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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Zf Active Safety Gmbh, Koblenz, DE;
Stefan Grieser-Schmitz, Koblenz, DE;
ZF ACTIVE SAFETY GMBH, Koblenz, DE;
Abstract
A communication system intended for use in a motor vehicle includes a plurality of devices (), a transmission channel () that connects the plurality of devices () to one another, and a signal source () coupled to the transmission channel (). Each of the devices () includes a control unit () configured for evaluating signals of the transmission channel (), and at least two coupling units () configured for connecting and disconnecting the particular device () to/from the transmission channel (). The control units () of the devices () are configured for causing the coupling units (), at a certain point in time, in each case to connect no more than one of the devices () to the transmission channel (), and to disconnect the other of the devices () from the transmission channel ().