CA2211660A1 - Vehicle computer system - Google Patents

Vehicle computer system

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CA2211660A1
CA2211660A1 CA002211660A CA2211660A CA2211660A1 CA 2211660 A1 CA2211660 A1 CA 2211660A1 CA 002211660 A CA002211660 A CA 002211660A CA 2211660 A CA2211660 A CA 2211660A CA 2211660 A1 CA2211660 A1 CA 2211660A1
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computer
faceplate
processor
operating system
communications
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CA002211660A
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CA2211660C (en
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Richard D. Beckert
Mark M. Moeller
William Wong
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Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
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Abstract

A vehicle computer system has a housing sized to be mounted in a vehicle dashboard or other appropriate location, a computer mounted within the housing, and an open platform operating system which executes on an open hardware architecture computer. The open platform operating system supports multiple different applications that can be supplied by a vehicle user. For instance, the operating system can support applications pertaining io entertainment, navigation, communications, security, diagnostics, and others. The computer has one or more storage drive (e.g., CD drive, sloppy disk drive, cassette player, or hard disk drive) which permits the vehicle user to download programs from a storage medium (e.g., CD, diskette, cassette, or hard disk) to the computer. In the described implementation, the computer has two independent processors. One processor, which runs the operating system, is mounted in a stationary base unit of the housing and the other processor is mounted to a faceplate which is detachable from the base unit. When the faceplate is attached, the first processor provides the primacy control over all operating systems (i.e., entertainment, navigation, communications, security, diagnostics, and others) and the faceplate processor is subservient. When the faceplate is detached, it forms a portable RF device with the faceplate processor providing radio and communications capabilities.
CA002211660A 1995-11-29 1996-11-27 Vehicle computer system Expired - Lifetime CA2211660C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/564,586 1995-11-29
US08/564,586 US5794164A (en) 1995-11-29 1995-11-29 Vehicle computer system
PCT/US1996/019075 WO1997019833A2 (en) 1995-11-29 1996-11-27 Vehicle computer system

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CA2211660A1 true CA2211660A1 (en) 1997-06-05
CA2211660C CA2211660C (en) 2006-04-11

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Cited By (2)

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US6011489A (en) * 1998-01-12 2000-01-04 Toymax Inc. Remotely controlled toy and wireless remote operable in a point of sale package
CN112606795A (en) * 2020-12-28 2021-04-06 中国第一汽车股份有限公司 Vehicle transmission system anti-theft control method, device, equipment and storage medium

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6011489A (en) * 1998-01-12 2000-01-04 Toymax Inc. Remotely controlled toy and wireless remote operable in a point of sale package
US6727826B1 (en) 1998-01-12 2004-04-27 Toymax Inc Remotely controlled toy and wireless remote operable in a point of sale package
CN112606795A (en) * 2020-12-28 2021-04-06 中国第一汽车股份有限公司 Vehicle transmission system anti-theft control method, device, equipment and storage medium

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