APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for collecting vehicle diagnostic information, comprising:
- a conversion unit for receiving a plurality of frames complying with respective different protocols from a plurality of networks for vehicles in electric signal form, the networks used for collecting vehicle diagnostic information, and converting the plurality of frames into a plurality of optical signals having respective different wavelengths; and
an optical multiplexing unit for generating a wavelength division multiplexed signal by performing wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) on the plurality of optical signals, and transmitting the wavelength division multiplexed signal via an optical cable.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for collecting vehicle diagnostic information. The apparatus for collecting vehicle diagnostic information includes a conversion unit and an optical multiplexing unit. The conversion unit receives a plurality of frames complying with respective different protocols from a plurality of networks for vehicles, which collects vehicle diagnostic information, in electric signal form, and converts the plurality of frames into a plurality of optical signals having respective different wavelengths based on the wavelengths previously assigned to the respective protocols. The optical multiplexing unit generates a wavelength division multiplexed signal by performing wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) on the plurality of optical signals, and transmits the wavelength division multiplexed signal via an optical cable.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for collecting vehicle diagnostic information, comprising:
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a conversion unit for receiving a plurality of frames complying with respective different protocols from a plurality of networks for vehicles in electric signal form, the networks used for collecting vehicle diagnostic information, and converting the plurality of frames into a plurality of optical signals having respective different wavelengths; and an optical multiplexing unit for generating a wavelength division multiplexed signal by performing wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) on the plurality of optical signals, and transmitting the wavelength division multiplexed signal via an optical cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for collecting vehicle diagnostic information, comprising:
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an optical demultiplexing unit for generating a plurality of optical signals having respective different wavelengths by classifying a wavelength division multiplexed signal received via an optical cable by predetermined wavelengths; a conversion unit for generating a plurality of frames complying with respective different protocols for vehicles by converting the plurality of optical signals into electric signals corresponding to the frames; a frame processing unit for extracting vehicle diagnostic information from each of the plurality of frames using previously stored information about the protocols for vehicles; and an electrical multiplexing unit for collecting the vehicle diagnostic information of the plurality of frames. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method of collecting vehicle diagnostic information, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of frames complying with respective different protocols from a plurality of networks for vehicles, which collects vehicle diagnostic information; generating a wavelength division multiplexed signal by performing wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) on the plurality of frames; and transmitting the wavelength division multiplexed signal via a single channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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