US 7,484,008 B1
	Apparatus for vehicle internetworks
David C. Gelvin, Escondido, Calif. (US); Lewis D. Girod, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); William J. Kaiser, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); Fredric Newberg, San Diego, Calif. (US); and Gregory J. Pottie, Los Angeles, Calif. (US)
Assigned to Borgia/Cummins, LLC, Willington, Del. (US)
Filed on Oct. 04, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/684,490.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/210296, filed on Jun. 08, 2000.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/208397, filed on May 30, 2000.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/170865, filed on Dec. 15, 1999.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/158013, filed on Oct. 06, 1999.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 709—249  [709/223; 701/207]

75 Claims

1. A mobile internetwork comprising a plurality of network elements including at least one gateway node and at least one local area network coupled among at least one peripheral electronic device, wherein functions of the plurality of network elements are remotely controllable, wherein the at least one gateway node manipulates node information including configuration and security information to provide secure interoperability among the plurality of network elements and the at least one peripheral electronic device, wherein the gateway node comprises at least one interface port, at least one real-time interface processor (RTIP), and at least one application processor, wherein the at least one RTIP performs real-time operations and the at least one application processor performs high level processing functions, wherein the gateway node provides at least one of data processing, data storage, access control, protocol translation, security including service discovery and device authentication, and network control, wherein the gateway node controls remote access to the mobile internetwork in response to intermittent external communications.