DETACHABLE WIRELESS ADAPTER FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION MODULES
First Claim
1. A wireless adapter for use with a vehicle communication module (VCM) having a network connector dedicated to sending and receiving signals compliant to a local area network signal format in a wired manner, the adapter comprising:
- a VCM connector configured to detachably connect to the network connector of the VCM for receiving the signals compliant to the local area network signal format sent from the VCM;
a processor configured to generate a wireless VCM signal based on the signals received from the VCM connector; and
a wireless transceiver configured to establish a wireless link to a wireless data network;
wherein;
the wireless transceiver transmits the wireless VCM signal to the wireless data network, and receives a wireless host signal from the wireless data network; and
information included in the received wireless host signal is processed to be compliant to the local area network signal format and conveyed to the VCM connector for transmitting to the VCM in a wired manner via the network connector of the VCM.
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Abstract
A wireless adapter for use with a vehicle communication module (VCM) for converting a signal received from a vehicle in a first signal protocol to a second signal in a second signal protocol. The VCM has a network connector dedicated to sending and receiving signals compliant to a local area network signal format in a wired manner. The adapter includes a VCM connector configured to detachably connect to the network connector of the VCM for receiving the signals compliant to the local area network signal format sent from the VCM. A data processor generates a wireless VCM signal based on the signals received from the VCM connector. A wireless transceiver is provided to establish a wireless link to a wireless data network. The wireless transceiver transmits the wireless VCM signal to the wireless data network, and receives a wireless host signal from the wireless data network. Information included in the received wireless host signal is processed to be compliant to the local area network signal format and conveyed to the VCM connector for transmitting to the VCM in a wired manner via the network connector of the VCM.
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18 Claims
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1. A wireless adapter for use with a vehicle communication module (VCM) having a network connector dedicated to sending and receiving signals compliant to a local area network signal format in a wired manner, the adapter comprising:
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a VCM connector configured to detachably connect to the network connector of the VCM for receiving the signals compliant to the local area network signal format sent from the VCM; a processor configured to generate a wireless VCM signal based on the signals received from the VCM connector; and a wireless transceiver configured to establish a wireless link to a wireless data network; wherein; the wireless transceiver transmits the wireless VCM signal to the wireless data network, and receives a wireless host signal from the wireless data network; and information included in the received wireless host signal is processed to be compliant to the local area network signal format and conveyed to the VCM connector for transmitting to the VCM in a wired manner via the network connector of the VCM. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless adapter for use with a vehicle communication module (VCM) having a network connector dedicated to sending and receiving signals compliant to a local area network signal format in a wired manner, the adapter comprising:
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VCM connecting means for detachably connecting to the network connector of the VCM for receiving the signals compliant to the local area network signal format sent from the VCM; data processing means for generating a wireless VCM signal based on the signals received from the VCM connecting means; and wireless transceiver means for establishing a wireless link to a wireless data network; wherein; the wireless transceiver means transmits the wireless VCM signal to the wireless data network, and receives a wireless host signal from the wireless data network; and information included in the received wireless host signal is processed to be compliant to the local area network signal format and conveyed to the VCM connecting means for transmitting to the VCM in a wired manner via the network connector of the VCM. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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