DYNAMIC DISCOVERY OF VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD
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1. A vehicular diagnostic communication device comprising:
- a vehicular diagnostic tool configured to automatically detect a vehicle communication interface (VCI) when the VCI is operating within communication range of the vehicular diagnostic tool;
the vehicular diagnostic tool further configured to wirelessly communicate with a vehicular computing system by connecting with the VCI, the VCI configured to convert a signal received from the vehicular computing system into a signal readable by the vehicular diagnostic tool and configured to wirelessly transmit the signal readable by the vehicular diagnostic tool to the vehicular diagnostic tool; and
the vehicular diagnostic tool is further configured to multicast a query for an available VCI, establish a connection with the available VCI in response to receiving a response to the query, and continue to multicast the query for other available VCIs to update a status of the VCIs proximate to the vehicular diagnostic tool.
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Abstract
A communications system that includes a vehicular diagnostic tool and a vehicle communication interface (VCI) configured to be connected to a vehicular computing system. In operation, the vehicular diagnostic tool automatically detects the presence of the VCI when the VCI is proximate thereto. Thereafter, the VCI and vehicular diagnostic tool communicate through a wireless connection. Also, a method of communicating using the aforementioned vehicular diagnostic tool and VCI.
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1. A vehicular diagnostic communication device comprising:
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a vehicular diagnostic tool configured to automatically detect a vehicle communication interface (VCI) when the VCI is operating within communication range of the vehicular diagnostic tool; the vehicular diagnostic tool further configured to wirelessly communicate with a vehicular computing system by connecting with the VCI, the VCI configured to convert a signal received from the vehicular computing system into a signal readable by the vehicular diagnostic tool and configured to wirelessly transmit the signal readable by the vehicular diagnostic tool to the vehicular diagnostic tool; and the vehicular diagnostic tool is further configured to multicast a query for an available VCI, establish a connection with the available VCI in response to receiving a response to the query, and continue to multicast the query for other available VCIs to update a status of the VCIs proximate to the vehicular diagnostic tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicular diagnostic communication process comprising:
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transmitting a multicast query for an available vehicle communications interface (VCI) with a vehicular diagnostic tool; automatically detecting a VCI connected to a vehicular computing system with the vehicular diagnostic tool when the VCI is operating within communication range of the vehicular diagnostic tool; wirelessly connecting the vehicular diagnostic tool to the VCI; continuing to multicast the query for available VCIs; and updating a status of the VCIs within communication range to the vehicular diagnostic tool. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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