Patent ID: 8140220
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. An in-vehicle apparatus comprising: a plurality of slots for connecting a plurality of modules, each having a connector for connection, to expand capabilities of said in-vehicle apparatus; a control unit for identifying the kind of each of said plurality of modules connected to said plurality of slots; a management unit for detecting insertion of one of said plurality of modules into one of said plurality of slots and for acquiring a module ID from the inserted module; and an ejection detection unit for detecting an instruction for ejecting the inserted module, wherein the control unit determines based on the module ID whether the inserted module is a supported module or not, and registers the inserted module with the management unit when it is determined that the inserted module is a supported module, the control unit executes an activation sequence according to the kind of the inserted module, and when the ejection detection unit has detected the module ejection instruction, the control unit executes a termination sequence for the inserted module to be ejected.