing means for receiving said command control signal , said input select means for selecting one of said DGPS signal and said command control signal according to said mode control signal ; wherein the GPS Smart Antenna includes means for receiving GPS satellite signals from one or more GPS Satellites where each GPS satellite issues a distinct GPS satellite signal , and for providing said GPS location information . US5528248A CLAIM 13 . The Personal Digital Location Assistant in claim 1 , wherein : the processing means includes said application program where said application program includes program code (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) written in C language . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters (select switch) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5528248A CLAIM 1 . A Personal Digital Location Assistant comprising : processing means , including a standard software operating system and an application program for processing global positioning system (GPS) location information according to said application program and providing navigation information based upon said application program , and including means for issuing a mode control signal and a command control signal ; and a GPS Smart Antenna including input select switch (output parameters) means coupled to a DGPS radiowave receiver for receiving a DGPS signal including DGPS error corrections and coupled to the processing means for receiving said command control signal , said input select means for selecting one of said DGPS signal and said command control signal according to said mode control signal ; wherein the GPS Smart Antenna includes means for receiving GPS satellite signals from one or more GPS Satellites where each GPS satellite issues a distinct GPS satellite signal , and for providing said GPS location information . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (application program, operating system, program code) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (application program, operating system, program code) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5528248A CLAIM 1 . A Personal Digital Location Assistant comprising : processing means , including a standard software operating system (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) and an application program (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) for processing global positioning system (GPS) location information according to said application program and providing navigation information based upon said application program , and including means for issuing a mode control signal and a command control signal ; and a GPS Smart Antenna including input select switch means coupled to a DGPS radiowave receiver for receiving a DGPS signal including DGPS error corrections and coupled to the processing means for receiving said command control signal , said input select means for selecting one of said DGPS signal and said command control signal according to said mode control signal ; wherein the GPS Smart Antenna includes means for receiving GPS satellite signals from one or more GPS Satellites where each GPS satellite issues a distinct GPS satellite signal , and for providing said GPS location information . US5528248A CLAIM 13 . The Personal Digital Location Assistant in claim 1 , wherein : the processing means includes said application program where said application program includes program code (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) written in C language . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (application program, operating system, program code) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (select switch) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5528248A CLAIM 1 . A Personal Digital Location Assistant comprising : processing means , including a standard software operating system (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) and an application program (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) for processing global positioning system (GPS) location information according to said application program and providing navigation information based upon said application program , and including means for issuing a mode control signal and a command control signal ; and a GPS Smart Antenna including input select switch (output parameters) means coupled to a DGPS radiowave receiver for receiving a DGPS signal including DGPS error corrections and coupled to the processing means for receiving said command control signal , said input select means for selecting one of said DGPS signal and said command control signal according to said mode control signal ; wherein the GPS Smart Antenna includes means for receiving GPS satellite signals from one or more GPS Satellites where each GPS satellite issues a distinct GPS satellite signal , and for providing said GPS location information . US5528248A CLAIM 13 . The Personal Digital Location Assistant in claim 1 , wherein : the processing means includes said application program where said application program includes program code (executing applications, executable functions, software interface) written in C language . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5555498A Filed: 1994-03-18 Issued: 1996-09-10 Circuit and method for interfacing vehicle controller and diagnostic test instrument (Original Assignee) Chrysler Corp (Current Assignee) FCA US LLC Charles J. Berra, John R. Boldt, Alan J. Amici, Joseph J. Krebs |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (circuit path) for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5555498A CLAIM 2 . The interface circuit of claim 1 wherein said first translation circuitry includes : a first circuit path (processing data) for translating communication signals into one of said modes ; and a second circuit path for translating communication signals into another of said modes . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (command signal) for the function and/or output parameters (signal input) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5555498A CLAIM 1 . An interface circuit for facilitating serial bi-directional communication between a vehicle controller and a diagnostic test instrument under a plurality of different protocol modes , said interface circuit to be connected between the vehicle controller and said diagnostic instrument , said circuit comprising : enable circuitry means for enabling bi-directional communication in a selected one of said modes , said enable circuitry means having dedicated signal input (output parameters) means for receiving a signal input that determines the selected mode ; first receive circuitry for receiving a first set of communication signals from the diagnostic test instrument in a predetermined protocol mode ; first translation circuitry responsive to said enable circuitry means and to provide communication of said first set of communication signals to the vehicle controller in said selected mode , said first translation circuitry having means for shifting a voltage potential applied to the vehicle controller ; second receive circuitry , for receiving a second set of communication signals from the vehicle controller in said selected mode ; and second translation circuitry to provide communication of said second set of communication signals to the diagnostic test instrument in said predetermined mode . US5555498A CLAIM 13 . The method of claim 11 wherein the steps of translating said first and second sets of communication signals comprises translating specific command signal (input parameters) s of said communication signals to command signals having predetermined voltage levels in accordance with the selected mode . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (command signal) and/or output parameters (signal input) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5555498A CLAIM 1 . An interface circuit for facilitating serial bi-directional communication between a vehicle controller and a diagnostic test instrument under a plurality of different protocol modes , said interface circuit to be connected between the vehicle controller and said diagnostic instrument , said circuit comprising : enable circuitry means for enabling bi-directional communication in a selected one of said modes , said enable circuitry means having dedicated signal input (output parameters) means for receiving a signal input that determines the selected mode ; first receive circuitry for receiving a first set of communication signals from the diagnostic test instrument in a predetermined protocol mode ; first translation circuitry responsive to said enable circuitry means and to provide communication of said first set of communication signals to the vehicle controller in said selected mode , said first translation circuitry having means for shifting a voltage potential applied to the vehicle controller ; second receive circuitry , for receiving a second set of communication signals from the vehicle controller in said selected mode ; and second translation circuitry to provide communication of said second set of communication signals to the diagnostic test instrument in said predetermined mode . US5555498A CLAIM 13 . The method of claim 11 wherein the steps of translating said first and second sets of communication signals comprises translating specific command signal (input parameters) s of said communication signals to command signals having predetermined voltage levels in accordance with the selected mode . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (circuit path) for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5555498A CLAIM 2 . The interface circuit of claim 1 wherein said first translation circuitry includes : a first circuit path (processing data) for translating communication signals into one of said modes ; and a second circuit path for translating communication signals into another of said modes . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (command signal) for the function and/or output parameters (signal input) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5555498A CLAIM 1 . An interface circuit for facilitating serial bi-directional communication between a vehicle controller and a diagnostic test instrument under a plurality of different protocol modes , said interface circuit to be connected between the vehicle controller and said diagnostic instrument , said circuit comprising : enable circuitry means for enabling bi-directional communication in a selected one of said modes , said enable circuitry means having dedicated signal input (output parameters) means for receiving a signal input that determines the selected mode ; first receive circuitry for receiving a first set of communication signals from the diagnostic test instrument in a predetermined protocol mode ; first translation circuitry responsive to said enable circuitry means and to provide communication of said first set of communication signals to the vehicle controller in said selected mode , said first translation circuitry having means for shifting a voltage potential applied to the vehicle controller ; second receive circuitry , for receiving a second set of communication signals from the vehicle controller in said selected mode ; and second translation circuitry to provide communication of said second set of communication signals to the diagnostic test instrument in said predetermined mode . US5555498A CLAIM 13 . The method of claim 11 wherein the steps of translating said first and second sets of communication signals comprises translating specific command signal (input parameters) s of said communication signals to command signals having predetermined voltage levels in accordance with the selected mode . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5387994A Filed: 1994-02-14 Issued: 1995-02-07 Communications adapter for converting wire-based communication to wireless communication (Original Assignee) Thermo King Corp (Current Assignee) Thermo King Corp ; CBS Corp Michael D. McCormack, Kent C. Woodgate |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units (power supply means) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5387994A CLAIM 6 . The communications adapter of claim 1 wherein the communications apparatus includes power supply means (equipment units) connected to power supply contacts of the socket connector , and wherein the plug connector includes power supply pins which respectively engage the power supply contacts of the socket connector , whereby the communications apparatus provides power for predetermined power consuming devices of the communications adapter . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (signal input) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5387994A CLAIM 8 . A communications adapter for connection to a socket connector associated with a first communication port of data logger means having first and second alternatively selectable communication ports , for converting the socket connector from wire-based communication to wireless communication , with the data logger means having multiplexer means which includes a data input , first and second data outputs respectively connected to a first contact of the socket connector and-to the second communication port , a signal input (output parameters) connected to a second contact of the socket connector , and a select input connected to a third contact of the socket connector , with the select input having a default logic level which connects the data input of the multiplexer means to the second data output , comprising : a plug connector which includes first , second and third pins which respectively engage the first , second and third contacts of the socket connector , light emitting diode means connected to the first pin of the plug connector , timer means having an output connected to the third pin of said plug connector , and a trigger input , with said timer means providing a predetermined timed output signal at the timer output in response to a predetermined signal applied to the trigger input , and photo detector means having an output connected to the trigger input of said timer means and to the second pin of said plug connector , wherein said photo detector means triggers the timer means in response to an input signal applied to the photo detector means , with the timed output signal of said timer means providing a signal for the select input of the multiplexer means which causes the data input of the multiplexer means to be connected to the first data output of the multiplexer means for the duration of the timed output signal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units (power supply means) , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5387994A CLAIM 6 . The communications adapter of claim 1 wherein the communications apparatus includes power supply means (equipment units) connected to power supply contacts of the socket connector , and wherein the plug connector includes power supply pins which respectively engage the power supply contacts of the socket connector , whereby the communications apparatus provides power for predetermined power consuming devices of the communications adapter . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units (power supply means) and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US5387994A CLAIM 6 . The communications adapter of claim 1 wherein the communications apparatus includes power supply means (equipment units) connected to power supply contacts of the socket connector , and wherein the plug connector includes power supply pins which respectively engage the power supply contacts of the socket connector , whereby the communications apparatus provides power for predetermined power consuming devices of the communications adapter . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters (signal input) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5387994A CLAIM 8 . A communications adapter for connection to a socket connector associated with a first communication port of data logger means having first and second alternatively selectable communication ports , for converting the socket connector from wire-based communication to wireless communication , with the data logger means having multiplexer means which includes a data input , first and second data outputs respectively connected to a first contact of the socket connector and-to the second communication port , a signal input (output parameters) connected to a second contact of the socket connector , and a select input connected to a third contact of the socket connector , with the select input having a default logic level which connects the data input of the multiplexer means to the second data output , comprising : a plug connector which includes first , second and third pins which respectively engage the first , second and third contacts of the socket connector , light emitting diode means connected to the first pin of the plug connector , timer means having an output connected to the third pin of said plug connector , and a trigger input , with said timer means providing a predetermined timed output signal at the timer output in response to a predetermined signal applied to the trigger input , and photo detector means having an output connected to the trigger input of said timer means and to the second pin of said plug connector , wherein said photo detector means triggers the timer means in response to an input signal applied to the photo detector means , with the timed output signal of said timer means providing a signal for the select input of the multiplexer means which causes the data input of the multiplexer means to be connected to the first data output of the multiplexer means for the duration of the timed output signal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units (power supply means) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5387994A CLAIM 6 . The communications adapter of claim 1 wherein the communications apparatus includes power supply means (equipment units) connected to power supply contacts of the socket connector , and wherein the plug connector includes power supply pins which respectively engage the power supply contacts of the socket connector , whereby the communications apparatus provides power for predetermined power consuming devices of the communications adapter . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (signal input) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5387994A CLAIM 8 . A communications adapter for connection to a socket connector associated with a first communication port of data logger means having first and second alternatively selectable communication ports , for converting the socket connector from wire-based communication to wireless communication , with the data logger means having multiplexer means which includes a data input , first and second data outputs respectively connected to a first contact of the socket connector and-to the second communication port , a signal input (output parameters) connected to a second contact of the socket connector , and a select input connected to a third contact of the socket connector , with the select input having a default logic level which connects the data input of the multiplexer means to the second data output , comprising : a plug connector which includes first , second and third pins which respectively engage the first , second and third contacts of the socket connector , light emitting diode means connected to the first pin of the plug connector , timer means having an output connected to the third pin of said plug connector , and a trigger input , with said timer means providing a predetermined timed output signal at the timer output in response to a predetermined signal applied to the trigger input , and photo detector means having an output connected to the trigger input of said timer means and to the second pin of said plug connector , wherein said photo detector means triggers the timer means in response to an input signal applied to the photo detector means , with the timed output signal of said timer means providing a signal for the select input of the multiplexer means which causes the data input of the multiplexer means to be connected to the first data output of the multiplexer means for the duration of the timed output signal . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | JPH06219187A Filed: 1993-10-27 Issued: 1994-08-09 自動車の運転サブシステムの制御方法および制御装置 (Original Assignee) Ford Motor Co; フォード モーター カンパニー Joseph Gormley, ゴームリー ジョセフ |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (少なくとも２つ) . |
JPH06219187A CLAIM 11 【請求項１１】 請求項１０記載の自動車内の複数の運 転サブシステムを制御する方法であって、前記複数の運 転サブシステムを構成しかつ制御する運転特性パラメー タを記憶する前記ステップは、 少なくとも１つの前記運転サブシステムに対して、運転 特性パラメータの少なくとも２つ (one equipment unit) の範囲を記憶し、 前記運転特性パラメータの少なくとも２つの範囲のそれ ぞれに対して運転特性パラメータのサブレンジの値を記 憶する、ステップを含むことを特徴とする方法。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones (メモリ) of said equipment units . |
JPH06219187A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】 自動車用総合制御システムであって、 各種制御信号に応答して前記自動車の運転特性を制御し かつ構成する自動車コントローラ手段であって、前記制 御信号により選択可能な自動車制御特性パラメータを記 憶するメモリ (different ones) 手段を含む自動車コントローラ手段と、 前記自動車コントローラ手段に接続されかつ前記自動車 コントローラ手段によって構成されるサスペンション制 御手段であって、前記自動車制御特性パラメータに応答 して前記自動車のサスペンション・サブシステムを制御 するサスペンション制御手段と、 前記自動車コントローラ手段に接続されかつ前記自動車 コントローラ手段によって構成されるエンジン制御手段 であって、前記自動車制御特性パラメータに応答して前 記自動車の内燃機関を制御するエンジン制御手段と、 前記自動車コントローラ手段に接続されかつ前記自動車 コントローラ手段によって構成されるパワー・トレイン 制御手段であって、前記自動車制御特性パラメータに応 答して前記内燃機関と前記自動車の駆動輪との間に接続 されているパワー・トレインを制御するパワー・トレイ ン制御手段と、 前記自動車コントローラ手段に接続されかつ前記自動車 コントローラ手段によって構成されるステアリング制御 手段であって、前記自動車制御特性パラメータに応答し て前記自動車のステアリング・サブシステムを制御する ステアリング制御手段と、 前記制御信号を発生させる入力手段と、を含むことを特 徴とする総合制御システム。 |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5293163A Filed: 1993-08-18 Issued: 1994-03-08 Navigation apparatus for vehicles (Original Assignee) Mazda Motor Corp (Current Assignee) Mazda Motor Corp Masaki Kakihara, Masao Sasaki, Yasuyuki Masaki, Tatsuaki Taniguchi, Toshihiko Okamoto, Futoshi Shoji, Keiji Takao |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (comprises i) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5293163A CLAIM 2 . A navigation system having display means for displaying road map information , comprising : current position estimation means for estimating an actual position of the vehicle on a displayed map ; designating means operated by a driver for designating a destination ; route determination means for determining road routes along which the vehicle will travel to get to the destination from the estimated actual position ; storage means for previously storing a large amount of road map information which comprises i (executing applications, function converts data) mage data to be displayed and logical data on which a logical determination can be made , said road map information being static ; reading means for selectively searching for road map information closely related to the routes determined by the route determination means on the basis of the logical data and for reading to only that information from said storage means ; and display control means coupled to said reading means for displaying the selectively read out road map information whereby only information closely related to the routes determined by the route determination means is displayed . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data (comprises i) from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5293163A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) having display means for displaying road map information , comprising : current position estimation means for estimating an actual position of the vehicle on a displayed map ; designating means operated by a drive for designating a destination ; storage means for previously storing a large amount of road map information which consists of image data to be displayed and logical data on which logical determination can be made by determination means , said road map information being static ; reading means for searching for road map information related to roads between the estimated current position of the vehicle and the designated destination location , and for reading out that information from said storage means ; determination means for determining the relation degree of the read out road map information to at least one of the estimated actual position and the designated destination on the basis of the individual logical data contained in the read out road map information ; and display control means for restricting display of the road map information which is determined as less related to the destination . US5293163A CLAIM 2 . A navigation system having display means for displaying road map information , comprising : current position estimation means for estimating an actual position of the vehicle on a displayed map ; designating means operated by a driver for designating a destination ; route determination means for determining road routes along which the vehicle will travel to get to the destination from the estimated actual position ; storage means for previously storing a large amount of road map information which comprises i (executing applications, function converts data) mage data to be displayed and logical data on which a logical determination can be made , said road map information being static ; reading means for selectively searching for road map information closely related to the routes determined by the route determination means on the basis of the logical data and for reading to only that information from said storage means ; and display control means coupled to said reading means for displaying the selectively read out road map information whereby only information closely related to the routes determined by the route determination means is displayed . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (navigation system) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5293163A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) having display means for displaying road map information , comprising : current position estimation means for estimating an actual position of the vehicle on a displayed map ; designating means operated by a drive for designating a destination ; storage means for previously storing a large amount of road map information which consists of image data to be displayed and logical data on which logical determination can be made by determination means , said road map information being static ; reading means for searching for road map information related to roads between the estimated current position of the vehicle and the designated destination location , and for reading out that information from said storage means ; determination means for determining the relation degree of the read out road map information to at least one of the estimated actual position and the designated destination on the basis of the individual logical data contained in the read out road map information ; and display control means for restricting display of the road map information which is determined as less related to the destination . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (comprises i) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5293163A CLAIM 2 . A navigation system having display means for displaying road map information , comprising : current position estimation means for estimating an actual position of the vehicle on a displayed map ; designating means operated by a driver for designating a destination ; route determination means for determining road routes along which the vehicle will travel to get to the destination from the estimated actual position ; storage means for previously storing a large amount of road map information which comprises i (executing applications, function converts data) mage data to be displayed and logical data on which a logical determination can be made , said road map information being static ; reading means for selectively searching for road map information closely related to the routes determined by the route determination means on the basis of the logical data and for reading to only that information from said storage means ; and display control means coupled to said reading means for displaying the selectively read out road map information whereby only information closely related to the routes determined by the route determination means is displayed . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5293163A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) having display means for displaying road map information , comprising : current position estimation means for estimating an actual position of the vehicle on a displayed map ; designating means operated by a drive for designating a destination ; storage means for previously storing a large amount of road map information which consists of image data to be displayed and logical data on which logical determination can be made by determination means , said road map information being static ; reading means for searching for road map information related to roads between the estimated current position of the vehicle and the designated destination location , and for reading out that information from said storage means ; determination means for determining the relation degree of the read out road map information to at least one of the estimated actual position and the designated destination on the basis of the individual logical data contained in the read out road map information ; and display control means for restricting display of the road map information which is determined as less related to the destination . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | JPH06297983A Filed: 1993-06-17 Issued: 1994-10-25 自動車の特性変更装置及び方法 (Original Assignee) Mazda Motor Corp; マツダ株式会社 Shigefumi Hirabayashi, Tomomi Izumi, Takao Kijima, Tomoko Nagata, Hiroshi Omura, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Shin Takehara, Tetsuya Tatehata, 知示 和泉, 清 坂本, 博志 大村, 繁文 平林, 知子 永田, 哲也 立畑, 伸 竹原, 孝雄 貴島 |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (前記車) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (コンピュ) for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
JPH06297983A CLAIM 19 【請求項１９】 対象自動車の車体に対応した形状を有 するシミュレーション車体と、特性情報記憶手段に記憶 された特性情報を読み取るデータ読み取り手段と、ドラ イバーが運転シミュレーションを実施する仮想走行地域 を入力可能な走行地域入力手段と、スクリーンと、前記 シミュレーション車体に、振動を与えるとともに、姿勢 を変化させることのできる車体制御手段とを備え、前記 走行地域入力手段に入力された走行地域と、ドライバー による運転シミュレーションとにしたがって、運転シミ ュレーションが実施されている仮想走行場所を算出し て、該仮想走行場所に対応する画像信号を読み取り、前 記スクリーンに、前記仮想走行場所に対応する画像を表 示させるとともに、ドライバーの運転操作を、前記仮想 走行場所との関係で学習して、自動車の特性を変更する ための特性情報を形成し、運転シミュレーションの終了 時に、前記特性情報を、前記特性情報記憶手段に記憶さ せるコンピュ (processing data) ータユニットを備えたことを特徴とする運 転シミュレーション装置。 JPH06297983A CLAIM 20 【請求項２０】請求項１９において、前記コンピュータ ユニットにより算出された前記仮想走行場所が、所定の 基点から所定距離内の特定地域内にあるときは、前記コ ンピュータユニットが、前記特定地域内の各道路の画像 を、前記スクリーンに表示させるとともに、前記車 (vehicle communications system) 体制 御手段により、各道路の地形状況に応じた振動を車体に 加えさせ、前記仮想走行場所が前記特定地域外にある場 合には、地域に応じた一般的な画像を、スクリーンに表 示させ、前記特性情報記憶手段が、前記特定地域内にお いて、運転シミュレーションを実施した時に、各道路の 地形状態およびドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られ た学習特性情報を記憶する学習特性情報記憶部、前記特 定地域外において、運転シミュレーションを実施した時 に、ドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られた標準特性 情報を記憶する標準特性情報記憶部および運転シミュレ ーションが実施される時に、学習特性情報または標準特 性情報を補正するための学習プログラムを記憶する学習 プログラム記憶部とを備えたことを特徴とする運転シミ ュレーション装置。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (前記車) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (情報入) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
JPH06297983A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】特性変更を行うための対象自動車に対して 該対象自動車の特性を支配する特性情報を対象自動車外 で形成する特性情報形成手段と、該特性情報形成手段に よって形成された前記特性情報を前記対象自動車に入力 する情報入 (output parameters) 力手段と、該情報入力手段によって入力され た特性情報に基づいて対象自動車の特性を変更する特性 変更手段とを備えたことを特徴とする自動車の特性変更 装置。 JPH06297983A CLAIM 20 【請求項２０】請求項１９において、前記コンピュータ ユニットにより算出された前記仮想走行場所が、所定の 基点から所定距離内の特定地域内にあるときは、前記コ ンピュータユニットが、前記特定地域内の各道路の画像 を、前記スクリーンに表示させるとともに、前記車 (vehicle communications system) 体制 御手段により、各道路の地形状況に応じた振動を車体に 加えさせ、前記仮想走行場所が前記特定地域外にある場 合には、地域に応じた一般的な画像を、スクリーンに表 示させ、前記特性情報記憶手段が、前記特定地域内にお いて、運転シミュレーションを実施した時に、各道路の 地形状態およびドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られ た学習特性情報を記憶する学習特性情報記憶部、前記特 定地域外において、運転シミュレーションを実施した時 に、ドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られた標準特性 情報を記憶する標準特性情報記憶部および運転シミュレ ーションが実施される時に、学習特性情報または標準特 性情報を補正するための学習プログラムを記憶する学習 プログラム記憶部とを備えたことを特徴とする運転シミ ュレーション装置。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (前記車) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
JPH06297983A CLAIM 20 【請求項２０】請求項１９において、前記コンピュータ ユニットにより算出された前記仮想走行場所が、所定の 基点から所定距離内の特定地域内にあるときは、前記コ ンピュータユニットが、前記特定地域内の各道路の画像 を、前記スクリーンに表示させるとともに、前記車 (vehicle communications system) 体制 御手段により、各道路の地形状況に応じた振動を車体に 加えさせ、前記仮想走行場所が前記特定地域外にある場 合には、地域に応じた一般的な画像を、スクリーンに表 示させ、前記特性情報記憶手段が、前記特定地域内にお いて、運転シミュレーションを実施した時に、各道路の 地形状態およびドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られ た学習特性情報を記憶する学習特性情報記憶部、前記特 定地域外において、運転シミュレーションを実施した時 に、ドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られた標準特性 情報を記憶する標準特性情報記憶部および運転シミュレ ーションが実施される時に、学習特性情報または標準特 性情報を補正するための学習プログラムを記憶する学習 プログラム記憶部とを備えたことを特徴とする運転シミ ュレーション装置。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (前記車) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
JPH06297983A CLAIM 20 【請求項２０】請求項１９において、前記コンピュータ ユニットにより算出された前記仮想走行場所が、所定の 基点から所定距離内の特定地域内にあるときは、前記コ ンピュータユニットが、前記特定地域内の各道路の画像 を、前記スクリーンに表示させるとともに、前記車 (vehicle communications system) 体制 御手段により、各道路の地形状況に応じた振動を車体に 加えさせ、前記仮想走行場所が前記特定地域外にある場 合には、地域に応じた一般的な画像を、スクリーンに表 示させ、前記特性情報記憶手段が、前記特定地域内にお いて、運転シミュレーションを実施した時に、各道路の 地形状態およびドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られ た学習特性情報を記憶する学習特性情報記憶部、前記特 定地域外において、運転シミュレーションを実施した時 に、ドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られた標準特性 情報を記憶する標準特性情報記憶部および運転シミュレ ーションが実施される時に、学習特性情報または標準特 性情報を補正するための学習プログラムを記憶する学習 プログラム記憶部とを備えたことを特徴とする運転シミ ュレーション装置。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (前記車) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
JPH06297983A CLAIM 20 【請求項２０】請求項１９において、前記コンピュータ ユニットにより算出された前記仮想走行場所が、所定の 基点から所定距離内の特定地域内にあるときは、前記コ ンピュータユニットが、前記特定地域内の各道路の画像 を、前記スクリーンに表示させるとともに、前記車 (vehicle communications system) 体制 御手段により、各道路の地形状況に応じた振動を車体に 加えさせ、前記仮想走行場所が前記特定地域外にある場 合には、地域に応じた一般的な画像を、スクリーンに表 示させ、前記特性情報記憶手段が、前記特定地域内にお いて、運転シミュレーションを実施した時に、各道路の 地形状態およびドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られ た学習特性情報を記憶する学習特性情報記憶部、前記特 定地域外において、運転シミュレーションを実施した時 に、ドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られた標準特性 情報を記憶する標準特性情報記憶部および運転シミュレ ーションが実施される時に、学習特性情報または標準特 性情報を補正するための学習プログラムを記憶する学習 プログラム記憶部とを備えたことを特徴とする運転シミ ュレーション装置。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (前記車) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters (情報入) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
JPH06297983A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】特性変更を行うための対象自動車に対して 該対象自動車の特性を支配する特性情報を対象自動車外 で形成する特性情報形成手段と、該特性情報形成手段に よって形成された前記特性情報を前記対象自動車に入力 する情報入 (output parameters) 力手段と、該情報入力手段によって入力され た特性情報に基づいて対象自動車の特性を変更する特性 変更手段とを備えたことを特徴とする自動車の特性変更 装置。 JPH06297983A CLAIM 20 【請求項２０】請求項１９において、前記コンピュータ ユニットにより算出された前記仮想走行場所が、所定の 基点から所定距離内の特定地域内にあるときは、前記コ ンピュータユニットが、前記特定地域内の各道路の画像 を、前記スクリーンに表示させるとともに、前記車 (vehicle communications system) 体制 御手段により、各道路の地形状況に応じた振動を車体に 加えさせ、前記仮想走行場所が前記特定地域外にある場 合には、地域に応じた一般的な画像を、スクリーンに表 示させ、前記特性情報記憶手段が、前記特定地域内にお いて、運転シミュレーションを実施した時に、各道路の 地形状態およびドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られ た学習特性情報を記憶する学習特性情報記憶部、前記特 定地域外において、運転シミュレーションを実施した時 に、ドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られた標準特性 情報を記憶する標準特性情報記憶部および運転シミュレ ーションが実施される時に、学習特性情報または標準特 性情報を補正するための学習プログラムを記憶する学習 プログラム記憶部とを備えたことを特徴とする運転シミ ュレーション装置。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (前記車) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (コンピュ) for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
JPH06297983A CLAIM 19 【請求項１９】 対象自動車の車体に対応した形状を有 するシミュレーション車体と、特性情報記憶手段に記憶 された特性情報を読み取るデータ読み取り手段と、ドラ イバーが運転シミュレーションを実施する仮想走行地域 を入力可能な走行地域入力手段と、スクリーンと、前記 シミュレーション車体に、振動を与えるとともに、姿勢 を変化させることのできる車体制御手段とを備え、前記 走行地域入力手段に入力された走行地域と、ドライバー による運転シミュレーションとにしたがって、運転シミ ュレーションが実施されている仮想走行場所を算出し て、該仮想走行場所に対応する画像信号を読み取り、前 記スクリーンに、前記仮想走行場所に対応する画像を表 示させるとともに、ドライバーの運転操作を、前記仮想 走行場所との関係で学習して、自動車の特性を変更する ための特性情報を形成し、運転シミュレーションの終了 時に、前記特性情報を、前記特性情報記憶手段に記憶さ せるコンピュ (processing data) ータユニットを備えたことを特徴とする運 転シミュレーション装置。 JPH06297983A CLAIM 20 【請求項２０】請求項１９において、前記コンピュータ ユニットにより算出された前記仮想走行場所が、所定の 基点から所定距離内の特定地域内にあるときは、前記コ ンピュータユニットが、前記特定地域内の各道路の画像 を、前記スクリーンに表示させるとともに、前記車 (vehicle communications system) 体制 御手段により、各道路の地形状況に応じた振動を車体に 加えさせ、前記仮想走行場所が前記特定地域外にある場 合には、地域に応じた一般的な画像を、スクリーンに表 示させ、前記特性情報記憶手段が、前記特定地域内にお いて、運転シミュレーションを実施した時に、各道路の 地形状態およびドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られ た学習特性情報を記憶する学習特性情報記憶部、前記特 定地域外において、運転シミュレーションを実施した時 に、ドライバーの運転操作を学習して得られた標準特性 情報を記憶する標準特性情報記憶部および運転シミュレ ーションが実施される時に、学習特性情報または標準特 性情報を補正するための学習プログラムを記憶する学習 プログラム記憶部とを備えたことを特徴とする運転シミ ュレーション装置。 |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (情報入) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
JPH06297983A CLAIM 1 【請求項１】特性変更を行うための対象自動車に対して 該対象自動車の特性を支配する特性情報を対象自動車外 で形成する特性情報形成手段と、該特性情報形成手段に よって形成された前記特性情報を前記対象自動車に入力 する情報入 (output parameters) 力手段と、該情報入力手段によって入力され た特性情報に基づいて対象自動車の特性を変更する特性 変更手段とを備えたことを特徴とする自動車の特性変更 装置。 |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5479479A Filed: 1993-04-20 Issued: 1995-12-26 Method and apparatus for transmission of and receiving signals having digital information using an air link (Original Assignee) Cell Port Labs Inc (Current Assignee) Cell Port Labs Inc ; CellPort Systems Inc Michael F. Braitberg, Patrick J. Kennedy, Richard A. Chandler |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software (obtaining data) interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5479479A CLAIM 1 . A method for transferring digital information over an air link relative to a plurality of peripheral devices communicating with a common bus , comprising : receiving signals (equipment units) having digital information from an air link using circuitry contained in a housing ; obtaining said digital information from said signals , said signals also including control information related to identifying at least a first of a plurality of peripheral devices , said digital information to be received by said first of said plurality of peripheral devices , with said digital information to be received by said first peripheral device first being received by and outputted from a peripheral device controller having a processor , each of said plurality of peripheral devices having an address and each of said peripheral devices being communicable with each of all of the other of said plurality of peripheral devices and said peripheral device controller being addressable by each of said plurality of peripheral devices ; determining an identification of said first peripheral device that is to receive said digital information ; sending said digital information to said first peripheral device using a signal conducting common bus that each of said plurality of peripheral devices communicates with , said common bus being located externally of said circuitry housing ; making a determination automatically including without operator intervention that second digital information associated with a second peripheral device is to be transmitted using said circuitry ; transferring said second digital information from said second peripheral device to said peripheral device controller ; and transmitting said second digital information from said circuitry through the air link to a remote device after receiving said second digital information by said peripheral device controller . US5479479A CLAIM 15 . A method , as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said sending step includes a plurality of the following steps : performing a diagnostic check of a vehicle using a vehicle monitoring system ; requesting positioning information from a navigational positioning device ; communicating with a computer terminal ; obtaining data (respective software, respective software interfaces) from a CD Read Only Memory ; sending said digital information to a facsimile machine ; outputting said digital information using a synthesized speech system ; printing said digital information received on said RF transceiver ; displaying said digital information on a display terminal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5479479A CLAIM 1 . A method for transferring digital information over an air link relative to a plurality of peripheral devices communicating with a common bus , comprising : receiving signals (equipment units) having digital information from an air link using circuitry contained in a housing ; obtaining said digital information from said signals , said signals also including control information related to identifying at least a first of a plurality of peripheral devices , said digital information to be received by said first of said plurality of peripheral devices , with said digital information to be received by said first peripheral device first being received by and outputted from a peripheral device controller having a processor , each of said plurality of peripheral devices having an address and each of said peripheral devices being communicable with each of all of the other of said plurality of peripheral devices and said peripheral device controller being addressable by each of said plurality of peripheral devices ; determining an identification of said first peripheral device that is to receive said digital information ; sending said digital information to said first peripheral device using a signal conducting common bus that each of said plurality of peripheral devices communicates with , said common bus being located externally of said circuitry housing ; making a determination automatically including without operator intervention that second digital information associated with a second peripheral device is to be transmitted using said circuitry ; transferring said second digital information from said second peripheral device to said peripheral device controller ; and transmitting said second digital information from said circuitry through the air link to a remote device after receiving said second digital information by said peripheral device controller . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units (receiving signals) and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US5479479A CLAIM 1 . A method for transferring digital information over an air link relative to a plurality of peripheral devices communicating with a common bus , comprising : receiving signals (equipment units) having digital information from an air link using circuitry contained in a housing ; obtaining said digital information from said signals , said signals also including control information related to identifying at least a first of a plurality of peripheral devices , said digital information to be received by said first of said plurality of peripheral devices , with said digital information to be received by said first peripheral device first being received by and outputted from a peripheral device controller having a processor , each of said plurality of peripheral devices having an address and each of said peripheral devices being communicable with each of all of the other of said plurality of peripheral devices and said peripheral device controller being addressable by each of said plurality of peripheral devices ; determining an identification of said first peripheral device that is to receive said digital information ; sending said digital information to said first peripheral device using a signal conducting common bus that each of said plurality of peripheral devices communicates with , said common bus being located externally of said circuitry housing ; making a determination automatically including without operator intervention that second digital information associated with a second peripheral device is to be transmitted using said circuitry ; transferring said second digital information from said second peripheral device to said peripheral device controller ; and transmitting said second digital information from said circuitry through the air link to a remote device after receiving said second digital information by said peripheral device controller . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units (receiving signals) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5479479A CLAIM 1 . A method for transferring digital information over an air link relative to a plurality of peripheral devices communicating with a common bus , comprising : receiving signals (equipment units) having digital information from an air link using circuitry contained in a housing ; obtaining said digital information from said signals , said signals also including control information related to identifying at least a first of a plurality of peripheral devices , said digital information to be received by said first of said plurality of peripheral devices , with said digital information to be received by said first peripheral device first being received by and outputted from a peripheral device controller having a processor , each of said plurality of peripheral devices having an address and each of said peripheral devices being communicable with each of all of the other of said plurality of peripheral devices and said peripheral device controller being addressable by each of said plurality of peripheral devices ; determining an identification of said first peripheral device that is to receive said digital information ; sending said digital information to said first peripheral device using a signal conducting common bus that each of said plurality of peripheral devices communicates with , said common bus being located externally of said circuitry housing ; making a determination automatically including without operator intervention that second digital information associated with a second peripheral device is to be transmitted using said circuitry ; transferring said second digital information from said second peripheral device to said peripheral device controller ; and transmitting said second digital information from said circuitry through the air link to a remote device after receiving said second digital information by said peripheral device controller . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5671141A Filed: 1993-04-05 Issued: 1997-09-23 Computer program architecture for onboard vehicle diagnostic system (Original Assignee) Ford Global Technologies LLC (Current Assignee) Ford Global Technologies LLC Paul Frederick Smith, John Frederick Armitage, Eric Blaine Ferch |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (read only memory) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5671141A CLAIM 2 . The program architecture defined in claim 1 wherein system configuration data is contained in read only memory (vehicle communications system) which establishes which of said plurality of monitor modules are available to perform a test , said scheduler module utilizing said data in determining said sequence . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (separate power) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5671141A CLAIM 2 . The program architecture defined in claim 1 wherein system configuration data is contained in read only memory (vehicle communications system) which establishes which of said plurality of monitor modules are available to perform a test , said scheduler module utilizing said data in determining said sequence . US5671141A CLAIM 7 . The program architecture defined in claim 5 wherein said MIL controller module illuminates said light and initiates said store code subroutine call if a malfunction is detected following each of two separate power (input parameters) up sequences of the computer and extinguishes said light if said malfunction does not recur within three sequential trips of the vehicle following illumination of the light . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5671141A CLAIM 2 . The program architecture defined in claim 1 wherein system configuration data is contained in read only memory (vehicle communications system) which establishes which of said plurality of monitor modules are available to perform a test , said scheduler module utilizing said data in determining said sequence . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5671141A CLAIM 2 . The program architecture defined in claim 1 wherein system configuration data is contained in read only memory (vehicle communications system) which establishes which of said plurality of monitor modules are available to perform a test , said scheduler module utilizing said data in determining said sequence . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US5671141A CLAIM 2 . The program architecture defined in claim 1 wherein system configuration data is contained in read only memory (vehicle communications system) which establishes which of said plurality of monitor modules are available to perform a test , said scheduler module utilizing said data in determining said sequence . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (separate power) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5671141A CLAIM 2 . The program architecture defined in claim 1 wherein system configuration data is contained in read only memory (vehicle communications system) which establishes which of said plurality of monitor modules are available to perform a test , said scheduler module utilizing said data in determining said sequence . US5671141A CLAIM 7 . The program architecture defined in claim 5 wherein said MIL controller module illuminates said light and initiates said store code subroutine call if a malfunction is detected following each of two separate power (input parameters) up sequences of the computer and extinguishes said light if said malfunction does not recur within three sequential trips of the vehicle following illumination of the light . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (read only memory) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5671141A CLAIM 2 . The program architecture defined in claim 1 wherein system configuration data is contained in read only memory (vehicle communications system) which establishes which of said plurality of monitor modules are available to perform a test , said scheduler module utilizing said data in determining said sequence . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (separate power) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5671141A CLAIM 7 . The program architecture defined in claim 5 wherein said MIL controller module illuminates said light and initiates said store code subroutine call if a malfunction is detected following each of two separate power (input parameters) up sequences of the computer and extinguishes said light if said malfunction does not recur within three sequential trips of the vehicle following illumination of the light . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5289572A Filed: 1993-02-26 Issued: 1994-02-22 Electronic map combined with user service information (Original Assignee) Mitsubishi Electric Corp (Current Assignee) Mitsubishi Electric Corp Haruto Yano, Yoshiaki Hirasa, Toshimichi Tokunaga, Chisato Yoshida, Katsuaki Matsumoto, Masako Ohta |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (electronic service) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5289572A CLAIM 1 . An electronic service (executing applications) information system for a moving vehicle comprising : map data storage means for storing map data ; service data storage means for storing service data selected from the group consisting of gas stations , restaurants , hotels , or parking lots said service data corresponding to the map data ; display means selected from the group consisting of cathode ray tubes or liquid crystal displays for selectively displaying the map data and the service data , in menu format separately and a distinct one of said service data group combined with and on a specific location on the map data ; means for specifically designating one specific member of the distinct group displayed ; and means for displaying further information about said one specific member . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (designating one) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5289572A CLAIM 1 . An electronic service information system for a moving vehicle comprising : map data storage means for storing map data ; service data storage means for storing service data selected from the group consisting of gas stations , restaurants , hotels , or parking lots said service data corresponding to the map data ; display means selected from the group consisting of cathode ray tubes or liquid crystal displays for selectively displaying the map data and the service data , in menu format separately and a distinct one of said service data group combined with and on a specific location on the map data ; means for specifically designating one (software interface) specific member of the distinct group displayed ; and means for displaying further information about said one specific member . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (electronic service) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (designating one) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5289572A CLAIM 1 . An electronic service (executing applications) information system for a moving vehicle comprising : map data storage means for storing map data ; service data storage means for storing service data selected from the group consisting of gas stations , restaurants , hotels , or parking lots said service data corresponding to the map data ; display means selected from the group consisting of cathode ray tubes or liquid crystal displays for selectively displaying the map data and the service data , in menu format separately and a distinct one of said service data group combined with and on a specific location on the map data ; means for specifically designating one (software interface) specific member of the distinct group displayed ; and means for displaying further information about said one specific member . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (designating one) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5289572A CLAIM 1 . An electronic service information system for a moving vehicle comprising : map data storage means for storing map data ; service data storage means for storing service data selected from the group consisting of gas stations , restaurants , hotels , or parking lots said service data corresponding to the map data ; display means selected from the group consisting of cathode ray tubes or liquid crystal displays for selectively displaying the map data and the service data , in menu format separately and a distinct one of said service data group combined with and on a specific location on the map data ; means for specifically designating one (software interface) specific member of the distinct group displayed ; and means for displaying further information about said one specific member . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5214757A Filed: 1992-09-29 Issued: 1993-05-25 Interactive automated mapping system (Original Assignee) GeoResearch Inc (Current Assignee) MICHAEL BAKER JR Inc ; GeoResearch Inc Thad Mauney, Aglaia C. F. Kong, Douglas B. Richardson |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (real time) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5214757A CLAIM 1 . A mobile mapping system , comprising : means for transporting the mapping system along a path to be mapped ; input means for capturing satellite based position information at various positions of the mapping system along the path to be mapped ; means for storing the position information ; means for entering and encoding attribute information into a plurality of attribute data packets , and recording the attribute data packets into the mapping system in real time (input parameters) as the input means is moved along the path to be mapped ; means for storing the attribute information ; means for representing a plurality of geographic features and the spatial relationships of the features through the encoding of graphical entities selected from a set of graphical entities including points , lines , arcs , polygons , and nodes , and relating the position information and the plurality of attributes to the graphical entities to further characterize and distinguish between the plurality of geographic features ; means for managing and organizing data in a geographic information system ; conversion means for conversion of the position information , the graphical entities , and the attribute information into a form for use by the geographic information system ; and means for accessing the position information , the graphical entities , and the attribute information in the geographic information system so that previously entered geographic information can be updated . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (real time) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5214757A CLAIM 1 . A mobile mapping system , comprising : means for transporting the mapping system along a path to be mapped ; input means for capturing satellite based position information at various positions of the mapping system along the path to be mapped ; means for storing the position information ; means for entering and encoding attribute information into a plurality of attribute data packets , and recording the attribute data packets into the mapping system in real time (input parameters) as the input means is moved along the path to be mapped ; means for storing the attribute information ; means for representing a plurality of geographic features and the spatial relationships of the features through the encoding of graphical entities selected from a set of graphical entities including points , lines , arcs , polygons , and nodes , and relating the position information and the plurality of attributes to the graphical entities to further characterize and distinguish between the plurality of geographic features ; means for managing and organizing data in a geographic information system ; conversion means for conversion of the position information , the graphical entities , and the attribute information into a form for use by the geographic information system ; and means for accessing the position information , the graphical entities , and the attribute information in the geographic information system so that previously entered geographic information can be updated . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (n number) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (real time) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5214757A CLAIM 1 . A mobile mapping system , comprising : means for transporting the mapping system along a path to be mapped ; input means for capturing satellite based position information at various positions of the mapping system along the path to be mapped ; means for storing the position information ; means for entering and encoding attribute information into a plurality of attribute data packets , and recording the attribute data packets into the mapping system in real time (input parameters) as the input means is moved along the path to be mapped ; means for storing the attribute information ; means for representing a plurality of geographic features and the spatial relationships of the features through the encoding of graphical entities selected from a set of graphical entities including points , lines , arcs , polygons , and nodes , and relating the position information and the plurality of attributes to the graphical entities to further characterize and distinguish between the plurality of geographic features ; means for managing and organizing data in a geographic information system ; conversion means for conversion of the position information , the graphical entities , and the attribute information into a form for use by the geographic information system ; and means for accessing the position information , the graphical entities , and the attribute information in the geographic information system so that previously entered geographic information can be updated . US5214757A CLAIM 10 . In a mobile mapping system comprising an operator controlled computer , data storage , a geographic information system , a display , and a position sensor , a method for creating a map consisting of a plurality of entities comprising the steps of : designating each entity and geographic feature of each entity to be mapped ; encoding entry commands with computer function keys ; collecting position information from the position sensor ; associating initial position information to an attribute corresponding to the time of the attribute creation ; entering textual attribute information describing each entity ; indicating a database field destination ; achieving the entry of the entity and attribute information with the computer function keys wherein an operator dialog is established for entry of the entity and attribute information which maintains correspondence with feature type and database field destination for each entry ; building attribute data packets comprising the geographic position at the time of the attribute creation with each attribute data packet comprising an identification number (function operates to convert data) , text of attribute item , the entity type , and the database field destination code ; storing attribute data packets in data storage ; and converting the position information geographic feature and attribute data packets to a form for use by the geographic information system . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | EP0554465A1 Filed: 1992-09-02 Issued: 1993-08-11 Control module assembly unit for mounting on vehicle (Original Assignee) Denso Corp (Current Assignee) Denso Corp Hiroshi Nippondenso Co. Ltd. Yamakita, Katsuhiro Nippondenso Co. Ltd. Ina, Kazuhiro Nippondenso Co. Ltd. Higuchi, Akira Nippondenso Co. Ltd. Uchida, Katsuhisa Nippondenso Co. Ltd. Tsuji |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (desired positions) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
EP0554465A1 CLAIM 2 A distributed-type control module cluster unit for motor vehicle , having a plurality of control module cluster units claimed in claim 1 , said cluster units being scatteringly disposed in desired positions (executing applications) in accordance with locations of said equipment to be controlled , and said cluster units being connected with each other by a high-speed communication means . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (control function) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
EP0554465A1 CLAIM 1 A control module cluster unit for motor vehicle , comprising : a plurality of control modules including modularized control function (executable functions) s for controlling a plurality of equipment mounted on the motor vehicle ; a mother board for connecting said control modules in such a manner that communication can be effected between said control modules ; and an input/output module connected to said mother board , for inputting data to , and outputting data from , each of said equipment to be controlled ; said plurality of control modules , said mother board , and said input/output module being collectively mounted in one casing . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (control modules) . |
EP0554465A1 CLAIM 1 A control module cluster unit for motor vehicle , comprising : a plurality of control modules (one equipment unit) including modularized control functions for controlling a plurality of equipment mounted on the motor vehicle ; a mother board for connecting said control modules in such a manner that communication can be effected between said control modules ; and an input/output module connected to said mother board , for inputting data to , and outputting data from , each of said equipment to be controlled ; said plurality of control modules , said mother board , and said input/output module being collectively mounted in one casing . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications (desired positions) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
EP0554465A1 CLAIM 2 A distributed-type control module cluster unit for motor vehicle , having a plurality of control module cluster units claimed in claim 1 , said cluster units being scatteringly disposed in desired positions (executing applications) in accordance with locations of said equipment to be controlled , and said cluster units being connected with each other by a high-speed communication means . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5293484A Filed: 1992-07-22 Issued: 1994-03-08 Method and apparatus for controlling electronics signs using radiopaging signals (Original Assignee) SignTel Inc (Current Assignee) SignTel Inc James M. Dabbs, III, S. Tom Smith, Robert S. Bundy |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (n group) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5293484A CLAIM 17 . A system as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said digital memory is configured to store number and line discipline parameters for establishing a call to said paging terminal , data to convert a PIN to an RIC for each of a plurality of sign group (input parameters) s , and a group mask bit to differentiate signs in the same group and having the same RIC . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (n group) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5293484A CLAIM 17 . A system as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said digital memory is configured to store number and line discipline parameters for establishing a call to said paging terminal , data to convert a PIN to an RIC for each of a plurality of sign group (input parameters) s , and a group mask bit to differentiate signs in the same group and having the same RIC . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (n number) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (n group) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5293484A CLAIM 1 . A method for formatting display programs as radiopaging signals to control electronic signs , comprising the steps of : writing said display programs to digital memory ; creating a packet buffer in said digital memory ; generating a first data byte comprising a message identification number (function operates to convert data) uniquely identifying at least one of said display programs and storing said message identification number in said packet buffer ; generating a second data byte comprising a packet sequence number uniquely identifying each of said packets created to transmit said display program to at least one electronic sign and storing said packet sequence number in said packet buffer ; reading a predetermined number of bytes of said display program into said packet buffer , said predetermined number corresponding to the maximum number of bytes permitted per page in accordance with a selected radio paging format ; examining said display program stored in said digital memory to determine whether additional bytes of said display program remain ; transmitting the contents of said packet buffer to a paging terminal ; reading said predetermined number of said remaining bytes into said packet buffer ; and incrementing said packet sequence number by one . US5293484A CLAIM 17 . A system as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said digital memory is configured to store number and line discipline parameters for establishing a call to said paging terminal , data to convert a PIN to an RIC for each of a plurality of sign group (input parameters) s , and a group mask bit to differentiate signs in the same group and having the same RIC . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5223844A Filed: 1992-04-17 Issued: 1993-06-29 Vehicle tracking and security system (Original Assignee) Auto Trac Inc (Current Assignee) PJC LOGISTICS LLC ; JPMorgan Chase Bank NA John P. Mansell, William M. Riley |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5223844A CLAIM 1 . A mobile unit for a vehicle monitoring system , the mobile unit comprising : a) an input unit , responsive to an event or condition associated with the vehicle , and providing information describing the event or condition ; b) a satellite receiver , responsive to navigation signals transmitted by a satellite navigation system (input parameters) , and providing information inherently describing the vehicle' ; s location based on the navigation signals ; and c) a mobile unit controller , responsive to the input unit and the satellite receiver , the mobile unit controller including a cellular telephone transmitter for transmitting information onto a cellular telephone communications link , the information transmitted on the cellular telephone communications link including both (1) the information describing the event or condition and (2) the information inherently describing the vehicle' ; s location , the mobile unit controller automatically inserting the information describing the vehicle' ; s location into the information transmitted onto the cellular telephone communications link . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (mobile units) . |
US5223844A CLAIM 9 . A control center for a vehicle monitoring system having a plurality of mobile units (one equipment unit) mounted in respective vehicles and a communications link between the mobile units and the control center , the control center comprising : a) a control center display portion including : 1) one or more display screens displaying one or more maps with symbols of vehicles sending messages to the control center ; and 2) real-time display software allowing the symbols of the vehicles sending messages to be displayed substantially in real-time ; b) at least about eight communications interface devices coupled to the communications link , receiving sporadically-timed messages from the mobile units , and outputting the messages ; and c) a control center buffer portion coupled to the control center display portion , the buffer portion responsive to the messages output by the communications interface devices and the buffer portion including : 1) means for examining the messages received for determining if the messages pass or fail the examination ; 2) means for generating individual responses to the messages received from respective vehicle mobile units based on the examination of the messages , the means for generating individual responses being coupled to forward the individual responses to the communications link and to the control center display portion ; and 3) means for providing to the control center display portion certain messages that have passed the examination , the messages allowing the real-time display software to display the symbols of the vehicles sending the messages that have passed the examination . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (navigation system) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5223844A CLAIM 1 . A mobile unit for a vehicle monitoring system , the mobile unit comprising : a) an input unit , responsive to an event or condition associated with the vehicle , and providing information describing the event or condition ; b) a satellite receiver , responsive to navigation signals transmitted by a satellite navigation system (input parameters) , and providing information inherently describing the vehicle' ; s location based on the navigation signals ; and c) a mobile unit controller , responsive to the input unit and the satellite receiver , the mobile unit controller including a cellular telephone transmitter for transmitting information onto a cellular telephone communications link , the information transmitted on the cellular telephone communications link including both (1) the information describing the event or condition and (2) the information inherently describing the vehicle' ; s location , the mobile unit controller automatically inserting the information describing the vehicle' ; s location into the information transmitted onto the cellular telephone communications link . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5223844A CLAIM 1 . A mobile unit for a vehicle monitoring system , the mobile unit comprising : a) an input unit , responsive to an event or condition associated with the vehicle , and providing information describing the event or condition ; b) a satellite receiver , responsive to navigation signals transmitted by a satellite navigation system (input parameters) , and providing information inherently describing the vehicle' ; s location based on the navigation signals ; and c) a mobile unit controller , responsive to the input unit and the satellite receiver , the mobile unit controller including a cellular telephone transmitter for transmitting information onto a cellular telephone communications link , the information transmitted on the cellular telephone communications link including both (1) the information describing the event or condition and (2) the information inherently describing the vehicle' ; s location , the mobile unit controller automatically inserting the information describing the vehicle' ; s location into the information transmitted onto the cellular telephone communications link . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5424951A Filed: 1992-03-27 Issued: 1995-06-13 On-board navigation apparatus having user registering function (Original Assignee) Pioneer Electronic Corp (Current Assignee) Pioneer Corp Kenichi Nobe, Morio Araki, Takeharu Arakawa |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (designating one) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5424951A CLAIM 1 . An on-board navigation apparatus to display a map on a display , comprising : first memory means for storing display data indicative of a plurality of service facilities , display pattern data indicative of multiple classifications of the respective service facilities , and position coordinate data indicative of existing positions of the service facilities ; means for reading said display data from said first memory means in accordance with an operator input and for displaying said plurality of service facilities onto said display in accordance with the read display data ; means for selectively designating one (software interface) of said plurality of service facilities displayed on said display in accordance with an operator input ; means for reading the display pattern data and position coordinate data corresponding to the designated one service facility from said first memory means for every time a service facility is designated ; second memory means for storing the read display pattern data and position coordinate data corresponding to all of said display pattern data and said position coordinate data from said first memory means ; means for reading the stored display pattern data and position coordinate data from said second memory means when a map is displayed on said display ; and means for multiplexing the position indicated by the read position coordinate data from said second memory means onto the map by a display pattern corresponding to the read display pattern data from said second memory means in order to display on said display . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (memory location) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5424951A CLAIM 2 . An on-board navigation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said second memory means has a plurality of memory location (executable functions) s to store said position coordinate data and said position display pattern data to indicate said display pattern as a pair . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (designating one) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5424951A CLAIM 1 . An on-board navigation apparatus to display a map on a display , comprising : first memory means for storing display data indicative of a plurality of service facilities , display pattern data indicative of multiple classifications of the respective service facilities , and position coordinate data indicative of existing positions of the service facilities ; means for reading said display data from said first memory means in accordance with an operator input and for displaying said plurality of service facilities onto said display in accordance with the read display data ; means for selectively designating one (software interface) of said plurality of service facilities displayed on said display in accordance with an operator input ; means for reading the display pattern data and position coordinate data corresponding to the designated one service facility from said first memory means for every time a service facility is designated ; second memory means for storing the read display pattern data and position coordinate data corresponding to all of said display pattern data and said position coordinate data from said first memory means ; means for reading the stored display pattern data and position coordinate data from said second memory means when a map is displayed on said display ; and means for multiplexing the position indicated by the read position coordinate data from said second memory means onto the map by a display pattern corresponding to the read display pattern data from said second memory means in order to display on said display . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (designating one) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5424951A CLAIM 1 . An on-board navigation apparatus to display a map on a display , comprising : first memory means for storing display data indicative of a plurality of service facilities , display pattern data indicative of multiple classifications of the respective service facilities , and position coordinate data indicative of existing positions of the service facilities ; means for reading said display data from said first memory means in accordance with an operator input and for displaying said plurality of service facilities onto said display in accordance with the read display data ; means for selectively designating one (software interface) of said plurality of service facilities displayed on said display in accordance with an operator input ; means for reading the display pattern data and position coordinate data corresponding to the designated one service facility from said first memory means for every time a service facility is designated ; second memory means for storing the read display pattern data and position coordinate data corresponding to all of said display pattern data and said position coordinate data from said first memory means ; means for reading the stored display pattern data and position coordinate data from said second memory means when a map is displayed on said display ; and means for multiplexing the position indicated by the read position coordinate data from said second memory means onto the map by a display pattern corresponding to the read display pattern data from said second memory means in order to display on said display . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | WO9214215A1 Filed: 1992-02-03 Issued: 1992-08-20 Method and apparatus for providing shortest elapsed time route information to users (Original Assignee) Peterson Thomas D Thomas D. Peterson |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (real time) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
WO9214215A1 CLAIM 5 . The method of Claim 1 further comprising the step of collecting historical real time (input parameters) data in the central processor to determine normal time variations for the instant rates of travel for the multiple route segments and employing the historical real time data in calculating the shortest elapsed time route between each origin-destination combination . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (respective users) . |
WO9214215A1 CLAIM 1 . A method for determining and communicating shortest elapsed time route information to users , comprising the steps of individually monitoring instant rates of travel on multiple route segments interconnecting various possible origins and destinations , transferring the instant rates of travel for the multiple route segments to a central processor , receiving information of desired origin and destination combinations in the central processor from different users , calculating the route segment or combination of route segments providing a shortest elapsed time route between each origin-destination combination , and transmitting information of the shortest elapsed time routes for the origin-destination combinations to the respective users (one equipment unit) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (real time) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
WO9214215A1 CLAIM 5 . The method of Claim 1 further comprising the step of collecting historical real time (input parameters) data in the central processor to determine normal time variations for the instant rates of travel for the multiple route segments and employing the historical real time data in calculating the shortest elapsed time route between each origin-destination combination . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (real time) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
WO9214215A1 CLAIM 5 . The method of Claim 1 further comprising the step of collecting historical real time (input parameters) data in the central processor to determine normal time variations for the instant rates of travel for the multiple route segments and employing the historical real time data in calculating the shortest elapsed time route between each origin-destination combination . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5187810A Filed: 1991-11-27 Issued: 1993-02-16 Route guidance system for provding a mobile station with optimum route data in response to a guidance request together with base station data indicative of an identification of a base station (Original Assignee) Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd (Current Assignee) Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd Hiroto Yoneyama, Atushi Yashiki, Toshiyuki Kodama |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (outputting means) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (other port) for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5187810A CLAIM 4 . A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electromagnetic link comprises a radio link , and wherein each of said plurality of base stations is equipped to transmit communications and receive communications over said radio link to and from said mobile station , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through the corresponding miniature zone established by said base station , said plurality of base stations using a single frequency of an electromagnetic wave between geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations , said plurality of base stations transmitting and receiving communications using the single frequency ; geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations being spaced apart from each other with an area intervening between them in which area said mobile station is substantially not responsive to the electromagnetic wave on said radio link ; the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave being available to the mobile station in each of said miniature zones , each of said miniature zones being of such a size that only a portion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted from a corresponding one of said plurality of base stations to said mobile station while said mobile station is located in or travelling through the miniature zone established by said one base station , and another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted while said mobile station is in another miniature zone established by another one of said base stations along the route to the destination ; whereby said adjoining base stations are allowed to share the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave to transmit the base station data and the optimum route data to said mobile station intermittently while said mobile station moves across said miniature zones . US5187810A CLAIM 7 . A mobile station in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said system center produces route command data , in the form of a message , directing the vehicle along the selected optimum route , said system center transmitting , in response to the guidance request , the optimum route data , which includes the route command data , and , in response to the notification of location and destination of the vehicle , new optimum route data corresponding to said updated optimum route data to said telecommunications network for further transmission to said mobile station over said electromagnetic link , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through one of the miniature zones , said receiving means receiving the base station data and the optimum route data , and said outputting means (vehicle communications system) being operative , in response to said base station data and said optimum route data , to output the message representative of said base station data together with said optimum route data . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (outputting means) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (other port) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5187810A CLAIM 4 . A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electromagnetic link comprises a radio link , and wherein each of said plurality of base stations is equipped to transmit communications and receive communications over said radio link to and from said mobile station , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through the corresponding miniature zone established by said base station , said plurality of base stations using a single frequency of an electromagnetic wave between geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations , said plurality of base stations transmitting and receiving communications using the single frequency ; geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations being spaced apart from each other with an area intervening between them in which area said mobile station is substantially not responsive to the electromagnetic wave on said radio link ; the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave being available to the mobile station in each of said miniature zones , each of said miniature zones being of such a size that only a portion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted from a corresponding one of said plurality of base stations to said mobile station while said mobile station is located in or travelling through the miniature zone established by said one base station , and another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted while said mobile station is in another miniature zone established by another one of said base stations along the route to the destination ; whereby said adjoining base stations are allowed to share the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave to transmit the base station data and the optimum route data to said mobile station intermittently while said mobile station moves across said miniature zones . US5187810A CLAIM 7 . A mobile station in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said system center produces route command data , in the form of a message , directing the vehicle along the selected optimum route , said system center transmitting , in response to the guidance request , the optimum route data , which includes the route command data , and , in response to the notification of location and destination of the vehicle , new optimum route data corresponding to said updated optimum route data to said telecommunications network for further transmission to said mobile station over said electromagnetic link , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through one of the miniature zones , said receiving means receiving the base station data and the optimum route data , and said outputting means (vehicle communications system) being operative , in response to said base station data and said optimum route data , to output the message representative of said base station data together with said optimum route data . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (outputting means) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5187810A CLAIM 7 . A mobile station in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said system center produces route command data , in the form of a message , directing the vehicle along the selected optimum route , said system center transmitting , in response to the guidance request , the optimum route data , which includes the route command data , and , in response to the notification of location and destination of the vehicle , new optimum route data corresponding to said updated optimum route data to said telecommunications network for further transmission to said mobile station over said electromagnetic link , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through one of the miniature zones , said receiving means receiving the base station data and the optimum route data , and said outputting means (vehicle communications system) being operative , in response to said base station data and said optimum route data , to output the message representative of said base station data together with said optimum route data . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (outputting means) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5187810A CLAIM 7 . A mobile station in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said system center produces route command data , in the form of a message , directing the vehicle along the selected optimum route , said system center transmitting , in response to the guidance request , the optimum route data , which includes the route command data , and , in response to the notification of location and destination of the vehicle , new optimum route data corresponding to said updated optimum route data to said telecommunications network for further transmission to said mobile station over said electromagnetic link , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through one of the miniature zones , said receiving means receiving the base station data and the optimum route data , and said outputting means (vehicle communications system) being operative , in response to said base station data and said optimum route data , to output the message representative of said base station data together with said optimum route data . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (outputting means) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US5187810A CLAIM 7 . A mobile station in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said system center produces route command data , in the form of a message , directing the vehicle along the selected optimum route , said system center transmitting , in response to the guidance request , the optimum route data , which includes the route command data , and , in response to the notification of location and destination of the vehicle , new optimum route data corresponding to said updated optimum route data to said telecommunications network for further transmission to said mobile station over said electromagnetic link , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through one of the miniature zones , said receiving means receiving the base station data and the optimum route data , and said outputting means (vehicle communications system) being operative , in response to said base station data and said optimum route data , to output the message representative of said base station data together with said optimum route data . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (outputting means) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (other port) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5187810A CLAIM 4 . A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electromagnetic link comprises a radio link , and wherein each of said plurality of base stations is equipped to transmit communications and receive communications over said radio link to and from said mobile station , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through the corresponding miniature zone established by said base station , said plurality of base stations using a single frequency of an electromagnetic wave between geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations , said plurality of base stations transmitting and receiving communications using the single frequency ; geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations being spaced apart from each other with an area intervening between them in which area said mobile station is substantially not responsive to the electromagnetic wave on said radio link ; the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave being available to the mobile station in each of said miniature zones , each of said miniature zones being of such a size that only a portion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted from a corresponding one of said plurality of base stations to said mobile station while said mobile station is located in or travelling through the miniature zone established by said one base station , and another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted while said mobile station is in another miniature zone established by another one of said base stations along the route to the destination ; whereby said adjoining base stations are allowed to share the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave to transmit the base station data and the optimum route data to said mobile station intermittently while said mobile station moves across said miniature zones . US5187810A CLAIM 7 . A mobile station in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said system center produces route command data , in the form of a message , directing the vehicle along the selected optimum route , said system center transmitting , in response to the guidance request , the optimum route data , which includes the route command data , and , in response to the notification of location and destination of the vehicle , new optimum route data corresponding to said updated optimum route data to said telecommunications network for further transmission to said mobile station over said electromagnetic link , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through one of the miniature zones , said receiving means receiving the base station data and the optimum route data , and said outputting means (vehicle communications system) being operative , in response to said base station data and said optimum route data , to output the message representative of said base station data together with said optimum route data . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (outputting means) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (other port) for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5187810A CLAIM 4 . A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electromagnetic link comprises a radio link , and wherein each of said plurality of base stations is equipped to transmit communications and receive communications over said radio link to and from said mobile station , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through the corresponding miniature zone established by said base station , said plurality of base stations using a single frequency of an electromagnetic wave between geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations , said plurality of base stations transmitting and receiving communications using the single frequency ; geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations being spaced apart from each other with an area intervening between them in which area said mobile station is substantially not responsive to the electromagnetic wave on said radio link ; the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave being available to the mobile station in each of said miniature zones , each of said miniature zones being of such a size that only a portion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted from a corresponding one of said plurality of base stations to said mobile station while said mobile station is located in or travelling through the miniature zone established by said one base station , and another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted while said mobile station is in another miniature zone established by another one of said base stations along the route to the destination ; whereby said adjoining base stations are allowed to share the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave to transmit the base station data and the optimum route data to said mobile station intermittently while said mobile station moves across said miniature zones . US5187810A CLAIM 7 . A mobile station in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said system center produces route command data , in the form of a message , directing the vehicle along the selected optimum route , said system center transmitting , in response to the guidance request , the optimum route data , which includes the route command data , and , in response to the notification of location and destination of the vehicle , new optimum route data corresponding to said updated optimum route data to said telecommunications network for further transmission to said mobile station over said electromagnetic link , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through one of the miniature zones , said receiving means receiving the base station data and the optimum route data , and said outputting means (vehicle communications system) being operative , in response to said base station data and said optimum route data , to output the message representative of said base station data together with said optimum route data . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (speech recognizer) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (other port) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5187810A CLAIM 4 . A system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electromagnetic link comprises a radio link , and wherein each of said plurality of base stations is equipped to transmit communications and receive communications over said radio link to and from said mobile station , while the vehicle carrying said mobile station is located in or travelling through the corresponding miniature zone established by said base station , said plurality of base stations using a single frequency of an electromagnetic wave between geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations , said plurality of base stations transmitting and receiving communications using the single frequency ; geographically adjoining ones of said plurality of base stations being spaced apart from each other with an area intervening between them in which area said mobile station is substantially not responsive to the electromagnetic wave on said radio link ; the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave being available to the mobile station in each of said miniature zones , each of said miniature zones being of such a size that only a portion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted from a corresponding one of said plurality of base stations to said mobile station while said mobile station is located in or travelling through the miniature zone established by said one base station , and another port (processing data, input parameters) ion of the base station data and optimum route data is transmitted while said mobile station is in another miniature zone established by another one of said base stations along the route to the destination ; whereby said adjoining base stations are allowed to share the single frequency of the electromagnetic wave to transmit the base station data and the optimum route data to said mobile station intermittently while said mobile station moves across said miniature zones . US5187810A CLAIM 17 . A mobile station in accordance with claim 6 , wherein said inputting means comprises a speech recognizer (function operates to convert data) unit . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5283575A Filed: 1991-11-08 Issued: 1994-02-01 System and method for locating a travelling vehicle (Original Assignee) Bosch Corp; Daihatsu Nissay (Current Assignee) Daihatsu Nissay ; TomTom International BV Wei-Wen Kao, Liang-Jong Huang |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters (best fit) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5283575A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle navigation system (input parameters) , which comprises : means for sensing a plurality of successive positions of said vehicle to create a sensed representation of a vehicle travel path ; means for storing a map of roads in a vicinity of said vehicle ; means for defining an actual vehicle travel path in said map ; means for matching said sensed representation of a vehicle travel path with said actual vehicle travel path ; and said means for matching including a plurality of fuzzy logic elements ; said fuzzy logic elements including : a fuzzifier receiving said plurality of successive positions , and effective to produce an initial fuzzy set ; an inference engine receiving said initial fuzzy set , said map , and a set of inference rules and membership functions for producing a plurality of final fuzzy sets ; a defuzzifier effective for producing a set of crisp values from said final fuzzy sets ; and said crisp values being effective to determine a map-matched vehicle position . US5283575A CLAIM 4 . A vehicle navigation system comprising : a plurality of positioning sensors to sense a plurality of successive positions of said vehicle ; means for comparing said plurality of positions with a plurality of roads on a digitized map ; fuzzy logic means for choosing a best fit (output parameters) from among a plurality of fits between said plurality of positions and said plurality of roads ; and means , based on said best fit , for determining a vehicle present position on a one of said plurality of roads . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (navigation system) and/or output parameters (best fit) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5283575A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle navigation system (input parameters) , which comprises : means for sensing a plurality of successive positions of said vehicle to create a sensed representation of a vehicle travel path ; means for storing a map of roads in a vicinity of said vehicle ; means for defining an actual vehicle travel path in said map ; means for matching said sensed representation of a vehicle travel path with said actual vehicle travel path ; and said means for matching including a plurality of fuzzy logic elements ; said fuzzy logic elements including : a fuzzifier receiving said plurality of successive positions , and effective to produce an initial fuzzy set ; an inference engine receiving said initial fuzzy set , said map , and a set of inference rules and membership functions for producing a plurality of final fuzzy sets ; a defuzzifier effective for producing a set of crisp values from said final fuzzy sets ; and said crisp values being effective to determine a map-matched vehicle position . US5283575A CLAIM 4 . A vehicle navigation system comprising : a plurality of positioning sensors to sense a plurality of successive positions of said vehicle ; means for comparing said plurality of positions with a plurality of roads on a digitized map ; fuzzy logic means for choosing a best fit (output parameters) from among a plurality of fits between said plurality of positions and said plurality of roads ; and means , based on said best fit , for determining a vehicle present position on a one of said plurality of roads . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (fuzzy logic) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters (best fit) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5283575A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle navigation system (input parameters) , which comprises : means for sensing a plurality of successive positions of said vehicle to create a sensed representation of a vehicle travel path ; means for storing a map of roads in a vicinity of said vehicle ; means for defining an actual vehicle travel path in said map ; means for matching said sensed representation of a vehicle travel path with said actual vehicle travel path ; and said means for matching including a plurality of fuzzy logic (function operates to convert data) elements ; said fuzzy logic elements including : a fuzzifier receiving said plurality of successive positions , and effective to produce an initial fuzzy set ; an inference engine receiving said initial fuzzy set , said map , and a set of inference rules and membership functions for producing a plurality of final fuzzy sets ; a defuzzifier effective for producing a set of crisp values from said final fuzzy sets ; and said crisp values being effective to determine a map-matched vehicle position . US5283575A CLAIM 4 . A vehicle navigation system comprising : a plurality of positioning sensors to sense a plurality of successive positions of said vehicle ; means for comparing said plurality of positions with a plurality of roads on a digitized map ; fuzzy logic means for choosing a best fit (output parameters) from among a plurality of fits between said plurality of positions and said plurality of roads ; and means , based on said best fit , for determining a vehicle present position on a one of said plurality of roads . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | WO9012366A1 Filed: 1990-04-02 Issued: 1990-10-18 Identification and performance monitoring system for mobile equipment (Original Assignee) Wise William H; Ross Bruce D William H. Wise, Bruce D. Ross |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (input ports) for executing applications (operating system) ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces (to receive data) , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
WO9012366A1 CLAIM 16 . A vehicle data acquisition and recording system for supplying retrievable digitally encoded εignals representative of a plurality of vehicle performance sensor signalε , said plurality of vehicle performance sensor signals including analog signals and discrete signalε , said vehicle data acquisition and recording system comprising : an IMS on-board computer unit having a plurality of input ports (processing data, function converts data) , each input port being connected for receiving one of said vehicle performance sensor signals , said on-board computer including means for accessing selected ones of said vehicle performance sensor signals and for processing each accessed signal in response to an internal program instruction , said on-board computer unit further including means for storing a digitally encoded signal representative of each vehicle performance sensor signal ; a host computer for receiving each of said digitally encoded signals supplied by said on-board computer , said host computer being responsive to program instructions to detect the time at which a plurality of predetermined procedures are undertaken , said host computer further being responsive to program instructions to process said digitally encoded signals supplied by said on-board computer ; programmed memory means for storage of said program instructions , said programmed memory means being operatively connected to said host computer , and adapted to acquire , store , and sequentially evaluate selected specific vehicle performance sensor signals , and an output coil located on-board said vehicle , said output coil being operable to emit a lower power magnetic field , said output coil being operatively connected with said on-board computer . an input coil operable to detect a low power magnetic field , said input coil configured to receive digitally encoded data from said on-board computer , and operatively connected to provide said digitally encoded data to said host computer , said output coil being positioned by locating said vehicle in relation to said input coil so that an operative position is achieved wherein a magnetic inductive coupling effect is provided between said input coil and said output coil . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (operating system) assigned to the function converts data (input ports) from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
WO9012366A1 CLAIM 16 . A vehicle data acquisition and recording system for supplying retrievable digitally encoded εignals representative of a plurality of vehicle performance sensor signalε , said plurality of vehicle performance sensor signals including analog signals and discrete signalε , said vehicle data acquisition and recording system comprising : an IMS on-board computer unit having a plurality of input ports (processing data, function converts data) , each input port being connected for receiving one of said vehicle performance sensor signals , said on-board computer including means for accessing selected ones of said vehicle performance sensor signals and for processing each accessed signal in response to an internal program instruction , said on-board computer unit further including means for storing a digitally encoded signal representative of each vehicle performance sensor signal ; a host computer for receiving each of said digitally encoded signals supplied by said on-board computer , said host computer being responsive to program instructions to detect the time at which a plurality of predetermined procedures are undertaken , said host computer further being responsive to program instructions to process said digitally encoded signals supplied by said on-board computer ; programmed memory means for storage of said program instructions , said programmed memory means being operatively connected to said host computer , and adapted to acquire , store , and sequentially evaluate selected specific vehicle performance sensor signals , and an output coil located on-board said vehicle , said output coil being operable to emit a lower power magnetic field , said output coil being operatively connected with said on-board computer . an input coil operable to detect a low power magnetic field , said input coil configured to receive digitally encoded data from said on-board computer , and operatively connected to provide said digitally encoded data to said host computer , said output coil being positioned by locating said vehicle in relation to said input coil so that an operative position is achieved wherein a magnetic inductive coupling effect is provided between said input coil and said output coil . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data (input ports) for executing applications (operating system) , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (operating system) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
WO9012366A1 CLAIM 16 . A vehicle data acquisition and recording system for supplying retrievable digitally encoded εignals representative of a plurality of vehicle performance sensor signalε , said plurality of vehicle performance sensor signals including analog signals and discrete signalε , said vehicle data acquisition and recording system comprising : an IMS on-board computer unit having a plurality of input ports (processing data, function converts data) , each input port being connected for receiving one of said vehicle performance sensor signals , said on-board computer including means for accessing selected ones of said vehicle performance sensor signals and for processing each accessed signal in response to an internal program instruction , said on-board computer unit further including means for storing a digitally encoded signal representative of each vehicle performance sensor signal ; a host computer for receiving each of said digitally encoded signals supplied by said on-board computer , said host computer being responsive to program instructions to detect the time at which a plurality of predetermined procedures are undertaken , said host computer further being responsive to program instructions to process said digitally encoded signals supplied by said on-board computer ; programmed memory means for storage of said program instructions , said programmed memory means being operatively connected to said host computer , and adapted to acquire , store , and sequentially evaluate selected specific vehicle performance sensor signals , and an output coil located on-board said vehicle , said output coil being operable to emit a lower power magnetic field , said output coil being operatively connected with said on-board computer . an input coil operable to detect a low power magnetic field , said input coil configured to receive digitally encoded data from said on-board computer , and operatively connected to provide said digitally encoded data to said host computer , said output coil being positioned by locating said vehicle in relation to said input coil so that an operative position is achieved wherein a magnetic inductive coupling effect is provided between said input coil and said output coil . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5026293A Filed: 1989-12-19 Issued: 1991-06-25 Interactive connector unit for a wiring harness (Original Assignee) Automotive Digital Systems Inc (Current Assignee) Automotive Digital Systems Inc Wayne G. Wilson |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (connecting pin) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5026293A CLAIM 10 . The unit of claim 7 wherein conductive openings of the contact points on one of the first or second board means have male circuit connecting pin (vehicle communications system) s for connecting one of the electronic control assembly or the wiring harness , whichever has female connectors , and the other of the first or second board means has mounted thereon a pin receiving block having openings over each conductive opening of the compact points on said board means and the openings of said pin receiving block have inserted therein a cylindrical conductor for receiving male connector pins from the other of the electronic control assembly or wiring harness , whichever has male connector pins . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (connecting pin) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (operating parameter) for the function and/or output parameters (one surface) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5026293A CLAIM 1 . An interactive connector unit insertable between a wiring harness and an automotive electronic control assembly of the type which receives input from sensors of operating parameter (input parameters) s and produces control signals in response thereto , the connector unit in operable combination comprising : first board means for electrically interconnecting a first set of contact points with a first set of adapter points , each contact point being connected to one of said adapter points ; second board means for electrically interconnecting a second set of contact points with a second set of adapter points , each contact point being connected to one of said adapter points ; third board means for electrically interconnecting spaced apart third and fourth sets of adapter points which correspond to said first and second set of adapter points ; means on said third board means for inserting circuit altering devices between selected ones of said third and fourth sets of adapter points ; electrical adapters for completing the circuit between individual ones of the adapter points on the first board means with individual ones of the adapter points on one of the third or fourth sets of adapter points on the third board means and between individual ones of the adapter points on the second board means and individual ones of the other of the third or fourth sets of adapter points . US5026293A CLAIM 10 . The unit of claim 7 wherein conductive openings of the contact points on one of the first or second board means have male circuit connecting pin (vehicle communications system) s for connecting one of the electronic control assembly or the wiring harness , whichever has female connectors , and the other of the first or second board means has mounted thereon a pin receiving block having openings over each conductive opening of the compact points on said board means and the openings of said pin receiving block have inserted therein a cylindrical conductor for receiving male connector pins from the other of the electronic control assembly or wiring harness , whichever has male connector pins . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (connecting pin) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5026293A CLAIM 10 . The unit of claim 7 wherein conductive openings of the contact points on one of the first or second board means have male circuit connecting pin (vehicle communications system) s for connecting one of the electronic control assembly or the wiring harness , whichever has female connectors , and the other of the first or second board means has mounted thereon a pin receiving block having openings over each conductive opening of the compact points on said board means and the openings of said pin receiving block have inserted therein a cylindrical conductor for receiving male connector pins from the other of the electronic control assembly or wiring harness , whichever has male connector pins . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (connecting pin) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5026293A CLAIM 10 . The unit of claim 7 wherein conductive openings of the contact points on one of the first or second board means have male circuit connecting pin (vehicle communications system) s for connecting one of the electronic control assembly or the wiring harness , whichever has female connectors , and the other of the first or second board means has mounted thereon a pin receiving block having openings over each conductive opening of the compact points on said board means and the openings of said pin receiving block have inserted therein a cylindrical conductor for receiving male connector pins from the other of the electronic control assembly or wiring harness , whichever has male connector pins . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (connecting pin) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US5026293A CLAIM 10 . The unit of claim 7 wherein conductive openings of the contact points on one of the first or second board means have male circuit connecting pin (vehicle communications system) s for connecting one of the electronic control assembly or the wiring harness , whichever has female connectors , and the other of the first or second board means has mounted thereon a pin receiving block having openings over each conductive opening of the compact points on said board means and the openings of said pin receiving block have inserted therein a cylindrical conductor for receiving male connector pins from the other of the electronic control assembly or wiring harness , whichever has male connector pins . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (connecting pin) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (operating parameter) and/or output parameters (one surface) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5026293A CLAIM 1 . An interactive connector unit insertable between a wiring harness and an automotive electronic control assembly of the type which receives input from sensors of operating parameter (input parameters) s and produces control signals in response thereto , the connector unit in operable combination comprising : first board means for electrically interconnecting a first set of contact points with a first set of adapter points , each contact point being connected to one of said adapter points ; second board means for electrically interconnecting a second set of contact points with a second set of adapter points , each contact point being connected to one of said adapter points ; third board means for electrically interconnecting spaced apart third and fourth sets of adapter points which correspond to said first and second set of adapter points ; means on said third board means for inserting circuit altering devices between selected ones of said third and fourth sets of adapter points ; electrical adapters for completing the circuit between individual ones of the adapter points on the first board means with individual ones of the adapter points on one of the third or fourth sets of adapter points on the third board means and between individual ones of the adapter points on the second board means and individual ones of the other of the third or fourth sets of adapter points . US5026293A CLAIM 10 . The unit of claim 7 wherein conductive openings of the contact points on one of the first or second board means have male circuit connecting pin (vehicle communications system) s for connecting one of the electronic control assembly or the wiring harness , whichever has female connectors , and the other of the first or second board means has mounted thereon a pin receiving block having openings over each conductive opening of the compact points on said board means and the openings of said pin receiving block have inserted therein a cylindrical conductor for receiving male connector pins from the other of the electronic control assembly or wiring harness , whichever has male connector pins . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (connecting pin) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5026293A CLAIM 10 . The unit of claim 7 wherein conductive openings of the contact points on one of the first or second board means have male circuit connecting pin (vehicle communications system) s for connecting one of the electronic control assembly or the wiring harness , whichever has female connectors , and the other of the first or second board means has mounted thereon a pin receiving block having openings over each conductive opening of the compact points on said board means and the openings of said pin receiving block have inserted therein a cylindrical conductor for receiving male connector pins from the other of the electronic control assembly or wiring harness , whichever has male connector pins . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (n number) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (operating parameter) for the function and/or output parameters (one surface) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5026293A CLAIM 1 . An interactive connector unit insertable between a wiring harness and an automotive electronic control assembly of the type which receives input from sensors of operating parameter (input parameters) s and produces control signals in response thereto , the connector unit in operable combination comprising : first board means for electrically interconnecting a first set of contact points with a first set of adapter points , each contact point being connected to one of said adapter points ; second board means for electrically interconnecting a second set of contact points with a second set of adapter points , each contact point being connected to one of said adapter points ; third board means for electrically interconnecting spaced apart third and fourth sets of adapter points which correspond to said first and second set of adapter points ; means on said third board means for inserting circuit altering devices between selected ones of said third and fourth sets of adapter points ; electrical adapters for completing the circuit between individual ones of the adapter points on the first board means with individual ones of the adapter points on one of the third or fourth sets of adapter points on the third board means and between individual ones of the adapter points on the second board means and individual ones of the other of the third or fourth sets of adapter points . US5026293A CLAIM 19 . An interactive connector unit insertable between a wiring harness and an automotive electronic control assembly of the type which receives input from sensors of operating parameters and produces control signals in response thereto , the connector unit in operable combination comprising : first board means for electrically interconnecting a first set of contact points with a first set of adapter points , each contact point being connected to one of said adapter points , further including a first set of contact openings which together with the first set of contact points forms a first contact point array ; second board means for electrically interconnecting a second set of contact points with a second set of adapter points , each contact point being connected to one of said adapter points , further including a second set of contact openings which together with the second set of contact points forms a second contact point array ; third board means having spaced apart third and fourth sets of adapter points which correspond in number (function operates to convert data) to said first and second set of adapter points ; electrical adapters for completing the circuit between individual ones of the adapter points on the first board means with individual ones of the adapter points on one of the third or fourth sets of adapter points on the third board means and between individual ones of the adapter points on the second board means and individual ones of the other of the third or fourth sets of adapter points ; means on said third board means for inserting circuit altering devices between selected ones of said third and fourth sets of adapter points ; means for connecting the first contact point array on the first board means to one of the wiring harness or electronic control assembly ; and , means for connecting the second contact point array on the second board means to the other of the wiring harness or electronic control assembly . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5050080A Filed: 1989-09-22 Issued: 1991-09-17 Diagnostic system for a motor vehicle (Original Assignee) Fuji Jukogyo KK (Current Assignee) Subaru Corp Kunihiro Abe |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (read only memory) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US5050080A CLAIM 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said third memory means is a read only memory (vehicle communications system) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (designating one) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5050080A CLAIM 1 . In a diagnostic system for diagnosing an electronic control system of a motor vehicle , said electronic control system having sensing means for sensing operating conditions (output parameters) of said motor vehicle , control means for processing sensor data from said sensing means so as to calculate control data for controlling said vehicle , said first memory means for storing said sensor data and said control data , the diagnostic system having a diagnostic device and connecting means for connecting said diagnostic device with said electronic control system , said diagnostic device including a keyboard , a control unit for communicating with said electronic control system through said connecting means to read out said sensor data and said control data from said first memory means in response to a diagnosis mode inputted through said keyboard in accordance with programs stored in second memory means , and a display for displaying said sensor data and said control data read out by said control unit , the improvement in the diagnostic and electronic control systems which comprises : third memory means provided in said electronic control system for storing address numbers of said first memory means storing said sensor data and said control data respectively ; and fourth memory means provided in said control unit of said diagnostic device , upon demand of transmission of said address numbers from said electronic control system , for storing said address numbers in said control unit when said diagnostic device is initialized , so as to enable immediate and accurate read out of said sensor data and said control data from said first memory means by designating one (software interface) of said address numbers corresponding to said sensor data and said control data . US5050080A CLAIM 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said third memory means is a read only memory (vehicle communications system) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US5050080A CLAIM 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said third memory means is a read only memory (vehicle communications system) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US5050080A CLAIM 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said third memory means is a read only memory (vehicle communications system) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US5050080A CLAIM 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said third memory means is a read only memory (vehicle communications system) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5050080A CLAIM 1 . In a diagnostic system for diagnosing an electronic control system of a motor vehicle , said electronic control system having sensing means for sensing operating conditions (output parameters) of said motor vehicle , control means for processing sensor data from said sensing means so as to calculate control data for controlling said vehicle , said first memory means for storing said sensor data and said control data , the diagnostic system having a diagnostic device and connecting means for connecting said diagnostic device with said electronic control system , said diagnostic device including a keyboard , a control unit for communicating with said electronic control system through said connecting means to read out said sensor data and said control data from said first memory means in response to a diagnosis mode inputted through said keyboard in accordance with programs stored in second memory means , and a display for displaying said sensor data and said control data read out by said control unit , the improvement in the diagnostic and electronic control systems which comprises : third memory means provided in said electronic control system for storing address numbers of said first memory means storing said sensor data and said control data respectively ; and fourth memory means provided in said control unit of said diagnostic device , upon demand of transmission of said address numbers from said electronic control system , for storing said address numbers in said control unit when said diagnostic device is initialized , so as to enable immediate and accurate read out of said sensor data and said control data from said first memory means by designating one of said address numbers corresponding to said sensor data and said control data . US5050080A CLAIM 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said third memory means is a read only memory (vehicle communications system) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (read only memory) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (designating one) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US5050080A CLAIM 1 . In a diagnostic system for diagnosing an electronic control system of a motor vehicle , said electronic control system having sensing means for sensing operating conditions of said motor vehicle , control means for processing sensor data from said sensing means so as to calculate control data for controlling said vehicle , said first memory means for storing said sensor data and said control data , the diagnostic system having a diagnostic device and connecting means for connecting said diagnostic device with said electronic control system , said diagnostic device including a keyboard , a control unit for communicating with said electronic control system through said connecting means to read out said sensor data and said control data from said first memory means in response to a diagnosis mode inputted through said keyboard in accordance with programs stored in second memory means , and a display for displaying said sensor data and said control data read out by said control unit , the improvement in the diagnostic and electronic control systems which comprises : third memory means provided in said electronic control system for storing address numbers of said first memory means storing said sensor data and said control data respectively ; and fourth memory means provided in said control unit of said diagnostic device , upon demand of transmission of said address numbers from said electronic control system , for storing said address numbers in said control unit when said diagnostic device is initialized , so as to enable immediate and accurate read out of said sensor data and said control data from said first memory means by designating one (software interface) of said address numbers corresponding to said sensor data and said control data . US5050080A CLAIM 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said third memory means is a read only memory (vehicle communications system) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (designating one) assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5050080A CLAIM 1 . In a diagnostic system for diagnosing an electronic control system of a motor vehicle , said electronic control system having sensing means for sensing operating conditions (output parameters) of said motor vehicle , control means for processing sensor data from said sensing means so as to calculate control data for controlling said vehicle , said first memory means for storing said sensor data and said control data , the diagnostic system having a diagnostic device and connecting means for connecting said diagnostic device with said electronic control system , said diagnostic device including a keyboard , a control unit for communicating with said electronic control system through said connecting means to read out said sensor data and said control data from said first memory means in response to a diagnosis mode inputted through said keyboard in accordance with programs stored in second memory means , and a display for displaying said sensor data and said control data read out by said control unit , the improvement in the diagnostic and electronic control systems which comprises : third memory means provided in said electronic control system for storing address numbers of said first memory means storing said sensor data and said control data respectively ; and fourth memory means provided in said control unit of said diagnostic device , upon demand of transmission of said address numbers from said electronic control system , for storing said address numbers in said control unit when said diagnostic device is initialized , so as to enable immediate and accurate read out of said sensor data and said control data from said first memory means by designating one (software interface) of said address numbers corresponding to said sensor data and said control data . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US5003479A Filed: 1989-02-02 Issued: 1991-03-26 Diagnosis system for a motor vehicle (Original Assignee) Fuji Jukogyo KK (Current Assignee) Subaru Corp Tomoya Kobayashi, Kunihiro Abe, Masanori Sakamoto |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (output signals) for the function and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5003479A CLAIM 1 . A diagnosis system for diagnosing an electronic control system mounted on a vehicle , the electronic control system having sensing means for providing output data representing operating conditions (output parameters) of the vehicle and control means responsive to said output data for providing control data to control the vehicle , the diagnosis system having a diagnosis device with connecting means for transmitting signals between said electronic control system and said diagnosis device , a keyboard for inputting a mode code to designate one of said data in said electronic control system as designated data , and display means for displaying said designated data , the diagnosis device including a programmed computer comprising : interpreting means responsive to said mode code for interpreting said mode code for the designated data and for providing a corresponding mode signal ; retrieving means responsive to said mode signal of said interpreting means for retrieving at least one of an abbreviation and units corresponding to said designated data ; and communication means responsive to said mode signal of said interpreting means for demanding and receiving said designated data from said electronic control system ; said display means responsive to output signals (input parameters) of said retrieving means and said communication means for displaying said designated data together with said at least one of said abbreviation and said units , so as to easily identify said designated data without looking up its identification in a manual . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (output signals) and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US5003479A CLAIM 1 . A diagnosis system for diagnosing an electronic control system mounted on a vehicle , the electronic control system having sensing means for providing output data representing operating conditions (output parameters) of the vehicle and control means responsive to said output data for providing control data to control the vehicle , the diagnosis system having a diagnosis device with connecting means for transmitting signals between said electronic control system and said diagnosis device , a keyboard for inputting a mode code to designate one of said data in said electronic control system as designated data , and display means for displaying said designated data , the diagnosis device including a programmed computer comprising : interpreting means responsive to said mode code for interpreting said mode code for the designated data and for providing a corresponding mode signal ; retrieving means responsive to said mode signal of said interpreting means for retrieving at least one of an abbreviation and units corresponding to said designated data ; and communication means responsive to said mode signal of said interpreting means for demanding and receiving said designated data from said electronic control system ; said display means responsive to output signals (input parameters) of said retrieving means and said communication means for displaying said designated data together with said at least one of said abbreviation and said units , so as to easily identify said designated data without looking up its identification in a manual . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (output signals) for the function and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US5003479A CLAIM 1 . A diagnosis system for diagnosing an electronic control system mounted on a vehicle , the electronic control system having sensing means for providing output data representing operating conditions (output parameters) of the vehicle and control means responsive to said output data for providing control data to control the vehicle , the diagnosis system having a diagnosis device with connecting means for transmitting signals between said electronic control system and said diagnosis device , a keyboard for inputting a mode code to designate one of said data in said electronic control system as designated data , and display means for displaying said designated data , the diagnosis device including a programmed computer comprising : interpreting means responsive to said mode code for interpreting said mode code for the designated data and for providing a corresponding mode signal ; retrieving means responsive to said mode signal of said interpreting means for retrieving at least one of an abbreviation and units corresponding to said designated data ; and communication means responsive to said mode signal of said interpreting means for demanding and receiving said designated data from said electronic control system ; said display means responsive to output signals (input parameters) of said retrieving means and said communication means for displaying said designated data together with said at least one of said abbreviation and said units , so as to easily identify said designated data without looking up its identification in a manual . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4926330A Filed: 1988-11-30 Issued: 1990-05-15 Diagnosis system for a motor vehicle (Original Assignee) Fuji Jukogyo KK (Current Assignee) Subaru Corp Kunihiro Abe, Tomoya Kobayashi |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces (received data) each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US4926330A CLAIM 1 . A system for diagnosing a motor vehicle and an electronic control system for controlling an engine mounted on the vehicle , the control system having sensors for detecting operating conditions of the engine , comprising : a diagnosis device including a case and a computer having a central processing unit and a memory storing a plurality of programs for diagnosing the electronic control system disposed in said case ; a connector connecting the computer to the electronic control system ; the diagnosis device including a keyboard for inputting a diagnosis mode and a tester mode ; means comprising terminals provided on the case of the diagnosis device for receiving an analog signal from a part of an electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine ; a converter disposed in said case for converting the analog signal received at the terminals to a digital signal and for applying the converted digital signal to the computer ; the computer including : determining means for determining whether the diagnosis mode for diagnosing the electronic control system which controls the engine or the tester mode for testing the part of the electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine , which part produces the analog signal , is input through the keyboard and for producing a diagnosis mode signal or a tester mode signal in dependency on the determination ; data demand means responsive to the diagnosis mode signal for applying a data demand signal to the electronic control system ; data receiving means for receiving data from the electronic control system ; and receiving means responsive to the tester mode signal for receiving said analog signal from the vehicle through the terminals and applying the analog signal to the converter for diagnosing the analog signal ; and display means on the diagnosis device for displaying received data (hardware interfaces) in a form of diagnosis data for both the tester mode and the diagnosis mode . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces (received data) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4926330A CLAIM 1 . A system for diagnosing a motor vehicle and an electronic control system for controlling an engine mounted on the vehicle , the control system having sensors for detecting operating conditions (output parameters) of the engine , comprising : a diagnosis device including a case and a computer having a central processing unit and a memory storing a plurality of programs for diagnosing the electronic control system disposed in said case ; a connector connecting the computer to the electronic control system ; the diagnosis device including a keyboard for inputting a diagnosis mode and a tester mode ; means comprising terminals provided on the case of the diagnosis device for receiving an analog signal from a part of an electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine ; a converter disposed in said case for converting the analog signal received at the terminals to a digital signal and for applying the converted digital signal to the computer ; the computer including : determining means for determining whether the diagnosis mode for diagnosing the electronic control system which controls the engine or the tester mode for testing the part of the electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine , which part produces the analog signal , is input through the keyboard and for producing a diagnosis mode signal or a tester mode signal in dependency on the determination ; data demand means responsive to the diagnosis mode signal for applying a data demand signal to the electronic control system ; data receiving means for receiving data from the electronic control system ; and receiving means responsive to the tester mode signal for receiving said analog signal from the vehicle through the terminals and applying the analog signal to the converter for diagnosing the analog signal ; and display means on the diagnosis device for displaying received data (hardware interfaces) in a form of diagnosis data for both the tester mode and the diagnosis mode . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces (received data) are known . |
US4926330A CLAIM 1 . A system for diagnosing a motor vehicle and an electronic control system for controlling an engine mounted on the vehicle , the control system having sensors for detecting operating conditions (output parameters) of the engine , comprising : a diagnosis device including a case and a computer having a central processing unit and a memory storing a plurality of programs for diagnosing the electronic control system disposed in said case ; a connector connecting the computer to the electronic control system ; the diagnosis device including a keyboard for inputting a diagnosis mode and a tester mode ; means comprising terminals provided on the case of the diagnosis device for receiving an analog signal from a part of an electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine ; a converter disposed in said case for converting the analog signal received at the terminals to a digital signal and for applying the converted digital signal to the computer ; the computer including : determining means for determining whether the diagnosis mode for diagnosing the electronic control system which controls the engine or the tester mode for testing the part of the electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine , which part produces the analog signal , is input through the keyboard and for producing a diagnosis mode signal or a tester mode signal in dependency on the determination ; data demand means responsive to the diagnosis mode signal for applying a data demand signal to the electronic control system ; data receiving means for receiving data from the electronic control system ; and receiving means responsive to the tester mode signal for receiving said analog signal from the vehicle through the terminals and applying the analog signal to the converter for diagnosing the analog signal ; and display means on the diagnosis device for displaying received data (hardware interfaces) in a form of diagnosis data for both the tester mode and the diagnosis mode . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces (received data) , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US4926330A CLAIM 1 . A system for diagnosing a motor vehicle and an electronic control system for controlling an engine mounted on the vehicle , the control system having sensors for detecting operating conditions of the engine , comprising : a diagnosis device including a case and a computer having a central processing unit and a memory storing a plurality of programs for diagnosing the electronic control system disposed in said case ; a connector connecting the computer to the electronic control system ; the diagnosis device including a keyboard for inputting a diagnosis mode and a tester mode ; means comprising terminals provided on the case of the diagnosis device for receiving an analog signal from a part of an electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine ; a converter disposed in said case for converting the analog signal received at the terminals to a digital signal and for applying the converted digital signal to the computer ; the computer including : determining means for determining whether the diagnosis mode for diagnosing the electronic control system which controls the engine or the tester mode for testing the part of the electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine , which part produces the analog signal , is input through the keyboard and for producing a diagnosis mode signal or a tester mode signal in dependency on the determination ; data demand means responsive to the diagnosis mode signal for applying a data demand signal to the electronic control system ; data receiving means for receiving data from the electronic control system ; and receiving means responsive to the tester mode signal for receiving said analog signal from the vehicle through the terminals and applying the analog signal to the converter for diagnosing the analog signal ; and display means on the diagnosis device for displaying received data (hardware interfaces) in a form of diagnosis data for both the tester mode and the diagnosis mode . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces (received data) into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4926330A CLAIM 1 . A system for diagnosing a motor vehicle and an electronic control system for controlling an engine mounted on the vehicle , the control system having sensors for detecting operating conditions (output parameters) of the engine , comprising : a diagnosis device including a case and a computer having a central processing unit and a memory storing a plurality of programs for diagnosing the electronic control system disposed in said case ; a connector connecting the computer to the electronic control system ; the diagnosis device including a keyboard for inputting a diagnosis mode and a tester mode ; means comprising terminals provided on the case of the diagnosis device for receiving an analog signal from a part of an electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine ; a converter disposed in said case for converting the analog signal received at the terminals to a digital signal and for applying the converted digital signal to the computer ; the computer including : determining means for determining whether the diagnosis mode for diagnosing the electronic control system which controls the engine or the tester mode for testing the part of the electric system of the vehicle other than the electronic control system which controls the engine , which part produces the analog signal , is input through the keyboard and for producing a diagnosis mode signal or a tester mode signal in dependency on the determination ; data demand means responsive to the diagnosis mode signal for applying a data demand signal to the electronic control system ; data receiving means for receiving data from the electronic control system ; and receiving means responsive to the tester mode signal for receiving said analog signal from the vehicle through the terminals and applying the analog signal to the converter for diagnosing the analog signal ; and display means on the diagnosis device for displaying received data (hardware interfaces) in a form of diagnosis data for both the tester mode and the diagnosis mode . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4954958A Filed: 1988-08-19 Issued: 1990-09-04 Directional information system (Original Assignee) Hacowie Corp Charles Savage, Frank G. Barone, Jr., Gregory Demetrious, Vincent Volpe |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (first data set) . |
US4954958A CLAIM 12 . A method for providing routing direction for travel between locations , comprising the steps of : providing a data processing system for receiving data and including : (a) a first data set (one equipment unit) comprising data correlating identification numbers to geographic locations ; (b) a second data set comprising geographic location data and route data ; (c) a direction generating program for generating routing data using supplied location data and said second data set and (d) an operating program for obtaining location data corresponding to a first and second identification number from said first data set , for supplying said location data to said direction generating program and for obtaining said routing data ; Supplying a first identification number corresponding to a first location to said data processing means ; supplying request data comprising a request for directions to said data processing means , said request data including a second identification number corresponding to a second location ; operating said operating program to obtain location data from said first data set , to supply said location data to said direction generating program and for obtaining said routing data ; and supplying said routing data to a user in the form of human understandable directions . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (n number) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4954958A CLAIM 1 . A system for providing routing directions for travel between locations , comprising : data entry means for supplying first identification number (function operates to convert data) data corresponding to a first location and for entering request data comprising a request for directions , said request data including second identification number data corresponding to a second location ; a data processing system , for receiving data from said data entry means , said system including : (a) a first data base comprising data correlating identification numbers to geographic locations ; (b) a second data base comprising geographic location data and route data ; (c) a direction generating program for generating routing data using supplied location data and said second data base and (d) an operating program for obtaining location data corresponding to said first and second identification numbers from said first data base , for supplying said location data to said direction generating program and for obtaining said routing data ; and routing direction output means for supplying user understandable routing directions in response to said routing data . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4812843A Filed: 1987-08-11 Issued: 1989-03-14 Telephone accessible information system (Original Assignee) Champion Iii C Paul; Libero Robert W; Palmer Walter J (Current Assignee) TELEPHONE INFORMATION SYSTEM Inc A CORP OF C. Paul Champion, III, Robert W. Libero, Walter J. Palmer |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units (digital transmission, receiving signals) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software (terminating communication) interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US4812843A CLAIM 1 . An information system for providing traffic information to subscribers by way of telephone and mobile phone communication systems regarding predesignated commuter routes identified by route designation codes where access to the information system is obtained using subscriber access codes comprising , a central data file source for identifying subscribers and for identifying predesignated commuter routes by route designation code , a control terminal means for creating updated traffic information messages , means for transmitting updated traffic information messages from said control terminal means to said central data file source , a telephone system interface means for connecting the information system to the telephone and mobile phone communication systems , at least one node means for receiving telephone transmissions from said interface means , said at least one node means including computer means and analog communication means , said analog communication means being capable of receiving signals (equipment units) from said telephone system interface means and transmitting information to said computer means , siad computer means identifying the subscriber access codes , communication network means disposed between said node means and said central data file source so that information may be transmitted from said central data file source to said computer means of said node means , said computer means and said analog communication means being selectively operable to transmit vocal and digital communication to the subscriber in response to receiving route designation codes which are identified by said computer means and said node means terminating communication (respective software, respective software interfaces) in response to the completed transmission of information therefrom to the subscriber . US4812843A CLAIM 9 . The method of claim 7 in which said transmission of information from the information system is a digital transmission (equipment units) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units (digital transmission, receiving signals) , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US4812843A CLAIM 1 . An information system for providing traffic information to subscribers by way of telephone and mobile phone communication systems regarding predesignated commuter routes identified by route designation codes where access to the information system is obtained using subscriber access codes comprising , a central data file source for identifying subscribers and for identifying predesignated commuter routes by route designation code , a control terminal means for creating updated traffic information messages , means for transmitting updated traffic information messages from said control terminal means to said central data file source , a telephone system interface means for connecting the information system to the telephone and mobile phone communication systems , at least one node means for receiving telephone transmissions from said interface means , said at least one node means including computer means and analog communication means , said analog communication means being capable of receiving signals (equipment units) from said telephone system interface means and transmitting information to said computer means , siad computer means identifying the subscriber access codes , communication network means disposed between said node means and said central data file source so that information may be transmitted from said central data file source to said computer means of said node means , said computer means and said analog communication means being selectively operable to transmit vocal and digital communication to the subscriber in response to receiving route designation codes which are identified by said computer means and said node means terminating communication in response to the completed transmission of information therefrom to the subscriber . US4812843A CLAIM 9 . The method of claim 7 in which said transmission of information from the information system is a digital transmission (equipment units) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units (digital transmission, receiving signals) and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US4812843A CLAIM 1 . An information system for providing traffic information to subscribers by way of telephone and mobile phone communication systems regarding predesignated commuter routes identified by route designation codes where access to the information system is obtained using subscriber access codes comprising , a central data file source for identifying subscribers and for identifying predesignated commuter routes by route designation code , a control terminal means for creating updated traffic information messages , means for transmitting updated traffic information messages from said control terminal means to said central data file source , a telephone system interface means for connecting the information system to the telephone and mobile phone communication systems , at least one node means for receiving telephone transmissions from said interface means , said at least one node means including computer means and analog communication means , said analog communication means being capable of receiving signals (equipment units) from said telephone system interface means and transmitting information to said computer means , siad computer means identifying the subscriber access codes , communication network means disposed between said node means and said central data file source so that information may be transmitted from said central data file source to said computer means of said node means , said computer means and said analog communication means being selectively operable to transmit vocal and digital communication to the subscriber in response to receiving route designation codes which are identified by said computer means and said node means terminating communication in response to the completed transmission of information therefrom to the subscriber . US4812843A CLAIM 9 . The method of claim 7 in which said transmission of information from the information system is a digital transmission (equipment units) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units (digital transmission, receiving signals) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US4812843A CLAIM 1 . An information system for providing traffic information to subscribers by way of telephone and mobile phone communication systems regarding predesignated commuter routes identified by route designation codes where access to the information system is obtained using subscriber access codes comprising , a central data file source for identifying subscribers and for identifying predesignated commuter routes by route designation code , a control terminal means for creating updated traffic information messages , means for transmitting updated traffic information messages from said control terminal means to said central data file source , a telephone system interface means for connecting the information system to the telephone and mobile phone communication systems , at least one node means for receiving telephone transmissions from said interface means , said at least one node means including computer means and analog communication means , said analog communication means being capable of receiving signals (equipment units) from said telephone system interface means and transmitting information to said computer means , siad computer means identifying the subscriber access codes , communication network means disposed between said node means and said central data file source so that information may be transmitted from said central data file source to said computer means of said node means , said computer means and said analog communication means being selectively operable to transmit vocal and digital communication to the subscriber in response to receiving route designation codes which are identified by said computer means and said node means terminating communication in response to the completed transmission of information therefrom to the subscriber . US4812843A CLAIM 9 . The method of claim 7 in which said transmission of information from the information system is a digital transmission (equipment units) . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4694408A Filed: 1986-01-15 Issued: 1987-09-15 Apparatus for testing auto electronics systems (Original Assignee) Zaleski James V (Current Assignee) Vetronix Corp James V. Zaleski |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (operational controls) for the function and/or output parameters (operational controls) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4694408A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test unit for automobile electronics systems , comprising : an off-vehicle microprocessor , means for selecting and providing operational controls (input parameters, output parameters) to the microprocessor during a test sequence , a selectable program means providing a selectable one of a plurality of diagnostic test sequences to the microprocessor for exercising and altering the operation of particular electrical systems in the automobile , a transceiver which is connectable to provide an interface between the microprocessor and the automobile electronics system , the transceiver providing an interactive path for transmitting test signals from the microprocessor to exercise and alter the operation of said systems in the automobile , and a receiver path enabling the microprocessor to monitor the condition of associated automobile systems while a first system is being exercised , and a power supply for the test unit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (output terminals) . |
US4694408A CLAIM 3 . The diagnostic test unit of claim 2 , for an automobile in which the electronics data bus is a ring bus and its associated assembly line diagnostic link has a pair of output terminals (one equipment unit) , wherein the connecting means is adapted to connect the transceiver with each of said output terminals , including a multiplexer connected to multiplex signals between the transceiver and the two output terminals , whereby automobile systems on the electronics data bus can still be accessed by the transceiver despite a fault on the bus . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (operational controls) and/or output parameters (operational controls) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US4694408A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test unit for automobile electronics systems , comprising : an off-vehicle microprocessor , means for selecting and providing operational controls (input parameters, output parameters) to the microprocessor during a test sequence , a selectable program means providing a selectable one of a plurality of diagnostic test sequences to the microprocessor for exercising and altering the operation of particular electrical systems in the automobile , a transceiver which is connectable to provide an interface between the microprocessor and the automobile electronics system , the transceiver providing an interactive path for transmitting test signals from the microprocessor to exercise and alter the operation of said systems in the automobile , and a receiver path enabling the microprocessor to monitor the condition of associated automobile systems while a first system is being exercised , and a power supply for the test unit . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (operational controls) for the function and/or output parameters (operational controls) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4694408A CLAIM 1 . A diagnostic test unit for automobile electronics systems , comprising : an off-vehicle microprocessor , means for selecting and providing operational controls (input parameters, output parameters) to the microprocessor during a test sequence , a selectable program means providing a selectable one of a plurality of diagnostic test sequences to the microprocessor for exercising and altering the operation of particular electrical systems in the automobile , a transceiver which is connectable to provide an interface between the microprocessor and the automobile electronics system , the transceiver providing an interactive path for transmitting test signals from the microprocessor to exercise and alter the operation of said systems in the automobile , and a receiver path enabling the microprocessor to monitor the condition of associated automobile systems while a first system is being exercised , and a power supply for the test unit . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4758959A Filed: 1985-09-03 Issued: 1988-07-19 Vehicle navigation system provided with an adaptive inertial navigation system based on the measurement of the speed and lateral acceleration of the vehicle and provided with a correction unit for correcting the measured values (Original Assignee) US Philips Corp (Current Assignee) US Philips Corp Martinus L. G. Thoone, Henricus P. M. Krukkert |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface (graphic data) assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4758959A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) for a road vehicle comprising : a measuring unit including a speedometer and an accelerometer for measuring lateral acceleration of the vehicle , a communication unit connected to a central unit for the input of a starting position and a destination and for displaying on a display means a driving route between the starting position and destination , said central unit comprising a mass storage device for storing geographic data (software interface) of a road network , a control unit and position-locating means and all connected to a common communication line , said central unit including a route-determining unit for determining a driving route between said starting point and the destination by use of the geographic data in the mass storage device , said position-locating means having a first input connected to an output of the measuring unit for receiving measurement data so as to determine from the measurement data , after receiving the starting position , successive vehicle position coordinates and the driving direction of a moving vehicle , and wherein the position-locating means generate recurrently from received measured lateral acceleration and speed of the vehicle successive vehicle position coordinates and driving direction of the moving vehicle . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones (nodal points) of said equipment units . |
US4758959A CLAIM 2 . A navigation system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a correction unit connected to the communication line for determining correction vectors that indicate a deviation between the vehicle position coordinates generated by the position-locating means and stored road position coordinates for a corresponding position on a part of the road , and for correcting the generated vehicle-position coordinates therewith , the geographic data of the road network including a set of segments where each segment represents a part of the road between two nodal points (different ones) and identified at least by the coordinates of said two nodal points , said correction unit including transposition means for determining , under control of a first correction signal generated by the control unit , for each segment from a group of segments situated within a given radius around a generated vehicle position coordinates , a transposition of the generated vehicle position coordinates for a transposed vehicle position situated near the relevant segment , said transposition means generating correction vectors that give distances between the generated vehicle position and its transposed positions , and said correction unit further comprises means for selecting from the generated correction vectors that vector which has the smallest distance , a correction being made on the basis of the selected correction vector . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (navigation system) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US4758959A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) for a road vehicle comprising : a measuring unit including a speedometer and an accelerometer for measuring lateral acceleration of the vehicle , a communication unit connected to a central unit for the input of a starting position and a destination and for displaying on a display means a driving route between the starting position and destination , said central unit comprising a mass storage device for storing geographic data of a road network , a control unit and position-locating means and all connected to a common communication line , said central unit including a route-determining unit for determining a driving route between said starting point and the destination by use of the geographic data in the mass storage device , said position-locating means having a first input connected to an output of the measuring unit for receiving measurement data so as to determine from the measurement data , after receiving the starting position , successive vehicle position coordinates and the driving direction of a moving vehicle , and wherein the position-locating means generate recurrently from received measured lateral acceleration and speed of the vehicle successive vehicle position coordinates and driving direction of the moving vehicle . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface (graphic data) to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US4758959A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system for a road vehicle comprising : a measuring unit including a speedometer and an accelerometer for measuring lateral acceleration of the vehicle , a communication unit connected to a central unit for the input of a starting position and a destination and for displaying on a display means a driving route between the starting position and destination , said central unit comprising a mass storage device for storing geographic data (software interface) of a road network , a control unit and position-locating means and all connected to a common communication line , said central unit including a route-determining unit for determining a driving route between said starting point and the destination by use of the geographic data in the mass storage device , said position-locating means having a first input connected to an output of the measuring unit for receiving measurement data so as to determine from the measurement data , after receiving the starting position , successive vehicle position coordinates and the driving direction of a moving vehicle , and wherein the position-locating means generate recurrently from received measured lateral acceleration and speed of the vehicle successive vehicle position coordinates and driving direction of the moving vehicle . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface (graphic data) assigned to a function operates to convert data (n value) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (navigation system) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4758959A CLAIM 1 . A navigation system (input parameters) for a road vehicle comprising : a measuring unit including a speedometer and an accelerometer for measuring lateral acceleration of the vehicle , a communication unit connected to a central unit for the input of a starting position and a destination and for displaying on a display means a driving route between the starting position and destination , said central unit comprising a mass storage device for storing geographic data (software interface) of a road network , a control unit and position-locating means and all connected to a common communication line , said central unit including a route-determining unit for determining a driving route between said starting point and the destination by use of the geographic data in the mass storage device , said position-locating means having a first input connected to an output of the measuring unit for receiving measurement data so as to determine from the measurement data , after receiving the starting position , successive vehicle position coordinates and the driving direction of a moving vehicle , and wherein the position-locating means generate recurrently from received measured lateral acceleration and speed of the vehicle successive vehicle position coordinates and driving direction of the moving vehicle . US4758959A CLAIM 8 . A navigation device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said geographic data of the road network includes a set of segments in which each segment represents a roadpart of said road network , wherein each of said segments is bounded by two nodal points and contains at least the coordinates of the two nodal points , and said navigation device further comprises a correction unit for generating first correction signals , and connected to said communication line , said correction unit comprising transportation means for determining , under control of a received first correction signal , a number of transposed vehicle position coordinates by applying a transposition of a received vehicle position coordinate , generated by said position-locating means , to path coordinates of a group of segments formed by a number of segments of said set of segments and which are situated within a given radius around said received vehicle position coordinates , said transposition means further generating a number of correction value (function operates to convert data) s by determining , for each determined transposed coordinate of said number of transposed coordinates , the distance between said determined transposed coordinate and said vehicle position coordinate , said correction unit further comprising selection means for selecting from said number of correction values the one which has the smallest distance , and said correction unit comprises a correction module for determining a correction vehicle position coordinate by correcting said vehicle position coordinate with the selected correction value . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4642775A Filed: 1985-05-24 Issued: 1987-02-10 Airborne flight planning and information system (Original Assignee) Sundstrand Data Control Inc (Current Assignee) Honeywell International Inc J. Douglas Cline, James A. Wilson, Stanley H. Feher, George D. Ward |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (disk drive) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces (processor unit) , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US4642775A CLAIM 5 . The flight planning system of claim 3 wherein said data management unit includes a processor unit (software interfaces) operatively connected to the computerized navigation system and a modem operatively connected between said radio transmission unit and said processor unit . US4642775A CLAIM 7 . The flight planning system of claim 6 wherein said data transfer unit includes a disk drive (vehicle communications system) for receiving said magnetic disk and includes control means for controlling said disk drive . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (disk drive) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces (processor unit) and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (recording one) for the function and/or output parameters (recording one) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4642775A CLAIM 1 . A flight planning system for use with an aircraft having a computerized navigation system comprising : a data center at a first site that is remotely located from said aircraft includes a database storing navigation route information , performance characteristics for the aircraft and weather data , along with processing means responsive to flight plan input information for generating flight plans from said database , said processor of said data center being accessible by means of a data communications link for transmitting said flight plan input information to said data center from a second site remote from both said aircraft and said data center and for transmitting said flight plans to said second remote site ; a portable computer for use at a location remote from said aircraft , said portable computer having a processor , a memory , data input means for pemitting an operator to input flight planning data , display means for displaying data to an operator and data recording means for recording one (input parameters, output parameters) or more flight plans on a storage medium ; data communications means for selectively establishing a data communication link between said portable computer and said data center ; a data transfer unit secured within the aircraft including means for receiving and reading said storage medium and reading said one or more flight plans recorded on said storage medium ; and a data management unit connected to said data transfer unit and the computerized navigation system ; said data management unit including means for transferring said one or more flight plans from said data transfer unit to said computerized navigation system . US4642775A CLAIM 5 . The flight planning system of claim 3 wherein said data management unit includes a processor unit (software interfaces) operatively connected to the computerized navigation system and a modem operatively connected between said radio transmission unit and said processor unit . US4642775A CLAIM 7 . The flight planning system of claim 6 wherein said data transfer unit includes a disk drive (vehicle communications system) for receiving said magnetic disk and includes control means for controlling said disk drive . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (disk drive) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US4642775A CLAIM 7 . The flight planning system of claim 6 wherein said data transfer unit includes a disk drive (vehicle communications system) for receiving said magnetic disk and includes control means for controlling said disk drive . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (disk drive) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces (processor unit) are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US4642775A CLAIM 5 . The flight planning system of claim 3 wherein said data management unit includes a processor unit (software interfaces) operatively connected to the computerized navigation system and a modem operatively connected between said radio transmission unit and said processor unit . US4642775A CLAIM 7 . The flight planning system of claim 6 wherein said data transfer unit includes a disk drive (vehicle communications system) for receiving said magnetic disk and includes control means for controlling said disk drive . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (disk drive) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US4642775A CLAIM 7 . The flight planning system of claim 6 wherein said data transfer unit includes a disk drive (vehicle communications system) for receiving said magnetic disk and includes control means for controlling said disk drive . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (disk drive) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (recording one) and/or output parameters (recording one) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US4642775A CLAIM 1 . A flight planning system for use with an aircraft having a computerized navigation system comprising : a data center at a first site that is remotely located from said aircraft includes a database storing navigation route information , performance characteristics for the aircraft and weather data , along with processing means responsive to flight plan input information for generating flight plans from said database , said processor of said data center being accessible by means of a data communications link for transmitting said flight plan input information to said data center from a second site remote from both said aircraft and said data center and for transmitting said flight plans to said second remote site ; a portable computer for use at a location remote from said aircraft , said portable computer having a processor , a memory , data input means for pemitting an operator to input flight planning data , display means for displaying data to an operator and data recording means for recording one (input parameters, output parameters) or more flight plans on a storage medium ; data communications means for selectively establishing a data communication link between said portable computer and said data center ; a data transfer unit secured within the aircraft including means for receiving and reading said storage medium and reading said one or more flight plans recorded on said storage medium ; and a data management unit connected to said data transfer unit and the computerized navigation system ; said data management unit including means for transferring said one or more flight plans from said data transfer unit to said computerized navigation system . US4642775A CLAIM 7 . The flight planning system of claim 6 wherein said data transfer unit includes a disk drive (vehicle communications system) for receiving said magnetic disk and includes control means for controlling said disk drive . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (disk drive) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces (processor unit) and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US4642775A CLAIM 5 . The flight planning system of claim 3 wherein said data management unit includes a processor unit (software interfaces) operatively connected to the computerized navigation system and a modem operatively connected between said radio transmission unit and said processor unit . US4642775A CLAIM 7 . The flight planning system of claim 6 wherein said data transfer unit includes a disk drive (vehicle communications system) for receiving said magnetic disk and includes control means for controlling said disk drive . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (n points) from the other software interfaces (processor unit) and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (recording one) for the function and/or output parameters (recording one) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4642775A CLAIM 1 . A flight planning system for use with an aircraft having a computerized navigation system comprising : a data center at a first site that is remotely located from said aircraft includes a database storing navigation route information , performance characteristics for the aircraft and weather data , along with processing means responsive to flight plan input information for generating flight plans from said database , said processor of said data center being accessible by means of a data communications link for transmitting said flight plan input information to said data center from a second site remote from both said aircraft and said data center and for transmitting said flight plans to said second remote site ; a portable computer for use at a location remote from said aircraft , said portable computer having a processor , a memory , data input means for pemitting an operator to input flight planning data , display means for displaying data to an operator and data recording means for recording one (input parameters, output parameters) or more flight plans on a storage medium ; data communications means for selectively establishing a data communication link between said portable computer and said data center ; a data transfer unit secured within the aircraft including means for receiving and reading said storage medium and reading said one or more flight plans recorded on said storage medium ; and a data management unit connected to said data transfer unit and the computerized navigation system ; said data management unit including means for transferring said one or more flight plans from said data transfer unit to said computerized navigation system . US4642775A CLAIM 5 . The flight planning system of claim 3 wherein said data management unit includes a processor unit (software interfaces) operatively connected to the computerized navigation system and a modem operatively connected between said radio transmission unit and said processor unit . US4642775A CLAIM 30 . The method of claim 26 further comprising the steps of : (a) transmitting a digitally encoded signal representative of one or more navigation points (function operates to convert data) to said computer based data center ; (b) generating within said computer based data center a digitally encoded signal that is representative of weather conditions at said one or more navigation points ; and (c) transmitting from said computer based data center to the source of said digitally encoded signal representative of navigation points a digitally encoded signal representative of weather weather conditions at said one or more navigation points . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4602127A Filed: 1984-03-09 Issued: 1986-07-22 Diagnostic data recorder (Original Assignee) Micro Processor Systems Inc (Current Assignee) NNT Inc ; WPI Micro Processor Systems Inc James F. Neely, James E. Krass, Jr. |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces (different vehicle models) each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US4602127A CLAIM 9 . The invention according to claim 1 , wherein said controller includes means for receiving parameter data from a plurality of different vehicle models (hardware interfaces) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data (phone call) from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces (different vehicle models) into input parameters (transferring data, parameter data) for the function and/or output parameters (transferring data, parameter data) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4602127A CLAIM 1 . A portable communications controller for a vehicular diagnostic system comprising : means for connecting said controller to a vehicle data terminal capable of supplying data representative of a plurality of parameters monitored by a vehicle computer ; means for connecting said controller to a source of electrical power in the vehicle ; microcomputer means for enabling the flow of said parameter data (output parameters, input parameters) through said data terminal and for composing said parameter data into a predetermined data stream ; means for recording said data stream ; means for connecting said controller to a telephone line and for transmitting said data stream through said telephone line to a remote diagnostic data processor . US4602127A CLAIM 9 . The invention according to claim 1 , wherein said controller includes means for receiving parameter data from a plurality of different vehicle models (hardware interfaces) . US4602127A CLAIM 14 . The invention according to claim 10 , wherein said second telephone communications means includes means for detecting the presence of a ringing signal for a telephone call (function converts data) placed to said data processing station . US4602127A CLAIM 17 . A method of transferring data (output parameters, input parameters) in a vehicular diagnostic system , comprising the steps of : enabling the flow of data representative of a plurality of parameters monitored by a vehicle computer ; composing said data into a predetermined data stream having at least two words for permitting the validity of said parameter data to be determined , one of said validity determining words being a total of the number of data words in said stream and the other of said validity determining words being a total of all of the previous words in said stream ; and recording said data stream on magnetic tape . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (transferring data, parameter data) and/or output parameters (transferring data, parameter data) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces (different vehicle models) are known . |
US4602127A CLAIM 1 . A portable communications controller for a vehicular diagnostic system comprising : means for connecting said controller to a vehicle data terminal capable of supplying data representative of a plurality of parameters monitored by a vehicle computer ; means for connecting said controller to a source of electrical power in the vehicle ; microcomputer means for enabling the flow of said parameter data (output parameters, input parameters) through said data terminal and for composing said parameter data into a predetermined data stream ; means for recording said data stream ; means for connecting said controller to a telephone line and for transmitting said data stream through said telephone line to a remote diagnostic data processor . US4602127A CLAIM 9 . The invention according to claim 1 , wherein said controller includes means for receiving parameter data from a plurality of different vehicle models (hardware interfaces) . US4602127A CLAIM 17 . A method of transferring data (output parameters, input parameters) in a vehicular diagnostic system , comprising the steps of : enabling the flow of data representative of a plurality of parameters monitored by a vehicle computer ; composing said data into a predetermined data stream having at least two words for permitting the validity of said parameter data to be determined , one of said validity determining words being a total of the number of data words in said stream and the other of said validity determining words being a total of all of the previous words in said stream ; and recording said data stream on magnetic tape . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces (different vehicle models) , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US4602127A CLAIM 9 . The invention according to claim 1 , wherein said controller includes means for receiving parameter data from a plurality of different vehicle models (hardware interfaces) . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces (different vehicle models) into input parameters (transferring data, parameter data) for the function and/or output parameters (transferring data, parameter data) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4602127A CLAIM 1 . A portable communications controller for a vehicular diagnostic system comprising : means for connecting said controller to a vehicle data terminal capable of supplying data representative of a plurality of parameters monitored by a vehicle computer ; means for connecting said controller to a source of electrical power in the vehicle ; microcomputer means for enabling the flow of said parameter data (output parameters, input parameters) through said data terminal and for composing said parameter data into a predetermined data stream ; means for recording said data stream ; means for connecting said controller to a telephone line and for transmitting said data stream through said telephone line to a remote diagnostic data processor . US4602127A CLAIM 9 . The invention according to claim 1 , wherein said controller includes means for receiving parameter data from a plurality of different vehicle models (hardware interfaces) . US4602127A CLAIM 17 . A method of transferring data (output parameters, input parameters) in a vehicular diagnostic system , comprising the steps of : enabling the flow of data representative of a plurality of parameters monitored by a vehicle computer ; composing said data into a predetermined data stream having at least two words for permitting the validity of said parameter data to be determined , one of said validity determining words being a total of the number of data words in said stream and the other of said validity determining words being a total of all of the previous words in said stream ; and recording said data stream on magnetic tape . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4481584A Filed: 1981-07-30 Issued: 1984-11-06 Highway information system (Original Assignee) Holland Bobby H Bobby H. Holland |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system (read only memory) , comprising : a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US4481584A CLAIM 1 . An operator controlled highway information system for storing data and information related to the types of services available at selected locations along a roadway , and for providing portions of said data and information related to specific ones of said locations in a recognizable human language as selected by said operator , and in response to distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising : a selected mass storage means for permanently storing data in digital form relating to services available along a selected roadway , elements of said data being contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; input data entry keyboard for providing selectable data as input digital signals by said operator , said input digital signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals initiated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , distance indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; a random access digital storage means for repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data ; a read only memory (vehicle communications system) for permanently storing in digital form controlling data , said controlling data including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator , such interaction from said operator to said system by means of said input data keyboard , and from said system to said operator by means of a speech synthesizing means as determined by a processing means ; speech synthesizing means for receiving and converting digital data , including selected portions of said instructional program stored in said read only memory , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups , into output signals representative of said received digital data for providing audible or vocal sound representations of such data in a recognizable language ; and processing means for receiving and evaluating said input digital signals , controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access storage means , and the transfer of said selected ones of said controlling data and said multiplicity of data groups to said speech synthesizing means and controlling said speech synthesizing means , said processing means operating in response to said input digital signals and said instructional program . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (output signals) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4481584A CLAIM 1 . An operator controlled highway information system for storing data and information related to the types of services available at selected locations along a roadway , and for providing portions of said data and information related to specific ones of said locations in a recognizable human language as selected by said operator , and in response to distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising : a selected mass storage means for permanently storing data in digital form relating to services available along a selected roadway , elements of said data being contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; input data entry keyboard for providing selectable data as input digital signals by said operator , said input digital signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals initiated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , distance indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; a random access digital storage means for repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data ; a read only memory (vehicle communications system) for permanently storing in digital form controlling data , said controlling data including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator , such interaction from said operator to said system by means of said input data keyboard , and from said system to said operator by means of a speech synthesizing means as determined by a processing means ; speech synthesizing means for receiving and converting digital data , including selected portions of said instructional program stored in said read only memory , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups , into output signals (input parameters) representative of said received digital data for providing audible or vocal sound representations of such data in a recognizable language ; and processing means for receiving and evaluating said input digital signals , controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access storage means , and the transfer of said selected ones of said controlling data and said multiplicity of data groups to said speech synthesizing means and controlling said speech synthesizing means , said processing means operating in response to said input digital signals and said instructional program . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (system input) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US4481584A CLAIM 1 . An operator controlled highway information system for storing data and information related to the types of services available at selected locations along a roadway , and for providing portions of said data and information related to specific ones of said locations in a recognizable human language as selected by said operator , and in response to distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising : a selected mass storage means for permanently storing data in digital form relating to services available along a selected roadway , elements of said data being contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; input data entry keyboard for providing selectable data as input digital signals by said operator , said input digital signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals initiated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , distance indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; a random access digital storage means for repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data ; a read only memory (vehicle communications system) for permanently storing in digital form controlling data , said controlling data including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator , such interaction from said operator to said system by means of said input data keyboard , and from said system to said operator by means of a speech synthesizing means as determined by a processing means ; speech synthesizing means for receiving and converting digital data , including selected portions of said instructional program stored in said read only memory , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups , into output signals representative of said received digital data for providing audible or vocal sound representations of such data in a recognizable language ; and processing means for receiving and evaluating said input digital signals , controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access storage means , and the transfer of said selected ones of said controlling data and said multiplicity of data groups to said speech synthesizing means and controlling said speech synthesizing means , said processing means operating in response to said input digital signals and said instructional program . US4481584A CLAIM 6 . A method of selectivity providing roadway data from a highway information system to a human operator or driver , said roadway data representative of types of services available at selected locations along a roadway and providing portions of said data and said information related to specific ones of said locations as selected by said operator in a recognizable human language , and in response to selected distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising the steps of : permanently storing in digital format , data representative of available services along said roadway , in a selected mass storage means , elements of said data contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data in a random access storage means ; permanently storing , in a read only memory , controlling data in digital form including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator ; controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access means , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups from said mass storage means to a speech synthesizing means in response to digital input signals and said instructional program said controlling being implemented by a processing means ; communicationg from said operator to said system by means of a system input (executable functions) data keyboard by providing operator selected data as said digital input signals , said digital input signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals inititated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , mileage indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; communicating from said system to said operator by said speech synthesizing means by synthesizing speech in response to electrical output signals representative of data contained in selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups and said instructional program to selectively convey roadway information corresponding to said distance indicators in an audible and recognizable language . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US4481584A CLAIM 1 . An operator controlled highway information system for storing data and information related to the types of services available at selected locations along a roadway , and for providing portions of said data and information related to specific ones of said locations in a recognizable human language as selected by said operator , and in response to distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising : a selected mass storage means for permanently storing data in digital form relating to services available along a selected roadway , elements of said data being contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; input data entry keyboard for providing selectable data as input digital signals by said operator , said input digital signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals initiated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , distance indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; a random access digital storage means for repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data ; a read only memory (vehicle communications system) for permanently storing in digital form controlling data , said controlling data including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator , such interaction from said operator to said system by means of said input data keyboard , and from said system to said operator by means of a speech synthesizing means as determined by a processing means ; speech synthesizing means for receiving and converting digital data , including selected portions of said instructional program stored in said read only memory , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups , into output signals representative of said received digital data for providing audible or vocal sound representations of such data in a recognizable language ; and processing means for receiving and evaluating said input digital signals , controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access storage means , and the transfer of said selected ones of said controlling data and said multiplicity of data groups to said speech synthesizing means and controlling said speech synthesizing means , said processing means operating in response to said input digital signals and said instructional program . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US4481584A CLAIM 6 . A method of selectivity providing roadway data from a highway information system to a human operator or driver , said roadway data representative of types of services available at selected locations along a roadway and providing portions of said data and said information related to specific ones of said locations as selected by said operator in a recognizable human language , and in response to selected distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising the steps of : permanently storing in digital format , data representative of available services along said roadway , in a selected mass storage means , elements of said data contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data in a random access storage means ; permanently storing , in a read only memory (vehicle communications system) , controlling data in digital form including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator ; controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access means , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups from said mass storage means to a speech synthesizing means in response to digital input signals and said instructional program said controlling being implemented by a processing means ; communicationg from said operator to said system by means of a system input data keyboard by providing operator selected data as said digital input signals , said digital input signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals inititated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , mileage indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; communicating from said system to said operator by said speech synthesizing means by synthesizing speech in response to electrical output signals representative of data contained in selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups and said instructional program to selectively convey roadway information corresponding to said distance indicators in an audible and recognizable language . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system (read only memory) according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (output signals) and/or output parameters of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US4481584A CLAIM 6 . A method of selectivity providing roadway data from a highway information system to a human operator or driver , said roadway data representative of types of services available at selected locations along a roadway and providing portions of said data and said information related to specific ones of said locations as selected by said operator in a recognizable human language , and in response to selected distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising the steps of : permanently storing in digital format , data representative of available services along said roadway , in a selected mass storage means , elements of said data contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data in a random access storage means ; permanently storing , in a read only memory (vehicle communications system) , controlling data in digital form including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator ; controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access means , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups from said mass storage means to a speech synthesizing means in response to digital input signals and said instructional program said controlling being implemented by a processing means ; communicationg from said operator to said system by means of a system input data keyboard by providing operator selected data as said digital input signals , said digital input signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals inititated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , mileage indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; communicating from said system to said operator by said speech synthesizing means by synthesizing speech in response to electrical output signals (input parameters) representative of data contained in selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups and said instructional program to selectively convey roadway information corresponding to said distance indicators in an audible and recognizable language . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system (read only memory) having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US4481584A CLAIM 6 . A method of selectivity providing roadway data from a highway information system to a human operator or driver , said roadway data representative of types of services available at selected locations along a roadway and providing portions of said data and said information related to specific ones of said locations as selected by said operator in a recognizable human language , and in response to selected distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising the steps of : permanently storing in digital format , data representative of available services along said roadway , in a selected mass storage means , elements of said data contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data in a random access storage means ; permanently storing , in a read only memory (vehicle communications system) , controlling data in digital form including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator ; controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access means , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups from said mass storage means to a speech synthesizing means in response to digital input signals and said instructional program said controlling being implemented by a processing means ; communicationg from said operator to said system by means of a system input data keyboard by providing operator selected data as said digital input signals , said digital input signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals inititated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , mileage indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; communicating from said system to said operator by said speech synthesizing means by synthesizing speech in response to electrical output signals representative of data contained in selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups and said instructional program to selectively convey roadway information corresponding to said distance indicators in an audible and recognizable language . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (output signals) for the function and/or output parameters of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4481584A CLAIM 6 . A method of selectivity providing roadway data from a highway information system to a human operator or driver , said roadway data representative of types of services available at selected locations along a roadway and providing portions of said data and said information related to specific ones of said locations as selected by said operator in a recognizable human language , and in response to selected distance indicator input data provided by said operator , comprising the steps of : permanently storing in digital format , data representative of available services along said roadway , in a selected mass storage means , elements of said data contained in a multiplicity of data groups , each of said data groups indexed according to distance indicators along said roadway , and each of said data groups being accessible according to said distance indicators ; repeatedly receiving and temporarily storing selected and varied data in a random access storage means ; permanently storing , in a read only memory , controlling data in digital form including an instructional program for controlling said system , and for providing interaction between said operator and said system to solicit input information from said operator ; controlling the transfer of said varied data to and from said random access means , and selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups from said mass storage means to a speech synthesizing means in response to digital input signals and said instructional program said controlling being implemented by a processing means ; communicationg from said operator to said system by means of a system input data keyboard by providing operator selected data as said digital input signals , said digital input signals including selected ones of roadway designation signals initiated by roadway designation keys for selecting a designated roadway , direction of travel signals inititated by directional keys for selecting which direction the permanently stored data is to be scanned , mileage indication signals initiated by numerical keys for selecting a designated roadway location , and special control signals initiated by control keys for causing said system to repeat the previous system response or for causing said system to sequentially scan the permanently stored data in a designated direction ; communicating from said system to said operator by said speech synthesizing means by synthesizing speech in response to electrical output signals (input parameters) representative of data contained in selected ones of said multiplicity of data groups and said instructional program to selectively convey roadway information corresponding to said distance indicators in an audible and recognizable language . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4258421A Filed: 1979-03-14 Issued: 1981-03-24 Vehicle monitoring and recording system (Original Assignee) Rockwell International Corp (Current Assignee) Boeing Co John E. Juhasz, Hansel O. Williams |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 1 . A vehicle communications system , comprising : a plurality of equipment units (power supply means) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications ; a plurality of hardware interfaces each associated with one of said plurality of equipment units ; a common vehicle data bus , each of the plurality of equipment units being connected to the common vehicle data bus via said associated one of said hardware interfaces ; and wherein the applications are assigned flexibly controllable functions having respective software interfaces , each function being respectively assigned one of said software interfaces for exchanging data with other ones of software interfaces and/or said hardware interfaces , wherein the functions are executed within any desired one of said equipment units . |
US4258421A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle parameter monitoring , recording and analyzing system comprising : (a) a plurality of sensors positioned for sensing operating parameters of said vehicle and for generating data signals corresponding to values of said operating parameters in response thereto ; (b) a data processing and recording device positioned on-board said vehicle and comprising : (i) computing means including a central processing unit (CPU) for processing said data signals ; (ii) program memory storage means for storing an operating program for said CPU ; (iii) said CPU operating in accordance with said operating program to compare said operating parameter values to predetermined threshold values corresponding to each operating parameter and to select said operating parameter values which exceed their respective threshold values for processing same in accordance with predetermined criteria as stored in said program memory storage means ; (iv) data memory storage means for receiving and storing data representations corresponding to said selected and processed operating parameter values from said CPU ; and (c) power supply means (equipment units) associated with said vehicle for providing power to said CPU , said program memory storage means and said data memory storage means ; (d) a portable data link comprising : (i) a non-volatile memory of substantially larger memory capacity than said data memory storage means ; (ii) power generating means , independent of said vehicle , for operating said non-volatile memory ; (iii) means for connecting said non-volatile memory to said data memory storage means ; (iv) means for reading the selected , processed and stored data representations from said data memory storage means into said non-volatile memory ; and (v) means for disconnecting said non-volatile memory from said data storage memory means ; (e) a remote computing apparatus comprising : (i) means for reading said selected , processed and stored data representations from said non-volatile memory ; (ii) means for analyzing said selected , processed and stored data representations ; and (iii) means for printing said analyzed data representations . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data (printing means) from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters (command signal) for the function and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4258421A CLAIM 3 . A vehicle parameter monitoring , recording and analyzing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said analyzing means of said remote computing apparatus comprises means for analyzing said selected stored data to provide a vehicle utilization analysis for printing by said printing means (function converts data) . US4258421A CLAIM 11 . A method of compressing data in a device monitoring and recording apparatus comprising the steps of : (a) sensing a plurality of data parameters indicative of operating conditions (output parameters) of said device ; (b) generating data signals in response to said sensed parameters ; (c) feeding said data signals to computing means having a central processing unit and memory storage means ; (d) comparing values represented by said sensed data signals to threshold limits stored in memory storage means of said computing means ; (e) selectively storing in said memory storage means data signals having values which exceed said threshold limits ; (f) additionally monitoring in said central processing unit the time interval during which at least two parameters represented by selected data signals exceed their threshold limits ; and (g) storing values of all of said data signals in said memory storage means if said monitored time interval exceeds a predetermined criteria . US4258421A CLAIM 12 . A method of compressing data as recited in claim 11 further comprising the steps of : manually operating a switch means for generating a snapshot command signal (input parameters) to said central processing unit , and storing all of said data signals in said memory storage means in response to said snapshot command signal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 3 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the executable functions (maximum operating) are realized in at least one of hardware and software . |
US4258421A CLAIM 4 . A vehicle parameter monitoring , recording and analyzing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said CPU is operable in accordance with said operating program to : (a) select a first group of operating parameter values which exceed said threshold values for some of said operating parameters , and select a second group of said operating parameter values which fall below said threshold values for others of said operating parameters ; (b) select the maximum operating (executable functions) parameter value among said selected first group of operating parameter values ; (c) select the minimum operating parameter value among said selected second group of operating parameter values ; (d) measure the cummulative time intervals during which said operating values exceed and fall below their respective threshold values ; and (e) count the number of times each operating parameter value exceeds and falls below its respective threshold value ; and wherein said data memory storage means stores data representations corresponding to : (a) said maximum and minimum selected operating parameter values ; (b) said cummulative time interval associated with said selected operating parameter values ; and (c) the total number of times said selected operating parameter values exceeds and falls below their respective threshold values . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units (power supply means) , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit . |
US4258421A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle parameter monitoring , recording and analyzing system comprising : (a) a plurality of sensors positioned for sensing operating parameters of said vehicle and for generating data signals corresponding to values of said operating parameters in response thereto ; (b) a data processing and recording device positioned on-board said vehicle and comprising : (i) computing means including a central processing unit (CPU) for processing said data signals ; (ii) program memory storage means for storing an operating program for said CPU ; (iii) said CPU operating in accordance with said operating program to compare said operating parameter values to predetermined threshold values corresponding to each operating parameter and to select said operating parameter values which exceed their respective threshold values for processing same in accordance with predetermined criteria as stored in said program memory storage means ; (iv) data memory storage means for receiving and storing data representations corresponding to said selected and processed operating parameter values from said CPU ; and (c) power supply means (equipment units) associated with said vehicle for providing power to said CPU , said program memory storage means and said data memory storage means ; (d) a portable data link comprising : (i) a non-volatile memory of substantially larger memory capacity than said data memory storage means ; (ii) power generating means , independent of said vehicle , for operating said non-volatile memory ; (iii) means for connecting said non-volatile memory to said data memory storage means ; (iv) means for reading the selected , processed and stored data representations from said data memory storage means into said non-volatile memory ; and (v) means for disconnecting said non-volatile memory from said data storage memory means ; (e) a remote computing apparatus comprising : (i) means for reading said selected , processed and stored data representations from said non-volatile memory ; (ii) means for analyzing said selected , processed and stored data representations ; and (iii) means for printing said analyzed data representations . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 5 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a specific function is provided a number of times within a specific one of said equipment units (power supply means) and/or within different ones of said equipment units . |
US4258421A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle parameter monitoring , recording and analyzing system comprising : (a) a plurality of sensors positioned for sensing operating parameters of said vehicle and for generating data signals corresponding to values of said operating parameters in response thereto ; (b) a data processing and recording device positioned on-board said vehicle and comprising : (i) computing means including a central processing unit (CPU) for processing said data signals ; (ii) program memory storage means for storing an operating program for said CPU ; (iii) said CPU operating in accordance with said operating program to compare said operating parameter values to predetermined threshold values corresponding to each operating parameter and to select said operating parameter values which exceed their respective threshold values for processing same in accordance with predetermined criteria as stored in said program memory storage means ; (iv) data memory storage means for receiving and storing data representations corresponding to said selected and processed operating parameter values from said CPU ; and (c) power supply means (equipment units) associated with said vehicle for providing power to said CPU , said program memory storage means and said data memory storage means ; (d) a portable data link comprising : (i) a non-volatile memory of substantially larger memory capacity than said data memory storage means ; (ii) power generating means , independent of said vehicle , for operating said non-volatile memory ; (iii) means for connecting said non-volatile memory to said data memory storage means ; (iv) means for reading the selected , processed and stored data representations from said data memory storage means into said non-volatile memory ; and (v) means for disconnecting said non-volatile memory from said data storage memory means ; (e) a remote computing apparatus comprising : (i) means for reading said selected , processed and stored data representations from said non-volatile memory ; (ii) means for analyzing said selected , processed and stored data representations ; and (iii) means for printing said analyzed data representations . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters (command signal) and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US4258421A CLAIM 11 . A method of compressing data in a device monitoring and recording apparatus comprising the steps of : (a) sensing a plurality of data parameters indicative of operating conditions (output parameters) of said device ; (b) generating data signals in response to said sensed parameters ; (c) feeding said data signals to computing means having a central processing unit and memory storage means ; (d) comparing values represented by said sensed data signals to threshold limits stored in memory storage means of said computing means ; (e) selectively storing in said memory storage means data signals having values which exceed said threshold limits ; (f) additionally monitoring in said central processing unit the time interval during which at least two parameters represented by selected data signals exceed their threshold limits ; and (g) storing values of all of said data signals in said memory storage means if said monitored time interval exceeds a predetermined criteria . US4258421A CLAIM 12 . A method of compressing data as recited in claim 11 further comprising the steps of : manually operating a switch means for generating a snapshot command signal (input parameters) to said central processing unit , and storing all of said data signals in said memory storage means in response to said snapshot command signal . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 7 . A method for operating a vehicle communications system having a plurality of equipment units (power supply means) for transmitting , receiving , acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications , the equipment units being coupled to a common data bus via associated hardware interfaces , the method comprising the acts of : assigning flexibly controllable functions to the applications ; assigning a software interface to each function for exchanging data with other software interfaces and/or said associated hardware interfaces ; and executing the functions within any one of the plurality of equipment units . |
US4258421A CLAIM 1 . A vehicle parameter monitoring , recording and analyzing system comprising : (a) a plurality of sensors positioned for sensing operating parameters of said vehicle and for generating data signals corresponding to values of said operating parameters in response thereto ; (b) a data processing and recording device positioned on-board said vehicle and comprising : (i) computing means including a central processing unit (CPU) for processing said data signals ; (ii) program memory storage means for storing an operating program for said CPU ; (iii) said CPU operating in accordance with said operating program to compare said operating parameter values to predetermined threshold values corresponding to each operating parameter and to select said operating parameter values which exceed their respective threshold values for processing same in accordance with predetermined criteria as stored in said program memory storage means ; (iv) data memory storage means for receiving and storing data representations corresponding to said selected and processed operating parameter values from said CPU ; and (c) power supply means (equipment units) associated with said vehicle for providing power to said CPU , said program memory storage means and said data memory storage means ; (d) a portable data link comprising : (i) a non-volatile memory of substantially larger memory capacity than said data memory storage means ; (ii) power generating means , independent of said vehicle , for operating said non-volatile memory ; (iii) means for connecting said non-volatile memory to said data memory storage means ; (iv) means for reading the selected , processed and stored data representations from said data memory storage means into said non-volatile memory ; and (v) means for disconnecting said non-volatile memory from said data storage memory means ; (e) a remote computing apparatus comprising : (i) means for reading said selected , processed and stored data representations from said non-volatile memory ; (ii) means for analyzing said selected , processed and stored data representations ; and (iii) means for printing said analyzed data representations . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data (comparing values) from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters (command signal) for the function and/or output parameters (operating conditions) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4258421A CLAIM 11 . A method of compressing data in a device monitoring and recording apparatus comprising the steps of : (a) sensing a plurality of data parameters indicative of operating conditions (output parameters) of said device ; (b) generating data signals in response to said sensed parameters ; (c) feeding said data signals to computing means having a central processing unit and memory storage means ; (d) comparing values (function operates to convert data) represented by said sensed data signals to threshold limits stored in memory storage means of said computing means ; (e) selectively storing in said memory storage means data signals having values which exceed said threshold limits ; (f) additionally monitoring in said central processing unit the time interval during which at least two parameters represented by selected data signals exceed their threshold limits ; and (g) storing values of all of said data signals in said memory storage means if said monitored time interval exceeds a predetermined criteria . US4258421A CLAIM 12 . A method of compressing data as recited in claim 11 further comprising the steps of : manually operating a switch means for generating a snapshot command signal (input parameters) to said central processing unit , and storing all of said data signals in said memory storage means in response to said snapshot command signal . |
| US6526460B1 Filed: 1998-08-28 Issued: 2003-02-25 Vehicle communications system (Original Assignee) DaimlerChrysler AG (Current Assignee) 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC Oskar Dauner, Fridjof Goebel, Jutta Schneider, Sandra Schneider | US4311876A Filed: 1978-04-03 Issued: 1982-01-19 Route guidance system for roadway vehicles (Original Assignee) Nissan Motor Co Ltd (Current Assignee) Nissan Motor Co Ltd Hiroshi Endo, Kousaku Baba, Akira Matsumura |
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| US6526460B1 CLAIM 2 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein the software interface assigned to the function converts data from other ones of said software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (channel selection) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4311876A CLAIM 4 . A route guidance system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein , in said remote station , the storage means comprises a binary digit storage device having a plurality of storage locations each being allocated for storing different pieces of routing information in the quantized form , input and output channel selection (output parameters) gates respectively connected to the data input and output terminals of said storage device , said input channel selection gate being responsive to the routing information received from said central station to select one of said storage locations and said output channel selection gate being responsive to the destination code received from said vehicle to select one of said storage locations , and means for driving said storage device at a low clock rate in response to the reception of said routing information from said central station to store said quantized information in said storage device and at a high clock rate in response to the reception of said destination code from said vehicle to deliver said stored quantized information from said storage device . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 4 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of software interfaces are provided within one of said plurality of equipment units , the number of software interfaces being dependent on the number of functions executable within the one equipment unit (output terminals) . |
US4311876A CLAIM 4 . A route guidance system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein , in said remote station , the storage means comprises a binary digit storage device having a plurality of storage locations each being allocated for storing different pieces of routing information in the quantized form , input and output channel selection gates respectively connected to the data input and output terminals (one equipment unit) of said storage device , said input channel selection gate being responsive to the routing information received from said central station to select one of said storage locations and said output channel selection gate being responsive to the destination code received from said vehicle to select one of said storage locations , and means for driving said storage device at a low clock rate in response to the reception of said routing information from said central station to store said quantized information in said storage device and at a high clock rate in response to the reception of said destination code from said vehicle to deliver said stored quantized information from said storage device . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 6 . The vehicle communications system according to claim 2 , wherein all the input parameters and/or output parameters (channel selection) of the functions and the data supplied and/or required by the hardware interfaces are known . |
US4311876A CLAIM 4 . A route guidance system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein , in said remote station , the storage means comprises a binary digit storage device having a plurality of storage locations each being allocated for storing different pieces of routing information in the quantized form , input and output channel selection (output parameters) gates respectively connected to the data input and output terminals of said storage device , said input channel selection gate being responsive to the routing information received from said central station to select one of said storage locations and said output channel selection gate being responsive to the destination code received from said vehicle to select one of said storage locations , and means for driving said storage device at a low clock rate in response to the reception of said routing information from said central station to store said quantized information in said storage device and at a high clock rate in response to the reception of said destination code from said vehicle to deliver said stored quantized information from said storage device . |
| US6526460B1 CLAIM 8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the software interface assigned to a function operates to convert data from the other software interfaces and/or the associated hardware interfaces into input parameters for the function and/or output parameters (channel selection) of the function into data for the other software interfaces and/or the hardware interfaces . |
US4311876A CLAIM 4 . A route guidance system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein , in said remote station , the storage means comprises a binary digit storage device having a plurality of storage locations each being allocated for storing different pieces of routing information in the quantized form , input and output channel selection (output parameters) gates respectively connected to the data input and output terminals of said storage device , said input channel selection gate being responsive to the routing information received from said central station to select one of said storage locations and said output channel selection gate being responsive to the destination code received from said vehicle to select one of said storage locations , and means for driving said storage device at a low clock rate in response to the reception of said routing information from said central station to store said quantized information in said storage device and at a high clock rate in response to the reception of said destination code from said vehicle to deliver said stored quantized information from said storage device . |