Dynamic discovery of vehicle communication interface device and method
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1. A communications system, comprising:
- a vehicular diagnostic tool configured to wirelessly communicate with a vehicular computing system;
a vehicle communication interface (VCI) configured to convert a signal received from the vehicular computing system into a signal readable by the vehicular diagnostic tool and to wirelessly forward the signal readable by the vehicular diagnostic tool to the vehicular diagnostic tool, wherein the vehicular diagnostic tool is configured to automatically detect the VCI when the VCI is operating proximate to the vehicular diagnostic tool; and
wherein the vehicular diagnostic tool is configured to multicast a query for available VCIs, establish a connection with an available VCI in response to receiving a response, and continue to multicast the query for 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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20 Claims
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a vehicular diagnostic tool configured to wirelessly communicate with a vehicular computing system; a vehicle communication interface (VCI) configured to convert a signal received from the vehicular computing system into a signal readable by the vehicular diagnostic tool and to wirelessly forward the signal readable by the vehicular diagnostic tool to the vehicular diagnostic tool, wherein the vehicular diagnostic tool is configured to automatically detect the VCI when the VCI is operating proximate to the vehicular diagnostic tool; and wherein the vehicular diagnostic tool is configured to multicast a query for available VCIs, establish a connection with an available VCI in response to receiving a response, and continue to multicast the query for available VCIs to update a status of the VCIs proximate to the vehicular diagnostic tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 19)
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6. A communication method, comprising:
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connecting a vehicle communications interface (VCI) to a vehicular computing system; automatically detecting the VCI with a vehicular diagnostic tool when the VCI is operating proximate to the vehicular diagnostic tool, wherein automatically detecting includes transmitting a multicast query for available VCI; wirelessly connecting the vehicular diagnostic tool to the VCI; and continuing to multicast the query for available VCIs to update a status of the VCIs proximate to the vehicular diagnostic tool. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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