Patent ID: 6336128
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
A data-processing-aided vehicle electronic control system, comprising:a multiple control unit arrangement for performing application functions, said multiple control unit arrangement comprising: a plurality of control units arranged in a distributed manner; and a data transmission network interconnecting the plurality of control units to each other; wherein the application functions are implemented in the multiple control unit arrangement in a client/server architecture, wherein the client/server architecture for a respective application function comprises a client level, a server level and a function monitoring level situated between the client level and the server level; and further wherein the monitoring level receives service requests from the client level and/or from the superset application functions and the monitoring level processes the service requests and functions while utilizing services of the server level and/or of subordinate application functions wherein the client level further comprises: at least a primary client and pertaining requester, said requester representing event-triggering hardware units and a respective control unit firmware; wherein the primary client which manages the requester, receives service requests and dispatches orders to the function monitoring level, and/or for each respective application function, in order to manage partial functions, the function monitoring level contains a function monitor which receives and processes service requests from the client level, and/or the server level contains at least a primary server and a pertaining fulfiller, said fulfillers representing implementing hardware units and pertaining control unit firmware, and the primary server manages the fulfiller and requests it to perform services and receives service requests from the function monitoring level.