Author: claimsbot

1. A method for updating song playlists based on received user ratings, comprising:
receiving information associated with songs in an initial playlist from a host device;
generating a rating interface for the initial playlist, the rating interface being associated with an image code;
sending the image code for the rating interface to the host device;
receiving one or more rating inputs from user devices, the user devices providing the rating inputs after accessing the rating interface through the image code;
analyzing the received one or more rating inputs from the user devices, the analyzing producing an adjusted playlist; and
transmitting the adjusted playlist to the host device, the host device providing for playing of songs in the adjusted playlist, the method being executed by a processor.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the songs includes at least a song name.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial playlist identifies an order for the songs as defined at the host device.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the adjusted playlist identifies a change to the order for the songs as defined at the host device.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more rating inputs include defining a new order for the songs in the initial playlist, as received from each of the user devices.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing of the received one or more rating inputs includes calculating a score for each of the songs in the initial playlist, the score for each of the songs being based on rating inputs received from two or more user devices.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the analyzing of the received one or more rating inputs further includes assigning a weight to particular user devices so that rating inputs from the particular user devices are given more or less significance as compared to other rating inputs from other user devices.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing of the received one or more rating inputs includes,
determining a song currently playing by the host device,
determining a next song to play as identified in the adjusted playlist, and
skipping the next song to play if the song currently playing is same as the next song to play.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
continuing to receive the one or more rating inputs over time, the one or more rating inputs causing the analyzing to modify the adjusted playlist.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
updating the rating interface to show the adjusted playlist.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the updating of the rating interface occurs periodically over time, or after a threshold of rating inputs is received.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the image code is a printable pattern.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the printable pattern is image recognizable and is configured to access a link to a website that displays the rating interface.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more rating inputs are received from the user devices located within a pre-determined range from the host device.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the rating interface is defined by one or more user input fields.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the rating interface further includes social network rating information about rating inputs or comments made by other users for the songs in the initial playlist, the other users being social network friends of a user whose user device is accessing the rating interface.
17. A apparatus for updating song playlists based on received user ratings, comprising:
an information receiving module programmed to receive information associated with songs in an initial playlist from a host device;
an interface generating module programmed to generate a rating interface for the initial playlist, the rating interface being associated with an image code;
an information transmitting module programmed to send the image code for the rating interface to the host device;
a user input receiving module programmed to receive one or more rating inputs from user devices, the user devices providing the rating inputs after accessing the rating interface through the image code;
an analyzing module programmed to analyze the received one or more rating inputs from the user devices to produce an adjusted playlist based on analyzing results,
wherein the information transmitting module is further programmed to transmit the adjusted playlist to the host device, the host device providing for playing of songs in the adjusted playlist; and
at least one processor configured to execute the information receiving module, the interface generating module, the information transmitting module, the user input receiving module, and the analyzing module.
18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the analyzing module further comprises a calculation module to be programmed to calculate a score for each of the songs in the initial playlist, the score for each of the songs being based on rating inputs received from two or more user devices.
19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the user input receiving module is further programmed to continue receiving the one or more rating inputs over time, the one or more rating inputs causing the analyzing module to modify the adjusted playlist.
20. A computer readable non-transitory media having program instructions for updating song playlists based on received user ratings, the computer readable media comprising:
program instructions for receiving information associated with songs in an initial playlist from a host device;
program instructions for generating a rating interface for the initial playlist, the rating interface being associated with an image code;
program instructions for returning the image code for the rating interface to the host device;
program instructions for receiving one or more rating inputs from user devices, the user devices providing the rating inputs after accessing the rating interface through the image code;
program instructions for analyzing the received one or more rating inputs from the user devices, the analyzing producing an adjusted playlist; and
program instructions for transmitting the adjusted playlist to the host device, the host device providing for playing of songs in the adjusted playlist, the method being executed by a processor.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An air conditioner filter-changing system for changing an air filter located in an elevated return-air vent that has a vent door containing grill louvers, wherein said filter-changing system comprises:
a filter-grabbing device, said filter-grabbing device comprising:
a holding plate with a substantially flat top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of sides;
at least one tooth protruding from at least one side of said holding plate and aligned substantially planar with said top surface;
said at least one tooth being sized and shaped for insertion into at least one grill louver on said vent door and being capable of pulling said vent door open;
said at least one tooth also being sized and shaped for insertion between the filter media and support structure of an air filter; and,

a mounting means for mounting said filter-grabbing device to an extension pole, said mounting means being attached to the bottom surface of said filter-grabbing device.
2. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said filter-changing system further comprises a holding means mountable on said air return vent, said holding means creating a force that is configured to hold said vent door of said air-return vent closed and said force being configured to be overcome when said vent door is pulled away from said return-air vent.
3. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 2 wherein said holding means comprises at least one magnet.
4. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said at least one tooth is a plurality of teeth.
5. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said top surface of said holding plate is substantially rectangular.
6. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said holding plate of said filter-grabbing device further comprises a curved end at one of said plurality of sides.
7. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said filter-grabbing device comprises at least one kicker plate protruding at a downward angle from said holding plate, said at least one kicker plate protruding from at least one of said plurality of sides where said at least one tooth is located.
8. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said filter-grabbing device comprises a holding plate with at least one notch in at least one of said plurality of sides of said holding plate.
9. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said filter-grabbing device further comprises a frictionous material attached to said top surface of said holding plate.
10. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said filter-changing system further comprises an extension pole mountable to said bottom surface of said holding plate with said mounting means.
11. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 1 wherein said mounting means comprises at least one pivotable joint.
12. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 11, wherein said at least one pivotable joint is lockable.
13. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 11 wherein said mounting means comprises:
a first clevis mount attached to said bottom surface of said holding plate;
a dual-pivot linkage, said dual-pivot linkage having a first clevis and a second clevis mount oppositely facing and transverse to said first clevis, said first clevis being mateable with said first clevis mount;
a first clevis pin receivable through said first clevis mount and through said first clevis when said first clevis mount and said first clevis are mated;
a first clevis joint, said first clevis joint being formed when said first clevis pin is received through said first clevis mount and said first clevis;
a second clevis attachable to said extension pole, said second clevis being mateable with said second clevis mount;
a second clevis pin receivable through said second clevis mount and through said second clevis when said second clevis mount and said second clevis are mated; and,
a second clevis joint, said second clevis joint being formed when said second clevis pin is received through said second clevis mount and said second clevis.
14. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 13 wherein said second clevis is mateable with said first clevis mount
15. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 14 wherein said first clevis joint and said second clevis joint are lockable.
16. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 11 wherein said mounting means comprises:
a first half of a ratchet mount attached to the bottom surface of said holding plate;
a dual-pivot ratchet linkage, said dual-pivot ratchet linkage having a second half of a ratchet mount and a third half of a ratchet mount oppositely facing and transverse to said second half of a ratchet mount;
a first ratchet fastener receivable through said first half of a ratchet mount and through said second half of a ratchet mount when said first half of a ratchet mount and second half of a ratchet mount are mated;
a first ratchet joint, said ratchet joint being formed when said first ratchet fastener is received said first half of a ratchet mount and said second half of a ratchet mount;
a fourth half of a ratchet mount attachable to said extension pole, said fourth half of a ratchet mount being mateable with said third half of a ratchet mount;
a second ratchet fastener receivable through said third half of a ratchet mount and through said fourth half of a ratchet mount when said third half of a ratchet mount and said fourth half of a ratchet mount are mated; and,
a second ratchet joint, said second ratchet joint being formed when said second ratchet fastener is received through said third half of a ratchet mount and said fourth half of a ratchet mount.
17. The air conditioner filter-changing system of claim 16 wherein said fourth half of a ratchet mount is mateable with said first half of a ratchet mount.
18. A method of removing an air filter in an elevated return-air vent that has a vent door with grill louvers comprising:
mounting a filter-grabbing device to an extension pole with a mounting means;
extending said filter-grabbing device toward said elevated return-air vent;
orienting at least one tooth from said filter-grabbing device for insertion of said at least one tooth for insertion between at least two of said grill louvers;
inserting said at least one tooth between at least two of said grill louvers,
pulling said vent door from said elevated return-air vent with said at least one tooth inserted between at least two of said grill louvers;
removing said at least one tooth from between said at least two grill louvers;
inserting said at least one tooth between the filter media and the filter support structure of said air filter,
pulling said air filter from said return-air vent;
balancing said air filter on a holding plate of said filter-grabbing device; and;
bringing said air filter down from said elevated return-air vent.
19. The method of removing an air filter in an elevated return-air vent as recited in claim 18 wherein said step of removing said at least one tooth from between said at least two grill louvers further comprises forcing said at least one tooth from between said at least two grill louvers with a kicker plate.

1. A system for condition monitoring of an elevator, said system comprising at least a control unit 104 and a number of sensors of a sensor arrangement 250 for condition monitoring connected to the control unit 104, and said elevator comprising an elevator car 100, an elevator drive machine 109 and an elevator control system 110 including the required safety circuit and actuators, characterized in that the control unit 104 of the system and the sensor arrangement 250 connected to the control unit have been fitted in conjunction with the elevator car and that the sensors of the sensor arrangement 250 are galvanically separated from the elevator control system and from the elevator safety circuit and at least one sensor 260 of the sensor arrangement is connected to the safety circuit 300 without interrupting the safety circuit wiring.
2. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that, in addition to the safety circuit sensor 260, the sensor arrangement 250 comprises one or more of the following sensors:
an acceleration sensor 261 as a means of measuring the acceleration of the door 102,
a current sensor 263 as a means of measuring the current of the motor of the door operator 103,
an acceleration sensor 262 as a means of measuring the acceleration of the elevator car 100,
a microphone 265 as a means of measuring the door noise of the elevator andor the traveling noise of the elevator,
a current sensor 264 as a means of measuring the current of elevator car illumination,
a proximity sensor 266 as a detector of a door zone and the edge of a door zone, and
a temperature sensor 267 as a means of measuring the temperature of the elevator car 100 andor elevator shaft 107
3. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the system produces one or more of the following derived quantities:
door noise components during a door operation,
traveling noise components when the elevator is moving between floors,
door motion components during a door operation,
door status data,
door motor current components during a door operation,
elevator car motion components when the elevator is moving between floors,
elevator car status data,
safety circuit status data,
stopping accuracy of the elevator car at a landing, and
current components of car illumination.
4. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that, utilizing the derived quantities, the system calculates one or more result quantities, which indicate:
operational condition of car illumination, andor
operational condition of the door mechanism, andor
operational condition of the elevator drive machine, andor
operational condition of the safety circuit of the elevator, andor
performance of the elevator, andor
operating history of the elevator.
5. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the system further comprises a memory device 210 for the storage of derived quantities andor result quantities for later use.
6. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the system further comprises a data transfer connection 106 for the transmission of derived quantities andor result quantities andor alarms indicative of the operational condition of the elevator to a remote monitoring system.
7. A system according to claim 6, characterized in that the condition monitoring system has been fitted to send information stored on the memory device 210 to the remote monitoring system 272 at predetermined points of time.
8. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the system further comprises a memory device 230, on which are stored one or more threshold values andor setting parameters for the detection of failure situations andor a need for preventive maintenance.
9. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that one or more threshold values andor setting parameters have been determined by performing at least one test run of the elevator.
10. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the system has been fitted to determine threshold values andor setting parameters on the basis of statistical andor other corresponding analyses.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of designing and manufacturing vehicle bodies comprising:
establishing a common, standardized interface system for attaching vehicle bodies to vehicle chassis wherein connection components are arranged in a predetermined spatial relationship on bodies and chassis to facilitate selective attachment of any of a plurality of different body types to the chassis; and
designing and manufacturing a plurality of different bodies having different body types and configured to conform to said standardized interface system for selective attachment to chassis which also conform to said standardized interface system; wherein said bodies are manufactured to include at least one electrical communication linkage for communicating steering, braking and propulsion control signals to a chassis, and characterized by the absence of mechanical communication linkages for communicating steering, braking and propulsion signals to a chassis.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said different body types are of at least two body categories taken from the group consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, sport-utility vehicles, and other types of transports.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, after said step of designing and manufacturing a plurality of bodies, attaching the manufactured bodies to manufactured chassis.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising, after said attaching step, designing and manufacturing additional bodies having body types different from said attached bodies and configured to conform to said standardized interface system for selective attachment to said manufactured chassis.
5. A method of manufacturing a vehicle comprising:
designing and manufacturing a vehicle body configured to comply with a common, standardized interface system for attaching vehicle bodies to vehicle chassis wherein connection components are arranged in a predetermined spatial relationship on bodies and chassis to facilitate selective attachment of any of a plurality of different body types to the chassis without modification of the respective bodies or chassis;
wherein said body is characterized by having at least one electrical communication linkage for communicating steering, braking and propulsion control signals to a chassis, and further characterized by the absence of mechanical communication linkages for communicating steering, braking and propulsion signals to a chassis.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising, after said step of designing and manufacturing a body, attaching the manufactured body to a manufactured chassis.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising, after said attaching step, designing and manufacturing an additional body having a body type different from said attached body and configured to conform to said standardized interface system for selective attachment to said manufactured chassis.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein said additional body is selected from the group of body types consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, sport-utility vehicles, and other types of transports.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein the standardized interface system includes no more that one control signal transmitting electrical connector on the body to provide communication signals to a corresponding electrical connector on a chassis.
10. A method of designing and manufacturing vehicles comprising:
predefining a vehicle body-chassis interface system wherein mechanical and electrical connection components are required to be in predetermined spatial positions relative to each other in a body-attachment interface on a chassis and in corresponding predetermined spatial positions relative to each other in a corresponding chassis-attachment interface on any body to be attached to the chassis, thereby enabling a chassis design to receive any of a large number of different body types complying with said predefined body-chassis interface system; and
after said predefining step, designing and manufacturing vehicle bodies conforming to said predefined vehicle body-chassis interface system, wherein different types of said bodies are manufactured at different locations to accommodate local market demands.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein said step of designing and manufacturing different types of vehicle bodies at different locations further comprises using local materials to manufacture said bodies.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein said vehicle bodies comprise different types of bodies selected from the group consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, sport-utility vehicles, and other types of transports.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said vehicle bodies comprise at least two body styles selected from said group.
14. The method of claim 10, further comprising attaching one of said bodies to a chassis and, thereafter, designing and manufacturing different bodies having different body types than said one of the bodies and configured to conform to said predefined body-chassis interface system.
15. The method of claim 10, wherein said bodies are manufactured to include at least one electrical communication linkage (electrical connector) for communicating steering, braking and propulsion control signals to a chassis, and characterized by the absence of mechanical communication linkages for communicating steering, braking and propulsion signals to a chassis.
16. The method of claim 10, wherein said chassis design includes a family of chassis complying with the standardized interface system.
17. A method of designing and manufacturing vehicle bodies comprising:
designing and manufacturing vehicle bodies conforming to a predefined vehicle body-chassis interface system wherein mechanical and electrical connection components are required to be in predetermined spatial positions relative to each other in a body-attachment interface on a chassis and in complementary predetermined spatial positions relative to each other in a corresponding chassis-attachment interface on any body to be attached to the chassis, thereby enabling a variety of different body types to be attached to the chassis; and
wherein said vehicle bodies are designed and manufactured independently of any vehicle chassis to which the bodies may be attached.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein said vehicle bodies comprise different types of bodies selected from the group consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, sport-utility vehicles, and other types of transports.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein said vehicle bodies comprise at least three body types selected from said group.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising, after said step of designing and manufacturing said vehicle bodies, subsequently designing and manufacturing different bodies having different body types than said designed and manufactured bodies and configured to conform to said predefined body-chassis interface system.
21. The method of claim 17, wherein said bodies are manufactured to include at least one electrical communication linkage (electrical connector) for communicating steering, braking and propulsion control signals to a chassis, and characterized by the absence of mechanical communication linkages for communicating steering, braking and propulsion signals to a chassis.
22. The method of claim 17, wherein said predefined vehicle body-chassis interface system includes no more than one control signal transmitting electrical connector on said bodies to provide communication signals to a corresponding electrical connector on a chassis.
23. The method of claim 17, wherein each of said bodies is manufactured to include:
a floor configured to extend substantially the entire length of a chassis to which the respective body will be attached;
a seat assembly supported by the floor; and
a driver interface supported with respect to the floor adjacent the seat assembly to communicate vehicle control signals to a chassis from a seated driver.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein each of said bodies is manufactured to further comprise an enclosure connected to the floor for sheltering occupants within the body, wherein the enclosure is connected to opposing ends of the floor such that the enclosure extends substantially the entire length of the floor so that substantially the entire length of the floor is accessible and usable space for occupants.
25. The method of claim 17, wherein each of said bodies are manufactured to include:
an enclosure configured to shelter a vehicle occupant; and
a driver communication interface positioned within the enclosure to communicate vehicle control signals to a chassis from a vehicle driver.
26. The method of claim 25, wherein each of said bodies is manufactured to include a single umbilical electrical connector through which all electrical communication signals pass from the body to a corresponding single electrical connector on the chassis.
27. The method of claim 25, wherein each of said bodies is manufactured to include a substantially flat floor supporting the enclosure, and at least one seat supported on the floor.
28. The method of claim 25, wherein each of said bodies is manufactured to include a drive-by-wire control input device, and wherein the body is further characterized by the absence of a mechanical steering linkage, such as a steering column.
29. The method of claim 25, wherein the enclosure is selected from the body-style group consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, sport-utility vehicles, and other types of transports.
30. A method of manufacturing and selling vehicles comprising:
designing and manufacturing a vehicle body configured to comply with a common, standardized interface system for attaching vehicle bodies to vehicle chassis wherein connection components are arranged in a predetermined spatial relationship on bodies and chassis to facilitate selective attachment of any of a plurality of different body types to the chassis without modification of the respective bodies or chassis, wherein said body is designed in accordance with a perceived local market demand;
purchasing a manufactured chassis complying with said common, standardized interface system;
attaching the body to the chassis to form a vehicle; and
granting possession of the vehicle to a customer in a financial transaction.
31. The method of claim 30, further comprising, after said attaching step, designing and manufacturing an additional body having a body type different from said attached body and configured to conform to said standardized interface system for selective attachment to said manufactured chassis.
32. The method of claim 31, wherein said additional body is selected from the group of body types consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, sport-utility vehicles, and other types of transports.
33. The method of claim 30, wherein said body is characterized by having at least one electrical communication linkage (electrical connector) for communicating steering, braking and propulsion control signals to a chassis, and further characterized by the absence of mechanical communication linkages for communicating steering, braking and propulsion signals to the chassis.
34. The method of claim 30, wherein the standardized interface system includes no more that one control signal transmitting electrical connector on the body to provide communication signals to a corresponding coupling on the chassis.
35. The method of claim 30, wherein said body is manufactured to include:
a floor configured to extend substantially the entire length of the chassis to which the respective body will be attached;
a seat assembly supported by the floor; and
a driver interface supported with respect to the floor adjacent the seat assembly to communicate vehicle control signals to the chassis from a seated driver.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein said body is manufactured to further comprise an enclosure connected to the floor for sheltering occupants within the body, wherein the enclosure is connected to opposing ends of the floor such that the enclosure extends substantially the entire length of the floor so that substantially the entire length of the floor is accessible and usable space for occupants.
37. The method of claim 30, wherein said body is manufactured to include:
an enclosure configured to shelter a vehicle occupant; and
a driver communication interface positioned within the enclosure to communicate vehicle control signals electronically to a chassis from a vehicle driver.
38. The method of claim 37, wherein said body is manufactured to include a single umbilical electrical connector through which all electrical communication signals pass from the body to a corresponding single electrical connector on the chassis.
39. The method of claim 37, wherein said body is manufactured to include a substantially flat floor supporting the enclosure, and at least one seat supported on the floor.
40. The method of claim 37, wherein said body is manufactured to include a drive-by-wire control input device, and wherein the body is further characterized by the absence of a mechanical steering linkage, such as a steering column.
41. The method of claim 37, wherein the enclosure is selected from the body-style group consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, and sport-utility vehicles.
42. A method of manufacturing and dealing vehicle bodies comprising:
designing and manufacturing a vehicle-body configured to comply with a common, standardized interface system for attaching vehicle bodies to vehicle chassis wherein connection components are arranged in a predetermined spatial relationship on bodies and chassis to facilitate selective attachment of any of a plurality of different body types to the chassis without modification of the respective bodies or chassis;
granting possession of the body to a customer in a financial transaction; and
attaching the body to the customer’s chassis which complies with said common, standardized interface system;
wherein said body is manufactured to include a floor configured to extend substantially the entire length of the chassis to which the respective body will be attached.
43. The method of claim 42, further comprising, after said attaching step, designing and manufacturing an additional body having a body type different from said attached body and configured to conform to said standardized interface system for selective attachment to said manufactured chassis.
44. The method of claim 43, wherein said additional body is selected from the group of body types consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, sport-utility vehicles, and other types of transports.
45. The method of claim 42, wherein said body is characterized by having at least one electrical communication linkage (electrical connector) for communicating steering, braking and propulsion control signals to a chassis, and further characterized by the absence of mechanical communication linkages for communicating steering, braking and propulsion signals to the chassis.
46. The method of claim 42, wherein the standardized interface system includes no more that one control signal transmitting electrical connector on the body to provide communication signals to a corresponding coupling on the chassis.
47. The method of claim 42, wherein said body is manufactured to include:
a seat assembly supported by the floor; and
a driver interface supported with respect to the floor adjacent the seat assembly to communicate vehicle control signals to the chassis from a seated driver.
48. The method of claim 42, wherein said body is manufactured to further comprise an enclosure connected to the floor for sheltering occupants within the body, wherein the enclosure is connected to opposing ends of the floor such that the enclosure extends substantially the entire length of the floor so that substantially the entire length of the floor is accessible and usable space for occupants.
49. The method of claim 42, wherein said body is manufactured to include:
an enclosure configured to shelter a vehicle occupant; and
a driver communication interface positioned within the enclosure to communicate vehicle control signals electronically to a chassis from a vehicle driver.
50. The method of claim 49, wherein said body is manufactured to include a single umbilical electrical connector through which all electrical communication signals pass from the body to a corresponding single electrical connector on the chassis.
51. The method of claim 49, wherein said body is manufactured to include a drive-by-wire control input device, and wherein the body is further characterized by the absence of a mechanical steering linkage, such as a steering column.
52. The method of claim 49, wherein the enclosure is selected from the body-style group consisting of sedans, pickup trucks, convertibles, coupes, vans, station wagons, and sport-utility vehicles.