PROVIDING VEHICLE INFORMATION TO A TELEMATICS DEVICE VIA AN EXPANSION DEVICE

• US 20170309085A1
• Filed: 04/22/2016
• Published: 10/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: ELLIOTT, Bryant, KANG, Gyeong S.
• Application Number:
  US15/136,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20170309085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems

Abstract

A device may receive, via a first interface, vehicle information associated with a plurality of vehicle communication networks. The device may provide, via a second interface, a first subset of the vehicle information to a telematics device. The second interface may include an on-board diagnostics interface. The first subset of the vehicle information may be associated with one or more vehicle communication networks, of the plurality of vehicle communication networks, with which the telematics device is configured to communicate. The device may provide, via a third interface, a second subset of the vehicle information to the telematics device. The telematics device may provide the vehicle information to another device. The third interface may include a wireless interface.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive, via a first interface, vehicle information associated with multiple vehicle communication networks;

provide, via a second interface, a first subset of the vehicle information to a telematics device,

the first subset of the vehicle information being associated with one or more vehicle communication networks, of the multiple vehicle communication networks, with which the telematics device is configured to communicate,

the second interface being an on-board diagnostics (OBD) interface; and

provide, via a third interface, a second subset of the vehicle information to the telematics device,

the telematics device to provide the first subset of the vehicle information and the second subset of the vehicle information to another device via a cellular network,

the third interface being a wireless interface.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive, via a fourth interface, information associated with a peripheral device,

the peripheral device to communicate with the device via the fourth interface; and

provide, via the third interface, the information associated with the peripheral device to the telematics device based on receiving the information associated with the peripheral device.

3. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

receive, via the first interface, first power from a power supply of a vehicle,

the first power being received at a first voltage; and

provide, via the second interface, second power to the telematics device,

the second power being provided at a second voltage,

the second voltage being different than the first voltage.

4. The device of claim 1, where the first interface or the second interface is a wired interface.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that a diagnostic device is in communication with a vehicle communication network of the one or more vehicle communication networks; and

prevent the telematics device from communicating with the vehicle communication network based on determining that the diagnostic device is in communication with the vehicle communication network.

6. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that a peripheral device is in communication with a vehicle communication network, of the one or more vehicle communication networks, via a fourth interface; and

prevent the device from communicating with the vehicle communication network based on determining that the peripheral device is in communication with the vehicle communication network.

7. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine that the device is not in communication with a vehicle via the first interface; and

provide power to the telematics device based on determining that the device is not in communication with the vehicle.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, via a first interface, vehicle information associated with a plurality of vehicle communication networks,

the first interface being associated with a first on-board diagnostics (OBD) interface;

provide, via a second interface, a first subset of the vehicle information to a telematics device,

the second interface being associated with a second OBD interface,

the telematics device being configured to communicate with a first plurality of control devices associated with one or more of the plurality of vehicle communication networks,

the telematics device to communicate with the first plurality of control devices via the second interface, and

the first subset of the vehicle information being associated with the first plurality of control devices; and

provide, via a third interface, a second subset of the vehicle information to the telematics device,

the third interface being associated with a wireless interface,

the telematics device not being configured to communicate with a second plurality of control devices associated with one or more of the plurality of vehicle communication networks,

the second subset of the vehicle information being associated with the second plurality of control devices,

the telematics device to provide the first subset of the vehicle information and the second subset of the vehicle information to another device via a network.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine that a voltage associated with a first power supply of the vehicle satisfies a threshold voltage; and

provide power to the telematics device based on determining that the voltage associated with the first power supply of the vehicle satisfies the threshold voltage,

the power being associated with a second power supply of the device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive, via the third interface, first information from the telematics device;

provide, via the first interface, the first information to one or more control devices, of the second plurality of control devices, based on receiving the first information;

receive, via the first interface, second information from the one or more control devices, of the second plurality of control devices, based on providing the first information; and

provide, via the third interface, the second information to the telematics device based on receiving the second information.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

detect that a diagnostic device is in communication with one or more control devices of the first plurality of control devices; and

prevent the telematics device from communicating with the one or more control devices, of the first plurality of control devices, based on detecting that the diagnostic device is in communication with the one or more control devices.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive, via a fourth interface, information associated with a peripheral device; and

provide, via the third interface, the information associated with the peripheral device to the telematics device based on receiving the information associated with the peripheral device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive, via the third interface, a message from the telematics device; and

provide, via the second interface, the message to the second plurality of control devices based on receiving the message.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive, via the third interface, configuration information from the telematics device; and

update a configuration of the device based on receiving the configuration information.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device and via a first interface, vehicle information associated with a plurality of vehicle communication networks;

providing, by the device, and via a second interface, a first subset of the vehicle information to a telematics device,

the first subset of the vehicle information being associated with one or more vehicle communication networks, of the plurality of vehicle communication networks, with which the telematics device is configured to communicate,

the second interface being an on-board diagnostics (OBD) interface; and

providing, by the device and via a third interface, a second subset of the vehicle information to the telematics device to permit the telematics device to provide the vehicle information to another device,

the third interface being a wireless interface.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, via a fourth interface, information associated with a peripheral device; and

providing, via the third interface, the information associated with the peripheral device to the telematics device based on receiving the information associated with the peripheral device.

17. The method of claim 15, where the second subset of the vehicle information is associated with one or more vehicle communication networks, of the plurality of vehicle communication networks, with which the telematics device is not configured to communicate.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, via the first interface, first power from a power supply associated with a vehicle; and

providing, via the second interface, second power to the telematics device based on receiving the first power,

the second power being provided at a first voltage that is different than a second voltage associated with the power supply of the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining that a diagnostic device is in communication with a vehicle communication network of the one or more vehicle communication networks; and

preventing the telematics device from communicating with the vehicle communication network based on determining that the diagnostic device is in communication with the vehicle communication network.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

establishing a wireless connection to the telematics device via the third interface.