US 11,789,888 B2
Method for recognizing the position of a bus subscriber
Peter Sättele, Biberach/Riss (DE)
Assigned to Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH
Appl. No. 17/628,786
Filed by Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, Nuremberg (DE)
PCT Filed Jul. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/DE2020/200053
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 20, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032254, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 212 415.1 (DE), filed on Aug. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0276978 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/42 (2013.01) [H04L 12/40 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40273 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method for detecting the position of a bus subscriber of a bus system, in which
a control device and several bus subscribers are provided, wherein
the bus subscribers are respectively in a position to be detected and
are connected to the control device via at least one line, wherein
the line to the respective bus subscriber has a definable line length, and
the position of a bus subscriber is then detected in that
the control device sends a signal via the line to the respective bus subscriber within a measurement cycle and the bus subscriber responds, wherein
the measurement cycle duration is determined and
a ratio of measurement cycle duration and line length is used to detect the position.