An infotainment arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a non-permanent upgradeable portion non-permanently installed in the vehicle and replaceable in the vehicle. The non-permanent upgradeable portion has an electrical characteristic unique to a type or model of the non-permanent upgradeable portion. A permanent portion is in electronic communication with the non-permanent upgradeable portion. The permanent portion includes a plurality of non-upgradeable electronic components. The permanent non-upgradeable portion is permanently installed in the vehicle. The permanent non-upgradeable portion senses the unique electrical characteristic and thereby identifies the type or model of the non-permanent upgradeable portion.
MODULAR UNIT IDENTIFICATION IN A MODULAR UPGRADEABLE VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
2016-10-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung |
MODULAR UNIT IDENTIFICATION IN A MODULAR UPGRADEABLE VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
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