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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Barnea, Highland Park, IL (US);
Mark A. Ruthenbeck, Gurnee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 ;
Abstract
Electronic devices ( ) are added to the electrical system ( ) of a motor vehicle and utilize controls ( ) and indicators ( ) existing within the vehicle. The add-on electronic devices ( ) interact with a gateway ( ), and the gateway ( ) is coupled to the electrical system ( ). The function of the controls ( ) and indicators ( ) within the vehicle are context controlled relative to the operating context of the existing vehicle electronic systems and the add-on electronic devices ( ).