Embedded on-board diagnostic (OBD) device for a vehicle
First Claim
1. An on-board diagnostic (OBD) device for a vehicle, comprising:
- an OBD adapter configured to be plugged into an OBD port of a vehicle;
a first radio frequency identification (RFID) module electrically coupled to the OBD adapter and configured to;
receive OBD data of a vehicle from an associated OBD port via the OBD adapter; and
communicate at least a portion of the received OBD data to a first RFID reader when the first RFID module is queried by the first RFID reader; and
a second RFID module electrically coupled to the OBD adapter and configured to;
receive OBD data of a vehicle from an associated OBD port via the OBD adapter; and
communicate at least a portion of the received OBD data to a second RFID reader when the second RFID module is queried by the second RFID reader.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide various examples of a low cost, low power, fully automated, unobtrusive, and vehicle-independent radio frequency (RF) communication device to be plugged into a standard on-board diagnostic (OBD) port inside a vehicle to access OBD diagnostic data. According to one aspect, an OBD device for a vehicle is disclosed. This OBD device includes: an OBD adapter configured to be plugged into an OBD port of a vehicle and a first RFID module electrically coupled to the OBD adapter. The first RFID module is further configured to receive OBD data of a vehicle from an associated OBD port via the OBD adapter and communicate at least a portion of the received OBD data to a first RFID reader when the first RFID module is queried by the first RFID reader.
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22 Claims
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1. An on-board diagnostic (OBD) device for a vehicle, comprising:
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an OBD adapter configured to be plugged into an OBD port of a vehicle; a first radio frequency identification (RFID) module electrically coupled to the OBD adapter and configured to; receive OBD data of a vehicle from an associated OBD port via the OBD adapter; and communicate at least a portion of the received OBD data to a first RFID reader when the first RFID module is queried by the first RFID reader; and a second RFID module electrically coupled to the OBD adapter and configured to; receive OBD data of a vehicle from an associated OBD port via the OBD adapter; and communicate at least a portion of the received OBD data to a second RFID reader when the second RFID module is queried by the second RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing OBD data of a vehicle to an RFID reader, comprising:
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receiving a first query for OBD data from a first RFID reader and a second query for OBD data from a second RFID reader; receiving, by an UHF RFID module and a HF RFID module electrically coupled to an OBD port of the vehicle, current OBD data of the vehicle; transmitting, from the UHF RFID module, the current OBD data to the first RFID reader in response to the first query; and transmitting, from the HF RFID module, the current OBD data to the second RFID reader in response to the second query. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for providing OBD data of a vehicle to an RFID reader, comprising:
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querying, from an OBD port of the vehicle, OBD data of the vehicle using an OBD adapter of an OBD device coupled with the OBD port; storing at least a portion of the received OBD data into a memory of the OBD device; and receiving a first query from a first RFID reader for the OBD data of the vehicle; transmitting at least a first portion of the stored OBD data to the first RFID reader using an a first RFID module of the OBD device; receiving a second query from a second RFID reader for the ODB data of the vehicle; and transmitting at least a second portion of the stored ODB data to the second RFID reader using a second RFID module of the OBD device. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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