IP Library Granted Patent US 9,469,259
Granted Patent B2
US 9,469,259 · App. 14/447,011 · Granted Oct 18, 2016

Apparatus for integrating data functions in a motion control system for a vehicle

Inventors: Donald K. Grimm (Utica, MI); Wende Zhang (Troy, MI)
Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
B60R16/023B60K35/00B60Q9/00
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Patent No.
US 9,469,259
App. No.
14/447,011
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure to systems for integration and communication of aftermarket vehicle components with existing vehicle components through an apparatus comprising a processor and a computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions. The apparatus is configured to be integrated into a vehicle comprising an existing motion-control system having existing motion-control-system components. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising (i) receiving, from an aftermarket motion-control-system, an input data signal containing a raw data set, (ii) processing the raw data set, yielding a processed data set, and (iii) transmitting the processed data set to one or more of the existing motion-control system components within the vehicle.

Claims (47)

1. An apparatus, for integration with a vehicle, comprising:

a processor;

an interface connector configured to communicate with an existing input/output system within the vehicle, wherein the interface connector is configured to:

(i) receive, from an aftermarket input device having aftermarket components, an input data signal containing a raw data set;

(ii) transmit the raw data set by way of a first signal to the processor;

(iii) receive a processed data set, by way of a second signal, from the processor; and

(iv) transmit a processed input signal containing the processed data set to the existing input/output system within the vehicle; and

a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

(i) receiving, from the interface connector, the first signal containing the raw data set;

(ii) processing the raw data set, yielding the processed data set; and

(iii) transmitting the processed data set, by way of the second signal, to the interface connector.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions comprise a memory recall data set derived from vehicle-operator input.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise calibrating the apparatus using the memory recall data set.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable medium comprises an alert data set used by the processor, executing the instructions, to provide, by way of at least one pre-existing vehicle component, a notification to inform a vehicle operator of vehicle conditions or surrounding-environment conditions.

5. An apparatus, for integration with a vehicle, comprising:

a processor;

an interface connector configured to communicate with an existing input/output system within the vehicle, wherein the interface connector is configured to:

(i) receive, from an aftermarket input device having aftermarket components, an input data signal containing a raw data set;

(ii) transmit the raw data set by way of a first signal to the processor;

(iii) receive a processed data set, by way of a second signal, from the processor; and

(iv) transmit, by way of the second signal, the processed input signal containing the processed data set to the existing input/output system within the vehicle; and

a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

(i) receiving, from the interface connector, the first signal containing the raw data set;

(ii) processing the raw data set, yielding the processed data set; and

(iii) transmitting, by way of the second signal, the processed data set to the interface connector,

wherein the apparatus is configured to removably engage and disengage with the input/output system.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the computer-executable instructions comprise a memory recall data set derived from vehicle-operator input.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the computer-executable instructions when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further perform operations comprising calibrating the apparatus using the memory recall data set.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the computer-medium instructions comprises an alert data set to provide, by way of at least one pre-existing vehicle component, a notification to inform an operator of vehicle conditions or surrounding-environment conditions.

9. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to transmit a module signal comprising the processed data set to a port receptacle.

10. The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a port receptacle configured to transmit a processed port signal comprising the processed data set to the input/output system.

11. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to transmit a module expansion signal comprising the processed data set to a port expansion.

12. The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a port expansion configured to transmit a processed port expansion signal to the input/output system.

13. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to transmit a module signal comprising the processed data set to a port receptacle, configured to transmit the processed data set to a port expansion by way of a port receptacle signal.

14. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to transmit a module expansion signal comprising the processed data set to a port receptacle and a port expansion approximately simultaneously.

15. An apparatus, for integration with a vehicle, comprising:

a processor; and

an interface connector configured to communicate with a plurality of existing input/output systems within a vehicle, wherein the interface connector is configured to:

(i) receive, from a plurality of aftermarket input devices, each having aftermarket components, a plurality of input data signals containing a plurality of raw data sets;

(ii) transmit the raw data sets by way of a first signal to the processor;

(iii) receive a processed data set, by way of a second signal, from the processor; and

(iv) transmit a processed input signal containing the processed data set to the plurality of existing input/output systems; and

a computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

(i) receiving, from the interface connector, the first signal containing the raw data set;

(ii) processing the raw data set, yielding a processed data set; and

(iii) transmitting the processed data set to the interface connector,

wherein the apparatus is configured to engage and disengage with the plurality of input/output systems.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2014
From: GRIMM, DONALD K.; ZHANG, WENDE
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 033451/0533 →
Continuity (1)
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