Patent ID: 9499109
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B60D,B60Q,B60R,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A communication system comprising: a first controller board located in a trailer configured to be pulled behind a cab vehicle, the first controller board configured to receive an input from the cab vehicle through a connection socket on the trailer comprising an energized conductor connected to the connection socket and convert the received input into an encoded message; a second controller board configured to receive the encoded message and provide an output to control at least one component of the trailer based at least on the received encoded message; and a communication media configured to transmit messages between the first controller board and the second controller board; wherein the first controller board is further configured to transmit the encoded message along the communication media to the second controller board, the second controller board further configured to decode the encoded message and generate the output, wherein the output is a control signal to control the at least one component of the trailer.