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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Youssef Ghoneim, Torslanda, SE;
Youssef Ghoneim, Torslanda, SE;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for jointly controlling a plurality n, n being an integer greater than 1, of devices connected to a same communication channel, each of said devices D, l=1, . . . , n, being capable of assuming a number mof states. The method includes, but is not limited to unambiguously assigning to each combination of states of said n devices an integer code number M, wherein x being an arbitrary number, for a combination of states to be set in the devices, selecting the code number M assigned to said combination (m), broadcasting (m) said code number M to all devices D, l=1, . . . , n via said communication channel; decoding (s), in each device, the state to be set in that device from said code number M; setting (s) the decoded state in each device.