Patents Examined by Shick Ham
  • Multiplex transmission system for use in vehicles
    Patent number: 5274638
    Abstract: A system for reporting the occurrence of a failure in a multiplex communication network system in which a plurality of communication nodes are connected to one another and information is exchanged by transceiving frames. In the system, if a failure takes place in any of the communication nodes, the frame which reports the failure occurrence is transmitted to the network while being given the top priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Michihira, Masao Hideshima, Akira Sone