Patent 7328286 was granted and assigned to DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG on February, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In a method and apparatus for automatic address allocation among control devices connected to a bus system in a vehicle, and address allocation period sending a message on the common data bus line. During the address allocation period, the common data bus line is broken into individual subsections by respective isolating means in each of the control appliances. In addition, the control devices which are to be addressed place their respective transmission unit at a transmission potential.