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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Michel Wetterau, Meersburg, DE;
Ingo Lippenberger, Horgenzell, DE;
Andreas Wildbrett, Bermatingen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/403 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04L 69/329 (2022.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/403 (2013.01); H04L 12/40 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04L 69/329 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control bus () permits the transmission of a message () of a predetermined message length. A method () for transmitting pieces of information on the control bus () includes transmitting a message (). The message includes a first field () and a second field (). The first field () contains a variable reference to a type of information, and the second field () contains a piece of information of the type of information referred to in the first field ().