Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power line communication system and method
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Application No.: US13972451Application Date: 2013-08-21
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Publication No.: US09614587B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Michael T. Burk
- Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
- Applicant Address: US GA Peachtree City
- Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Peachtree City
- Agent Laurence S. Roach, Esq.
- Main IPC: H04B3/54
- IPC: H04B3/54 ; B60L11/18 ; B60L1/00 ; B60L1/02 ; B60L3/12 ; H02J3/00

Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a power line communication (PLC) system. For example, the PLC system may include a PLC server configured to provide electrical power and electronic communications through a PLC bus to a number of electronic devices, such as an instrument cluster, infotainment interface, rear-seat entertainment console, aftermarket accessories, and the like. The PLC system may also include a power system that may be coupled to an electrical grid for charging a battery associated with one or more of the electronic devices. The power system may be communicatively coupled to the PLC bus, enabling the devices coupled to the PLC bus to communicate with a service provider through the electrical grid. The communications between the devices coupled to the PLC bus and remote devices coupled through the electrical grid may be conducted using a common communication protocol.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130336414A1 POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2013-12-19
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