Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-08
2005-03-08
Jeanglaude, Gertrude A. (Department: 2144)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
C701S033000, C340S438000, C340S439000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06865460
ABSTRACT:
A “segmented” CAN bus is provided that extends the cabling scheme of a CAN network to permit isolation of individual nodes of identical type when needed and the ability for a host to determine the network topology. In addition, the CAN bus cabling scheme automatically assigns unique addresses to nodes and guarantees that the network will always be properly terminated. This eliminates the need for jumpers, DIP switches, pre-installation programming, or other hardware requiring human intervention to uniquely identify the nodes on the network. Furthermore, because the physical node topology is determinable, equipment installation and anomaly diagnostics are facilitated.
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Berneis Paul Allen
Bray Thomas J.
Matson Jeff
Melnyk Borys Joseph
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Jeanglaude Gertrude A.
Visteon Global Technologies Inc.
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