Vehicular security bypass

• US 10,431,946 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2018
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joseph P. Zizzadoro
• Original Assignee: Joseph P. Zizzadoro
• Inventors: Zizzadoro, Joseph P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gushi, Ross N
• Application Number:
  US16/165,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20190123499A1
• Time in Patent Office: 347 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4004 Coupling between buses
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/85 interconnection devices, e.g. bus-connected or in-line devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6683 with built-in sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/08 Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart

Abstract

An illustrative electrical harness for bypassing a vehicular security module includes first, second, and third connectors, and electrical conductors. The electrical conductors electrically couple a first pin of the first connector to a third pin of the third connector, a second pin of the first connector to an eleventh pin of the third connector, a first pin of the second connector to a fourteenth pin of the third connector, and a second pin of the second connector to a sixth pin of the third connector. When the first connector is mated with a connector of a first communication bus of a vehicle and the second connector is mated with a connector of a second communication bus of the vehicle, the third connector is configured to bypass the vehicular security module by providing access to a diagnostic port of electrical modules coupled to the first or second communication buses.

Claims

1. An electrical harness for bypassing a vehicular security module, comprising:

a first connector having a first pin and a second pin;

a second connector having a first pin and a second pin;

a third connector having a plurality of pins; and

a plurality of electrical conductors, wherein;

the first pin of the first connector is electrically coupled to a third pin of the plurality of pins of the third connector via a first conductor of the plurality of electrically conductors,

the second pin of the first connector is electrically coupled to an eleventh pin of the plurality of pins of the third connector via a second conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors,

the first pin of the second connector is electrically coupled to a fourteenth pin of the plurality of pins of the third connector via a third conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors, and

the second pin of the second connector is electrically coupled to a sixth pin of the plurality of pins of the third connector via a fourth conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors.

2. The electrical harness of claim 1, wherein the first connector is configured to mate with a first communication bus connector coupled to a first communication bus of an automotive vehicle, and the second connector is configured to mate with a second communication bus connector coupled to a second communication bus of the automotive vehicle.

3. The electrical harness of claim 2, wherein, when the first connector is mated with the first communication bus connector and the second connector is mated with the second communication bus connector, the third connector is configured to provide electronic access to a diagnostic port of one or more electrical modules coupled to the first communication bus or the second communication bus.

4. The electrical harness of claim 2, wherein the first communication bus is a controller area network interior high speed (CAN-IHS) bus.

5. The electrical harness of claim 2, wherein the second communication bus is a controller area network C (CAN-C) bus.

6. The electrical harness of claim 1, wherein the first connector is a controller area network interior high speed (CAN-IHS)-compatible connector.

7. The electrical harness of claim 1, wherein the second connector is a controller area network C (CAN-C)-compatible connector.

8. The electrical harness of claim 1, wherein the third connector is an on-board diagnostic (OBD)-compatible connector.

9. The electrical harness of claim 1, further comprising:

a power connector; and

a ground connector, wherein;

the power connector is electrically coupled to a sixteenth pin of the third connector via a fifth conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors, and

the ground connector is electrically coupled to a fourth pin and a fifth pin of the third connector via a sixth conductor of the plurality of electrical conductors.

10. The electrical harness of claim 9, wherein the power connector is configured to be coupled to battery power of an automotive vehicle.

11. The electrical harness of claim 9, wherein the ground connector is configured to be coupled to chassis ground of an automotive vehicle.

12. An apparatus for bypassing a vehicular security module, comprising:

a first connector having a plurality of pins; and

a second connector having a plurality of pins, wherein;

a third pin, a fourth pin, and a fifth pin of the first connector are electrically coupled to one another via a first electrical conductor,

a tenth pin, an eleventh pin, and a twelfth pin of the first connector are electrically coupled to one another via a second electrical conductor,

a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin of the second connector are electrically coupled to one another via a third electrical conductor, and

a sixth pin, a seventh pin, and an eight pin of the second connector are electrically coupled to one another via a fourth electrical conductor.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

the first connector bypasses a vehicular security module of an automotive vehicle by replacing a first connector of the vehicular security module in a first electrical circuit comprising a first communication bus of the automotive vehicle.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein:

the first connector replaces the first connector of the vehicular security module by mating with a first communication bus connector coupled to the first communication bus in place of the first connector of the vehicular security module.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first communication bus is a controller area network interior high speed (CAN-C) bus.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

the second connector bypasses a vehicular security module of an automotive vehicle by replacing a second connector of the vehicular security module in a second electrical circuit comprising a second communication bus of the automotive vehicle.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein:

the second connector replaces the second connector of the vehicular security module by mating with a second communication bus connector coupled to the second communication bus in place of the second connector of the vehicular security module.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second communication bus is a controller area network C (CAN-IHS) bus.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a diagnostic port coupled to the vehicular security module, wherein, when the first connector is mated with a first communication bus connector of a first communication bus of an automotive vehicle and the second connector is mated with a second communication bus connector of a second communication bus of the automotive vehicle, the diagnostic port is configured to provide electronic access to an electrical module diagnostic port of one or more electrical modules coupled to the first communication bus or the second communication bus.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first, second, third, or fourth electrical conductors include a jumper.