Patent ID: 7684904

Claim:
An integration device for a vehicle, comprising: at least one data interface for exchanging data with a navigation system and at least one of a communication system, a sensor, a surveillance system or a control system of a vehicle; a data conversion unit in data communication with the at least one data interface for converting data received from the navigation system and at least one of the communication system, the sensor, the surveillance system or the control system of the vehicle to be compatible with data used by at least another of the communication system, the sensor, the surveillance system or the control system of the vehicle; and a configuration update unit communicating with the data conversion device, wherein when any component of the navigation system and at least one of the communication system, the sensor, the surveillance system or the control system of the vehicle with which the at least one data interface is exchanging data is physically changed, the configuration update unit updates the data conversion unit such that the data conversion is substantially unaffected by the change.