Patent ID: 7248954
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. A dynamically reconfigurable mixed-signal device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first gateway conductor integrated on the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of solid-state switching devices integrated on the semiconductor substrate, including a first group wherein each of the switching devices of the first group is coupled to the first gateway conductor; and a plurality of bidirectional contacts, each coupled to one of the plurality of switching devices, including a first set and a vehicle set, wherein each of the contacts of the first set is coupled to one of the switching devices of the first group, and wherein each of the contacts of the vehicle set correlates to one of a plurality of vehicle interface connector pins; wherein any one of the first set of contacts can be linked to any other one of the first set of contacts by closing a first corresponding switch of the first group of switching devices that links the any one of the first set of contacts to the first gateway conductor and closing a second corresponding switch of the first group of switching devices that links the any other one of the first set of contacts to the first gateway conductor; thereby facilitating dynamically reconfigurable interconnection of any one of the plurality of vehicle interface connector pins that correlates to any one of the first set of contacts to any other one of the first set of contacts.