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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Michael Thole, Hildesheim, DE;
Bert Jannsen, Hildesheim, DE;
Thomas Malzahn, Rheine, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A diagnostic method for monitoring at least one plug-in connection () to an antenna (), a diagnostic signal is supplied via the antenna signal path toward the antenna (). The diagnosis signal bypasses an active circuit () in the antenna signal path. In the event of a defective plug-in connection (), the diagnostic signal influences the power supply of the active circuit (). If the power consumption is outside a predefined window, an error is signaled.